Bill Text: NY S01786 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the distribution and use of paper containing bisphenol A for the recording of any business transaction.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S01786 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S01786-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1786 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regu- lation of bisphenol A in business transaction paper The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a 2 new section 37-0508 to read as follows: 3 § 37-0508. Regulation of bisphenol A in business transaction paper. 4 1. Bisphenol A prohibition in business transaction paper. No person, 5 firm, partnership, association, limited liability company or corpo- 6 ration, including banking organizations, shall distribute or use any 7 paper containing bisphenol A for the recording of any business or bank- 8 ing transaction including, but not limited to, receipts, credits, with- 9 drawals, deposits, and credit and debit card records. 10 2. Paper manufacturer responsibilities. a. No paper manufacturer shall 11 produce or distribute any paper containing bisphenol A which is prohib- 12 ited to be used or distributed pursuant to subdivision one of this 13 section. 14 b. Any paper manufacturer that produces paper containing bisphenol A 15 for the purposes referred to in subdivision one of this section shall: 16 (1) not replace bisphenol A with another chemical compound that has 17 been scientifically established to be a known human carcinogen as clas- 18 sified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a develop- 19 mental toxin, an endocrine disruptor or a reproductive toxin; 20 (2) use the least toxic alternative chemical compound to replace 21 bisphenol A; 22 (3) provide information on the chemical compound used to replace 23 bisphenol A to the department; and EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05237-01-3S. 1786 2 1 (4) not manufacture such paper until the department shall have certi- 2 fied alternative chemical compounds to bisphenol A based upon the recom- 3 mendations of the advisory committee on least toxic alternatives to 4 bisphenol A. 5 3. Department responsibilities. a. The department shall certify that 6 any chemical compound used to replace bisphenol A in the manufacture of 7 paper pursuant to subdivision two of this section is: 8 (1) the least toxic alternative available; and 9 (2) not a known human carcinogen as classified by the United States 10 Environmental Protection Agency, a developmental toxin, an endocrine 11 disruptor or a reproductive toxin. 12 b. Not less than once every calendar year, the department shall update 13 the requirements for certification of least toxic alternatives to 14 bisphenol A and provide such information to paper manufacturers subject 15 to the provisions of subdivision two of this section. Furthermore, the 16 department shall annually update its information on those chemical 17 compounds that are known human carcinogens, developmental toxins, endoc- 18 rine disrupters or reproductive toxins, and shall provide such informa- 19 tion to paper manufacturers subject to the provisions of subdivision two 20 of this section. The department shall make all information compiled 21 pursuant to this subdivision available to the public on the department's 22 internet website. 23 c. The department shall investigate and determine acceptable methods 24 of disposal and recycling of business transaction paper containing 25 bisphenol A so as to eliminate or minimize exposure to bisphenol A. The 26 department shall provide public notice of the safe practices for handl- 27 ing and disposing of such paper. 28 4. Advisory committee on least toxic alternatives to bisphenol A. a. 29 Within sixty days of the effective date of this section, the department 30 shall convene an advisory panel of experts for the purpose of advising 31 the department on least toxic alternatives to bisphenol A. The names of 32 the members of this committee shall be available on the department's 33 website. 34 b. The advisory committee shall be composed of competent, independent 35 scientists who have no current or past employment or financial conflicts 36 of interest with manufacturers of bisphenol A or products containing 37 bisphenol A. 38 c. Advisory committee members shall have substantial experience in 39 evaluating toxicological and epidemiological data on toxic chemicals, 40 including their potential carcinogenic, endocrine disruptive, reproduc- 41 tive, developmental or neurological effects. Chemicals considered to be 42 toxic shall be those likely to cause or contribute to acute illness or 43 chronic impacts negatively altering human biological functions or abili- 44 ty to respond to environmental assaults. 45 d. The advisory committee shall be convened within sixty days of the 46 effective date of this section and at such times as the department seeks 47 further recommendations or clarifications of current data. All meetings 48 and proceedings of the committee shall be subject to the provisions of 49 article six of the public officers law. 50 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 51 it shall have become a law.
