Bill Text: NY S06691 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the disposal of drugs, drug disposal sites and home pharmaceutical collection.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 22-6)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-11 - SIGNED CHAP.305 [S06691 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S06691-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6691
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 28, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
       AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the  disposal  of
         drugs, drug disposal sites and home pharmaceutical collection
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 19.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
    3    (I)  (1)  THE  OFFICE,  IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
    4  MENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL POST ON THE OFFICE WEBSITE INFORMATION  WHICH
    5  INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE REQUIRED STEPS AND GUIDELINES FOR ANY
    6  MUNICIPALITY, PHARMACY, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, OR COMMUNITY GROUP
    7  TO CONDUCT A HOUSEHOLD PHARMACEUTICAL COLLECTION EVENT.
    8    (2) PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2703 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONVERSATION LAW,
    9  AS  ADDED BY CHAPTER SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND
   10  EIGHT, THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT MAY  ASSIST
   11  IN  THE  DEVELOPMENT  OF  A  PUBLIC  INFORMATION  PROGRAM  ON THE PROPER
   12  DISPOSAL OF DRUGS AND DRUG DISPOSAL SITES. THE OFFICE SHALL  DISSEMINATE
   13  SUCH INFORMATION BY ANY MEANS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   15  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
   16  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
   17  tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on  or
   18  before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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