A01971 Summary:

BILL NO    A01971 

SAME AS    No same as

SPONSOR    Englebright (MS)

COSPNSR    Colton

MLTSPNSR   Clark, Cymbrowitz, Dinowitz, Gottfried, McEneny

Amd S27-1003, En Con L

Includes fruit juices, ice tea beverages, milk, wine and liquor in definition
of "beverage" for purposes of litter control; requires refillable beverage
containers to be refilled and resold not less than twenty-five times.

A01971 Actions:

BILL NO    A01971 

01/14/2009 referred to environmental conservation
01/06/2010 referred to environmental conservation

A01971 Votes:

A01971 Memo:

 BILL NUMBER : A1971

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the environmental conservation law,
in relation to litter control

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL :  To include fruit juices, milk,
wine and liquor in the definition of "beverage".
 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :  This bill would amend subdivisions
one and two of section 27-1003 of the environmental conservation law
by including in the definition of "beverage" fruit juices, milk, wine,
and liquor, and by requiring that all beverage containers one gallon
or less be refillable with a capacity to be refilled and resold at
least twenty-five times.
 EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER : This bill, if
passed, would broaden the scope of what has come to be known as the
"bottle law" by requiring deposits to be charged on beverage
containers containing fruit juices, milk, wine and liquor in addition
to carbonated soft drinks, mineral water, soda water, beer and other
malt beverages already contained in the law. It would further expand
the "bottle law" to require all beverage containers of one gallon or
less to be refillable with a capacity to be resold at least
twenty-five times.
 JUSTIFICATION :  The success in cleaning up the environment of
beverage containers that has already been met should be sufficient
reason to broaden the types of containers which this law should
regulate. There is no difference between a discarded bottle of beer or
a discarded bottle of wine and the law should be amended to reflect
this fact. Furthermore, by amending the law to require that containers
be refillable the sheer volume of discarded beverage containers would
substantially decrease, thereby allowing the state to reap widespread
environmental rewards.
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
01/18/95 referred to environmental conservation (A.1266)
01/03/96 referred to environmental conservation
02/04/97 referred to environmental conservation (A.3449)
01/07/98 referred to environmental conservation
03/02/99 referred to environmental conservation (A.5963)
01/05/00 referred to environmental conservation
02/22/01 referred to environmental conservation (A.5347)
01/09/02 referred to environmental conservation
02/13/03 referred to environmental conservation (A.4322)
01/07/04 referred to environmental conservation
2005-06 A.2257 referred to environmental conservation 2007-08 A.1390
referred to environmental conservation

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :  Unknown.
 EFFECTIVE DATE : On the first of January after the bill becomes law.