Mosley, Robinson, Saladino, Skoufis, Lupardo, Rosenthal, Colton, Abinanti, Fahy, Gottfried
MLTSPNSR
Glick, Hooper, Kearns, Simon
Add Art 27 Title 20 §§27-2001 - 27-2017, En Con L
Establishes a paint stewardship program; promotes strategies to reduce generation of post-consumer architectural paint; requires establishment of a recycling program of architectural paint by retailers and/or producers.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3304B
SPONSOR: Peoples-Stokes TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in
relation to establishing a paint stewardship program
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure that leftover paint and empty containers will be managed in a
manner that is protective of human health and the environment.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new title 20 creating the NYS Paint Stewardship Pilot Program, to
promote the development and implementation of strategies to reduce the
generation of postconsumer architectural paint, and to maximize the
collection, transport, and process of paint for end of product life
management.
Paint manufacturers or their representative organization shall provide
educational materials regarding the paint stewardship assessment and the
paint stewardship pilot program in a manner designed to ensure that
consumers are made aware of the existence of a collection program.
JUSTIFICATION:
Unused paint is an environmental problem that also results in wasted
resources. An estimated 2.09 of the more than 750 million gallons of
architectural paint sold each year in the U.S. goes unused. The imple-
mentation of an effective paint stewardship program can reduce the envi-
ronmental impact of unused paint, save local governments monies that are
currently used in leftover paint management efforts and create new jobs
in recycling and manufacturing.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A9239a of 2010.
A7894 of 2014.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
