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A08687 Summary:

BILL NOA08687B
 
SAME ASSAME AS S08020
 
SPONSORRosenthal (MS)
 
COSPNSRSpano, Lupardo, Hooper, Perry
 
MLTSPNSRJohn, Weisenberg
 
Add S37-0113, En Con L
 
Prohibits the sale and use of wheel weights containing lead intentionally added during manufacturing.
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A08687 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8687--B
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      June 3, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SPANO, LUPARDO, HOOPER -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M.  of A. JOHN, WEISENBERG -- read once  and  referred  to
          the  Committee  on  Economic  Development,  Job Creation, Commerce and
          Industry -- recommitted to the Committee on Economic Development,  Job
          Creation,  Commerce  and  Industry in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,

          sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
          amended  and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to
          the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
          prohibiting the sale and use of wheel weights containing lead
 
          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 37-0113 to read as follows:
     3  § 37-0113. Lead wheel weight; prohibited.
     4    1. On and after April first, two thousand eleven any person  replacing
     5  or  balancing  a tire on a motor vehicle required to be registered under

     6  article fourteen of title four of the vehicle and traffic law, shall not
     7  use a wheel weight or other product for balancing motor  vehicle  wheels
     8  if  the weight or other balancing product contains more than 0.1 percent
     9  lead by weight.
    10    2. On and after April first, two thousand eleven, a person  shall  not
    11  sell  or  offer  to  sell  or  distribute  weights or other products for
    12  balancing motor vehicle wheels if the weight or other balancing  product
    13  contains more than 0.1 percent lead by weight.
    14    3.  On  and  after  April first, two thousand twelve, a person may not
    15  sell a new motor vehicle that is equipped with a weight or other product
    16  for balancing motor vehicle wheels if  the  weight  or  other  balancing

    17  product contains more than 0.1 percent lead by weight.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14006-04-0

        A. 8687--B                          2
 
     1    4.  For  purposes  of this section, the following terms shall have the
     2  following meanings:
     3    a.  "New  motor  vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is required to be
     4  registered under article fourteen of title four of the vehicle and traf-
     5  fic law that has not  been  previously  sold  to  any  person  except  a
     6  distributor, wholesaler or motor vehicle dealer for resale.

     7    b.  "Person"  means  any  individual,  firm, association, partnership,
     8  corporation, organization, or joint venture.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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