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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5465--A
                                                                Cal. No. 255
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 27, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SWEENEY,  ABINANTI, THIELE, ROSENTHAL, OTIS,
          COLTON, MOSLEY, LUPARDO, KEARNS, BUCHWALD, CUSICK  --  Multi-Sponsored
          by  --  M.  of  A.   JACOBS, RA, RAIA -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Environmental Conservation -- advanced to a  third  read-

          ing,  amended  and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order
          of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          implementing  a demonstration drug disposal program; and providing for
          the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Title  27 of article 27 of the environmental conservation
     2  law, as added by chapter 625 of the laws of 2008, is amended by adding a
     3  new section 27-2705 to read as follows:
     4  § 27-2705. Demonstration drug disposal program.
     5    1. The department, in consultation with  the  division  of  the  state
     6  police, shall no later than June first, two thousand fifteen, establish,

     7  or  enter  into contracts for the establishment of, a demonstration drug
     8  disposal program to determine the most effective method for the disposal
     9  of drugs.  Such program shall include the creation of no less than three
    10  demonstration drug disposal sites to be  available  to  the  public  and
    11  located  in  state  police facilities. The state police facilities to be
    12  used for the demonstration drug disposal program  shall  be  located  in
    13  areas  that  are  geographically  diverse  and  representative of rural,
    14  suburban and urban areas. Such program shall be in place for one year.
    15    2.  In addition to any existing information concerning drug  disposal,
    16  the  department shall maintain a list of state police facilities partic-

    17  ipating in the demonstration drug disposal program as well as any infor-
    18  mation regarding drug disposal procedures for  such  facilities  on  its
    19  website.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    3.  At  the  close  of  the demonstration program the department shall
     2  prepare a report detailing:  the  quantities  of  drugs  collected;  the
     3  effectiveness  of  each  facility  location;  information  detailing the
     4  acceptance methods made available and recommendations for  any  legisla-
     5  tive action.

     6    §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
     7  deemed repealed December 31, 2016.