A06328 Summary:
BILL NO | A06328 |
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SAME AS | No same as |
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SPONSOR | Sweeney (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Gottfried, Englebright, Weisenberg, Ortiz, Dinowitz, Colton, Cymbrowitz, O'Donnell, Peoples-Stokes, Jaffee, Kavanagh, Schimel, Titone, Zebrowski, Abinanti, Hooper, Millman, Paulin, Kellner, Titus, Scarborough, Rosenthal, Roberts, Lupardo, Lifton, Otis, Rozic, Mosley, Weprin, Kearns, Simotas, Clark, Pichardo, Fahy, Skoufis, Steck, Benedetto |
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MLTSPNSR | Arroyo, Bronson, Cahill, Cook, Crespo, Cusick, Galef, Glick, Hevesi, Jacobs, Magee, Markey, Miller, Perry, Rivera, Rodriguez, Sepulveda, Solages, Thiele, Weinstein |
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Add Art 37 Title 9 SS37-0901 - 37-0915, En Con L | |
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Relates to regulation of toxic chemicals in children's products; establishes the interstate chemical clearinghouse. |
A06328 Actions:
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03/25/2013 | referred to environmental conservation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/16/2013 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/16/2013 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/16/2013 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/18/2013 | advanced to third reading cal.164 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/23/2013 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/23/2013 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/23/2013 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | ordered to third reading cal.292 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/18/2014 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/18/2014 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/18/2014 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
A06328 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
No
Goodell
ER
Lopez VJ
No
Palmesano
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Abinanti
No
Crouch
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Curran
No
Graf
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skartados
No
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barron
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hennessey
ER
Malliotakis
Yes
Ra
No
Stec
Yes
Benedetto
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Rabbitt
Yes
Steck
ER
Blankenbush
No
Duprey
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Raia
AB
Stevenson
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Englebright
ER
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Boyland
Yes
Espinal
Yes
Jacobs
No
McDonough
No
Reilich
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera
No
Tedisco
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Johns
No
McLaughlin
Yes
Roberts
No
Tenney
Yes
Brindisi
No
Finch
No
Jordan
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Bronson
No
Fitzpatrick
No
Katz
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rodriguez
ER
Titone
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kavanagh
No
Montesano
Yes
Rosa
Yes
Titus
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Gabryszak
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
No
Walter
No
Butler
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Kim
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Camara
Yes
Garbarino
No
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
No
Ceretto
Yes
Gibson
No
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
No
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
No
Oaks
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lentol
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
No
Corwin
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez PD
Yes
Otis
No
Schimminger
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Curran
No
Hawley
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hennessey
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
No
Tedisco
No
Barclay
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera
No
Tenney
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hooper
No
McLaughlin
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Benedetto
No
DiPietro
ER
Jacobs
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
No
Blankenbush
No
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosa
No
Walter
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
No
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
ER
Weinstein
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Brindisi
No
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Bronson
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kellner
No
Nojay
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Wright
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kim
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
No
Kolb
No
Oaks
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Mr. Speaker
No
Butler
Yes
Gantt
No
Lalor
Yes
O'Donnell
ER
Scarborough
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Camara
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Otis
No
Schimminger
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
No
Palmesano
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Clark
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Colton
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
ER
Simotas
Yes
Cook
No
Goodell
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
No
Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Crespo
No
Graf
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
No
Crouch
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
No
Stec
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A06328 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6328 2013-2014 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 25, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY, GOTTFRIED, ENGLEBRIGHT, WEISENBERG, ORTIZ, DINOWITZ, COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, O'DONNELL, PEOPLES-STOKES, JAFFEE, KAVANAGH, SCHIMEL, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI, ABINANTI, HOOPER, MILL- MAN, PAULIN, KELLNER, TITUS, SCARBOROUGH, ROSENTHAL, CASTRO, GIBSON, ROBERTS, BOYLAND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, COOK, CRESPO, GABRYSZAK, GALEF, GLICK, HEVESI, JACOBS, MAGEE, MARKEY, MILL- ER, PERRY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi- ronmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regu- lation of toxic chemicals in children's products The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended 2 by adding a new title 9 to read as follows: 3 TITLE IX 4 TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS 5 Section 37-0901. Definitions. 6 37-0903. Priority chemicals and chemicals of high concern. 7 37-0905. Disclosure of information on priority chemicals. 8 37-0907. Sales prohibition. 9 37-0909. Applicability. 10 37-0911. Enforcement and implementation. 11 37-0913. Interstate chemical clearinghouse. 12 37-0915. Regulations. 13 § 37-0901. Definitions. 14 As used in this title, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 15 following terms have the following meanings. 16 1. "Children's apparel" means any item of clothing that consists of 17 fabric or related material intended or promoted for use in children's 18 clothing. Children's apparel does not mean protective equipment designed EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04204-03-3A. 6328 2 1 to prevent injury, including, but not limited to, bicycle helmets, 2 athletic supporters, knee pads or elbow pads. 3 2. "Chemical" means a substance with a distinct molecular composition 4 or a group of structurally related substances and includes the breakdown 5 products of the substance or substances that form through decomposition, 6 degradation or metabolism. 7 3. "Chemicals of high concern" means: (a) chemicals included in the 8 list of "chemicals of high concern" published in two thousand nine 9 pursuant to chapter sixteen-D of title 38 of the Maine revised statutes 10 annotated; or (b) a chemical adopted by the department pursuant to 11 section 37-0903 of this title. 12 4. "Children" means a person or persons aged twelve and under. 13 5. "Children's product" means a product primarily intended for, made 14 for or marketed for use by children, such as baby products, toys, car 15 seats, personal care products, a product designed or intended by the 16 manufacturer to help a child with sucking or teething, to facilitate 17 sleep, relaxation, or the feeding of a child, novelty products, bedding, 18 furniture, furnishings, and children's apparel. "Children's product" 19 does not include (a) batteries; or (b) consumer electronic products 20 including but not limited to personal computers, audio and video equip- 21 ment, calculators, wireless phones, game consoles, and handheld devices 22 incorporating a video screen, used to access interactive software and 23 their associated peripherals; or (c) a food or beverage or an additive 24 to a food or beverage regulated by the United States Food and Drug 25 Administration; or (d) a tobacco product or paper or forest product; or 26 (e) a pesticide regulated by the United States Environmental Protection 27 Agency. Children's product also does not include a drug, biologic or 28 medical device regulated by the United States Food and Drug Adminis- 29 tration. 30 6. "Distributor" means a person who sells children's products to 31 retail establishments on a wholesale basis. 32 7. "Intentionally added" means the deliberate use in the formulation 33 of a product or subpart where its continued presence is desired in the 34 final product or subpart to provide a specific characteristic, appear- 35 ance or quality. 36 8. "Manufacturer" means any person who currently manufactures a chil- 37 dren's product or whose brand name is affixed to the children's product. 38 In the case of a children's product that was imported into the United 39 States, "manufacturer" includes the importer or first domestic distribu- 40 tor of the children's product if the person who currently manufactures 41 or assembles the children's product or whose brand name is affixed to 42 the children's product does not have a presence in the United States. 43 9. "Novelty product" means a product intended mainly for personal or 44 household enjoyment or adornment. Novelty products include, but are not 45 limited to, items intended for use as practical jokes, figurines, adorn- 46 ments, toys, games, cards, ornaments, yard statues and figures, candles, 47 jewelry, holiday decorations, or similar products. 48 10. "Priority chemical" means (a) the following chemicals: 49 CASRN13674-87-8 Tris (1, 3 dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate 50 CASRN71-43-2 Benzene 51 CASRN7439-92-1 lead and compounds (inorganic) 52 CASRN7439-97-6 Mercury and mercury compounds, including methyl 53 mercury (CASRN 22967-92-6) 54 CASRN7439-98-7 Molybdenum and molybdenum compounds 55 CASRN7440-36-0 Antimony and antimony compounds 56 CASRN7440-38-2 Arsenic and arsenic compounds including arsenicA. 6328 3 1 trioxide (CASRN 1327-53-3) 2 and dimethyl arsenic (CASRN 75-60-5) 3 CASRN7440-43-9 Cadmium 4 CASRN7440-48-4 Cobalt and cobalt compounds and 5 (b) a chemical adopted by the department pursuant to section 37-0903 6 of this title. 7 11. "Toy" means a product designed or intended by the manufacturer to 8 be used by a child at play. 9 § 37-0903. Priority chemicals and chemicals of high concern. 10 1. Publishing of list. Within one hundred eighty days of the effective 11 date of this title, the department shall post lists of priority chemi- 12 cals and chemicals of high concern on the department's website. 13 2. Periodic review. (a) The department, in consultation with the 14 department of health, may periodically review the list of priority chem- 15 icals and, through regulation, identify additional priority chemicals or 16 chemicals of high concern or remove a chemical from such lists based on 17 evidence that the chemical is not present in a children's product or 18 otherwise should not be subject to the requirements of this title. 19 Nothing herein shall prevent the department from acting to add such 20 chemicals outside of the periodic review process. 21 (b) The department, in consultation with the department of health, may 22 identify a chemical as a priority chemical if, upon such review, it 23 determines that a chemical of high concern meets any of the following 24 criteria: 25 (i) The chemical or its metabolites have been found through biomoni- 26 toring to be present in humans, including human blood, umbilical cord 27 blood, breast milk, urine or other bodily tissues or fluids; 28 (ii) The chemical has been found through sampling and analysis to be 29 present in household dust, indoor air, drinking water or elsewhere in 30 the home environment; 31 (iii) The chemical has been found through monitoring to be present in 32 fish, wildlife or the natural environment; 33 (iv) The chemical is present in a children's product used or present 34 in the home, school, or childcare center; or 35 (v) The sale or use of the chemical or a product containing the chemi- 36 cal has been banned in another state or states within the United States 37 because of the health effects of such chemical. 38 (c) If a chemical is removed from the listing of chemicals of high 39 concern, it shall also be undesignated as a priority chemical. 40 (d) The department, in consultation with the department of health 41 shall identify a chemical as a chemical of high concern if, upon review, 42 it determines that the chemical has been identified by a state, federal 43 or international governmental entity on the basis of credible scientific 44 evidence as: 45 (i) A carcinogen, a reproductive or developmental toxicant or an 46 endocrine disruptor; 47 (ii) Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic; or 48 (iii) Very persistent and very bioaccumulative. 49 (e) In making such determination, the department may consider but is 50 not limited to considering: 51 (i) chemicals identified as "Group 1 carcinogens" or "Group 2A carci- 52 nogens" by the World Health Organization, International Agency for 53 Research on Cancer; 54 (ii) chemicals identified as "known to be a human carcinogen" and 55 "reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen" by the Secretary of 56 the United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant toA. 6328 4 1 the Public Health Service Act, 42 United States Code, Section 241(b)(4), 2 as amended; 3 (iii) chemicals identified as "Group A carcinogens" or "Group B carci- 4 nogens" by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 5 (iv) chemicals identified as reproductive or developmental toxicants 6 by: 7 (A) the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 8 National Toxicology Program, Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human 9 Reproduction; and 10 (B) the California Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environ- 11 mental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to the California Health and 12 Safety Code, Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, 13 Chapter 6.6, Section 25249.8; 14 (v) chemicals identified as a chemical of high concern for children or 15 a high priority chemical of high concern for children or as a persistent 16 bioaccumulative toxic chemical by the state of Washington department of 17 ecology, pursuant to chapter 70.240 of the revised code of Washington or 18 chapter 173-333 of the state of Washington administrative code; 19 (vi) chemicals of high concern as such chemicals are identified by the 20 state of Maine's department of environmental conservation and appearing 21 on such department's list of chemicals of high concern; 22 (vii) chemicals identified as known or likely endocrine disruptors 23 through screening or testing conducted in accordance with protocols 24 developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant 25 to the United States Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 United States Code, 26 346a(p), as amended by the federal Food Quality Protection Act (Public 27 Law 104-170) or the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 United States 28 Code, Section 300j-17; 29 (viii) chemicals listed on the basis of endocrine-disrupting proper- 30 ties in Annex XIV, List of Substances Subject to Authorisation, Regu- 31 lation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament concerning the 32 Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals; 33 (ix) persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals identified by 34 other states or the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and 35 (x) a very persistent, very bioaccumulative chemical listed in Annex 36 XIV, List of Substances Subject to Authorisation, Regulation (EC) No 37 1907/2006 of the European Parliament concerning the Registration, Evalu- 38 ation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. 39 § 37-0905. Disclosure of information on priority chemicals. 40 1. Reporting of chemical use. No later than twelve months after a 41 priority chemical is listed on the list published pursuant to section 42 37-0903 of this title, every manufacturer who offers a children's prod- 43 uct for sale or distribution in this state that contains an inten- 44 tionally added priority chemical shall report such chemical use to the 45 department. The department may collaborate with other states and an 46 interstate chemicals clearinghouse in developing such form. 47 (a) This report must at a minimum identify the children's product, the 48 priority chemical or chemicals contained in the children's product, and 49 the intended purpose of the chemicals in the children's product. The 50 department may also require reporting of the following information: 51 (i) the potential for harm to human health and the environment from 52 specific uses of the priority chemical; 53 (ii) the amount of such chemical in each unit of the children's prod- 54 uct, expressed in a range; 55 (iii) information on the likelihood that the chemical will be released 56 from the children's product to the environment during the product's lifeA. 6328 5 1 cycle and the extent to which users of the product are likely to be 2 exposed to the chemical; or 3 (iv) information on the extent to which the chemical is present in the 4 environment or human body. 5 (b) The department is authorized to direct submission of a copy of 6 such report to the interstate chemicals clearinghouse. 7 2. Waiver of reporting. Upon application by a manufacturer, the 8 commissioner may waive all or part of the reporting requirements under 9 subdivision one of this section for one or more specified uses of a 10 priority chemical. In making such determination, the commissioner may 11 consider: (a) if substantially equivalent information is already public- 12 ly available or that the information is not needed for the purposes of 13 this chapter, (b) similar waivers granted by other states, and (c) 14 whether the specified use or uses are minor in volume. 15 3. Notice to retailers. A manufacturer of a children's product 16 containing a priority chemical shall notify persons that offer the chil- 17 dren's product for sale or distribution in the state, in a form 18 prescribed by the department, of the presence of such priority chemical, 19 and provide such persons with information regarding the toxicity of such 20 chemical. 21 4. Fees. The manufacturer shall pay a fee upon submission of a report 22 of chemical use pursuant to subdivision one of this section or a waiver 23 request pursuant to subdivision two of this section to cover the depart- 24 ment's reasonable costs in the amount of six hundred dollars per chemi- 25 cal. 26 § 37-0907. Sales prohibition. 27 Effective January 1, 2018, no person shall distribute, sell or offer 28 for sale in this state a children's product containing a priority chemi- 29 cal that has been listed for at least one year. This provision shall 30 not apply to a children's product solely based on its containing an 31 enclosed battery or enclosed electronic components. The commissioner may 32 exempt a children's product from this prohibition if, in the commission- 33 er's judgment, the lack of availability of the children's product could 34 pose an unreasonable risk to public health, safety or welfare. 35 § 37-0909. Applicability. 36 1. New children's products. The provisions of this title shall apply 37 to chemicals in children's products sold or distributed as new and does 38 not apply to used children's products that are sold or distributed for 39 free at secondhand stores, yard sales, on the internet or donated to 40 charities. 41 2. Industry. The requirements of this title shall not apply to priori- 42 ty chemicals used in or for industry or manufacturing, including chemi- 43 cals processed or otherwise used in or for industrial or manufacturing 44 processes and not included in the final product. 45 3. Transportation. The requirements of this title shall not apply to 46 motor vehicles or their component parts, watercraft or their component 47 parts, all terrain vehicles or their component parts, or off-highway 48 motorcycles or their component parts, except that the use of priority 49 chemicals in detachable car seats is not exempt. 50 4. Combustion. The requirements of this title shall not apply to 51 priority chemicals generated solely as combustion by-products or that 52 are present in combustible fuels. 53 5. Retailers. A retailer is exempt from the requirements of this title 54 unless that retailer knowingly sells a children's product containing a 55 priority chemical after the effective date of its prohibition for whichA. 6328 6 1 that retailer has received notification pursuant to subdivision three of 2 section 37-0905 of this title. 3 § 37-0911. Enforcement and implementation. 4 1. Failure to provide notice. A children's product containing a prior- 5 ity chemical may not be sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale 6 in this state unless the manufacturer has provided the notification 7 required under section 37-0905 of this title by the date required in 8 such section. The commissioner may exempt a children's product from this 9 prohibition if, in the commissioner's judgment, the lack of availability 10 of the children's product could pose an unreasonable risk to public 11 health, safety or welfare. 12 2. Statement of compliance. If there are grounds to suspect that a 13 children's product is being offered for sale in violation of this title, 14 the department may request the manufacturer of the children's product to 15 provide a statement of compliance on a form provided by the department, 16 within ten days of receipt of a request from the department. The state- 17 ment of compliance shall: 18 (a) attest that the children's product does not contain the priority 19 chemical; or 20 (b) attest and provide the department with documentation that notifi- 21 cation of the presence of the priority chemical has been provided to the 22 department or provide notice as required by section 37-0905 of this 23 title; or 24 (c) attest that the manufacturer has notified persons who sell the 25 product in this state that the sale of the children's product is prohib- 26 ited. 27 § 37-0913. Interstate chemical clearinghouse. 28 1. The department is authorized to participate in an interstate chemi- 29 cals clearinghouse to assist in carrying out the requirements of this 30 title. The department shall work in collaboration with other states and 31 an interstate chemicals clearinghouse for the purpose of, including but 32 not limited to: 33 (a) collection and dissemination of information regarding chemical 34 hazards; 35 (b) collection and dissemination of information regarding the use of 36 chemicals in children's products; 37 (c) assessment of alternatives to chemicals and their use in products; 38 and 39 (d) public education. 40 2. Such clearinghouse is authorized to maintain information on behalf 41 of the state of New York, including, but not limited to, information 42 regarding chemicals contained in children's products disclosed pursuant 43 to section 37-0905 of this title. 44 § 37-0915. Regulations. 45 The department may adopt any rules and regulations it deems necessary 46 to implement the provisions of this title. 47 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 48 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the department of 49 environmental conservation is authorized to implement rules and regu- 50 lations for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date.