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A06817 Summary:

BILL NO	A06817
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Stec
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study on the life cycle of battery use and disposal; and directs such department to develop options and recommendations for a battery recycling collection program and a battery recycling outreach and education program.

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A06817 Actions:

BILL NO	A06817
03/20/2019	referred to environmental conservation
05/29/2019	held for consideration in environmental conservation
01/08/2020	referred to environmental conservation

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A06817 Committee Votes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   Chair:Englebright      
DATE:05/29/2019AYE/NAY:21/8  Action: Held for Consideration         
Englebright
Aye
Stec
Nay
Glick
Aye
Raia
Nay
Colton
Aye
Palumbo
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Miller ML
Nay
Lifton
Aye
Miller B 
Nay
O'Donnell
Excused
Tague
Nay
Gunther
Aye
LiPetri
Nay
Jaffee
Aye
Smullen
Nay
Crespo
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Ryan
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Otis
Aye
Williams
Aye
Barrett
Aye
D'Urso
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Burke
Aye
Griffin
Aye
Romeo
Aye
Epstein
Aye

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A06817 Floor Votes:

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A06817 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6817
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 20, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. STEC -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN ACT directing the department of environmental conservation to conduct
          a study on the life cycle of battery use and disposal; directing  such
          department  to develop options and recommendations for a battery recy-
          cling collection program and a battery recycling outreach  and  educa-
          tion  program;  and  providing  for the repeal of such provisions upon
          expiration thereof
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. The department of environmental conservation is authorized
     2  and directed to conduct a study on the life cycle  of  battery  use  and
     3  disposal.
     4    § 2. The scope of the study shall include, but not be limited to:
     5    (a) environmentally sound battery recycling practices;
     6    (b) existing battery recycling programs;
     7    (c)  funding  of  a  battery recycling program, with consideration for
     8  battery producers funding the program;
     9    (d) current hazardous waste plans;
    10    (e) methods of  battery  collection  which  includes  an  emphasis  on
    11  convenience for customers;
    12    (f)  analysis  of statewide, local, or joint governance over a battery
    13  recycling collection program;
    14    (g) transportation of batteries recycled through a  battery  recycling
    15  collection program;
    16    (h) how to implement a battery recycling collection program throughout
    17  the state given its varied population densities; and
    18    (i)  the use of battery stewardship organizations in a battery recycl-
    19  ing collection program.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06708-01-9
        A. 6817                             2
 
     1    § 3. The department of  environmental  conservation  shall  provide  a
     2  report to the governor and the legislature on or before January 1, 2021.
     3  Such report shall include:
     4    (a)  an analysis of options for a battery recycling collection program
     5  which include transparent reporting and performance goals for  responsi-
     6  ble parties;
     7    (b) an analysis of options for a battery recycling outreach and educa-
     8  tion program; and
     9    (c)  recommendations on both battery recycling collection programs and
    10  battery recycling outreach and education programs.
    11    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    12  deemed repealed April 1, 2021.

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