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History
- Print number 6535c
- Amend and recommit to environmental conservation
- Print number 6535b
- Amend and recommit to environmental conservation
- Print number 6535a
- Amend and recommit to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Prohibits the sale of pavement products containing coal tar; prohibits the use of pavement products containing coal tar
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Linda Rosenthal
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S6535C
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting coal tar in pavement products
Purpose
The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit the use and sale of pave- ment products which contain coal tar.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new section 37-0115.
This section:
o Prohibits the selling or offering for sale a pavement product containing coal tar. o Prohibits a person from applying a pavement product that is labeled as containing coal tar on a driveway or parking area. o Applies to any airports not required under federal law to use a coal tar pavement product. o Defines "Coal Tar" and "Pavement Product" for the purposes of this section.
Section 2: Clarifies that nothing in this act shall be deemed to preempt any local law restricting the use of coal tar pavement products adopted prior to the effective date of this act.
Section 3: establishes the effective date.
Justification
Recent studies conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey showed that while levels of the majority of common environmental pollutants in our waterways are consistently declining, components of coal tar sealants are being found at increasing levels. Coal tar-based sealcoats contain high concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which have been linked to cancer and are toxic to fish and other aquatic life. Results of the studies also identified chemicals associated with the coal tar sealants in house dust at dangerous levels. These levels are alarming because they have been proven to contribute to the risk of cancer, especially in young children who crawl through, and might accidentally ingest, the toxic dust.
The state of Washington, Washington, DC, and numerous other towns; cities and counties have already passed laws to ban coal tar sealants. Asphalt-based sealants, an alternative to coal tar sealants, shed far fewer toxic particles, government tests show.
Legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that subdivision 1 of section 37-0115 of the environmental conservation law as added by section one of this act shall take effect July 1, 2013; provided further that subdivision 2 of section 37-0115 of the environmental conservation law as added by section one of this act shall take effect July 1, 2016.
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