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Senator · Senate District 5
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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Print number 2595a
- 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
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Linda Rosenthal
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BILL NUMBER:S2595A
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 pavement products which contain coal tar
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new sec 37-0115, that bans the sale of coal tar sealants in 2 years. It also would ban the application of coal tar sealants in 4 years.
Section 2 states this act shall not be deemed to preempt any local law restricting the use of coal tar pavement products adopted prior to the effective date of this act.
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. 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
2013-14: S.4381-A Environmental Conservation/ A.630-A Passed Assembly 2011-12. S.6535-C Environmental Conservation/S.7854-C Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
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 twenty-four months after it shall have become a law; 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 forty-eight months after it shall have become a law.
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