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A1156Assembly2017-2018 Session

Ban Coal Tar Pavement Products

Official title

“Prohibits the sale of pavement products containing coal tar; prohibits the use of pavement products containing coal tar”

Sponsor Linda RosenthalAD-67+11 co-sponsorsAffects Legal
Status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

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Floor calendar · Jan 3

What's happening

This bill prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar in New York State, with certain exceptions for airports.

Why it matters

  1. Reduces public exposure to toxic chemicals. Coal tar contains high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are linked to cancer and other health risks; banning its use on pavements helps protect public health, especially for children and those exposed to dust and runoff.

  2. Improves environmental quality. Coal tar-based sealants can leach harmful chemicals into soil and waterways, harming aquatic life and contaminating water supplies. The ban is likely to reduce toxic runoff and long-term environmental damage.

  3. Supports cleaner alternatives and local control. The bill does not override stricter local laws already in place and encourages the adoption of safer pavement products, potentially spurring innovation and market demand for less hazardous materials.

  4. Provides a phased transition for compliance. The delayed implementation (2 years for sales, 4 years for application) gives businesses, property owners, and municipalities time to adjust, use up existing supplies, and switch to alternative products, easing economic impact.

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Ban Coal Tar Pavement Products

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member · Assembly District 67

History

  1. Ordered to third reading cal.79
  2. Advanced to third reading cal.133
  3. Reported
  4. Reported referred to codes
  5. Referred to environmental conservation

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1156

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 10, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, ENGLEBRIGHT, OTIS, COOK, WEPRIN, ABINANTI, LIFTON, MOSLEY, COLTON, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, GOTTFRIED, ORTIZ, PAULIN, PERRY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting coal tar in pavement products

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 37-0115 to read as follows: § 37-0115. Coal tar; prohibited.

1. A person shall not sell or offer for sale a pavement product containing coal tar.

2. A person shall not apply a pavement product that is labeled as containing coal tar on a driveway or parking area.

3. The provisions of this section shall apply to any airports not required under federal law to use a coal tar pavement product.

4. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

a. "Coal tar" means a viscous substance obtained by the destructive distillation of coal and containing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in excess of ten thousand milligrams per kilogram.

b. "Pavement product" means a material that is for use on an asphalt or concrete surface, including but not limited to sealcoat.

§ 2. 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.

§ 3. 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.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD05355-01-7

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