New York A 3557: Enacts the Municipal Oversight Of Natural Systems By Allowing Non-Toxic Options Act

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A03557 Summary:

BILL NOA03557 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBurke

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COSPNSRBurdick

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §33-0303, En Con L; add §139-f, Gen Muni L

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Allows municipalities to regulate pesticides such that they do not conflict with any laws, rules or regulations related thereto.

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BILL NOA03557 

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01/28/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3557

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 28, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the general
 municipal law, in relation to allowing municipalities to regulate
 pesticides

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal
 2 Oversight Of Natural Systems By Allowing Non-Toxic Options Act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 33-0303 of the environmental conserva-
 4 tion law is amended to read as follows:
 5 1. Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the distribution, sale,
 6 use and transportation of pesticides, is by this article vested exclu-
 7 sively in the commissioner, provided, however, that any municipality
 8 within the state may adopt local laws to regulate the distribution,
 9 sale, use and transportation of pesticides.
 10 § 3. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 11 139-f to read as follows:
 12 § 139-f. Pesticides. The governing boards of municipal corporations as
 13 defined in section two of this chapter, may adopt local laws to regulate
 14 the distribution, sale, use and transportation of pesticides. Such local
 15 laws shall be supplemental and in addition to the provisions of article
 16 thirty-three of the environmental conservation law and any rules or
 17 regulations relating to pesticides and not in conflict therewith.
 18 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07019-01-5

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