New York S 1877: Bans unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam in floating docks and floating platforms

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S01877 Summary:

BILL NOS01877 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWALCZYK

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 & 27-3403, En Con L

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Bans unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam in floating docks and floating platforms sold, offered for sale, or constructed in the state.

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BILL NOS01877 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1877

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 banning unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam in float-
 ing docks and floating platforms

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

 1 Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 2 by adding a new title 34 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 34
 4 UNENCAPSULATED EXPANDED OR
 5 EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM BAN
 6 Section 27-3401. Definitions.
 7 27-3403. Unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam
 8 ban.
 9 § 27-3401. Definitions.
 10 For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the
 11 following meanings:
 12 1. "Expanded polystyrene foam" means expanded foam thermoplastics
 13 utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by any number of techniques.
 14 Such term shall not include rigid polystyrene.
 15 2. "Extruded polystyrene foam" means polystyrene foam manufactured via
 16 an extrusion process where plastic resin and other additives are
 17 combined and extruded through a die, before cooling and expanding into
 18 its final shape.
 19 3. "Rigid polystyrene" means plastic made from rigid polystyrene resin
 20 that has not been expanded, extruded, or foamed.
 21 § 27-3403. Unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam ban.
 22 1. Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-seven, any person who
 23 sells, offers to sell, or distributes a floating dock or floating plat-
 24 form in this state shall ensure that any expanded polystyrene foam or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05479-01-5

 S. 1877 2

 1 extruded polystyrene foam in such floating dock or floating platform is
 2 fully encapsulated.
 3 2. Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-seven, any person who
 4 constructs a floating dock or floating platform in this state shall
 5 ensure that any expanded polystyrene foam or extruded polystyrene foam
 6 in such floating dock or floating platform is fully encapsulated.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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