New York S 7718: Establishes the extended producer responsibility act

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S07718 Summary:

BILL NOS07718A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10901-A

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 13 Title 9 §§13-0901 - 13-0909, amd §71-0923, En Con L

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Requires owners of certain large vessels to establish whale strike prevention policies; establishes penalties for failure to establish such policies.

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BILL NOS07718A

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05/01/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1057

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2025PASSED SENATE

06/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/05/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

02/18/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

02/18/2026PRINT NUMBER 7718A

02/24/20261ST REPORT CAL.381

02/25/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/27/2026PASSED SENATE

04/27/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/27/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7718--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 establishing whale strike prevention policies for large vessels

 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 "whale
 2 strike prevention act".
 3 § 2. Article 13 of the environmental conservation law is amended by
 4 adding a new title 9 to read as follows:
 5 TITLE 9
 6 WHALE STRIKE PREVENTION POLICIES FOR LARGE VESSELS
 7 Section 13-0901. Definitions.
 8 13-0903. Whale interaction prevention policy requirements.
 9 13-0905. Policy review; determination of compliance.
 10 13-0907. Enforcement.
 11 13-0909. Consistency with speed restrictions.
 12 § 13-0901. Definitions.
 13 For purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the follow-
 14 ing meanings:
 15 1. "Commercial vessel" shall mean and include every vessel which is
 16 propelled in whole or in part by mechanical power and is used or oper-
 17 ated for commercial purposes in the marine and coastal district as
 18 described in section 13-0103 of this article.
 19 2. "Whale interaction" means an act that constitutes harassment within
 20 the meaning of 16 U.S.C. 1362.
 21 § 13-0903. Whale interaction prevention policy requirements.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11869-02-6

 S. 7718--A 2

 1 1. The department shall establish standards and requirements for whale
 2 interaction prevention policies. In doing so, the department shall
 3 consult with the port authority of New York and New Jersey, the depart-
 4 ment of transportation, and any other relevant agencies, and such agen-
 5 cies shall provide appropriate assistance to the department. In furth-
 6 erance of the foregoing, the department shall also seek input from the
 7 United States coast guard, the national oceanic and atmospheric adminis-
 8 tration, and the marine mammal commission.
 9 2. Standards and requirements for whale interaction prevention poli-
 10 cies shall require, at minimum, that each whale interaction prevention
 11 policy shall include:
 12 (a) Consideration of federal and relevant international organization
 13 policies and best practices;
 14 (b) Consideration of the latest scientific understanding about whale
 15 interactions, as such term is defined in section 13-0901 of this title,
 16 and timing and location of whale presence;
 17 (c) Consideration of the latest technology to avoid whale inter-
 18 actions;
 19 (d) Speed reduction me