New York S 1706: Requires all state agencies and offices to cease purchasing single-use plastic water bottles and requires the installation of water bottle filling stations

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S01706 Summary:

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Requires all state agencies and offices to cease purchasing single-use plastic water bottles; authorizes the commissioner of the office of general services to enter into contracts for the installation of water bottle filling stations in state buildings; provides for the purchase of single-use plastic water bottles under certain circumstances; requires each state agency to submit a report to the state procurement council and to the New York state climate action council containing a summary of the steps they have taken to comply with the directive.

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1706

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring all
 state agencies and offices to cease purchasing single-use plastic
 water bottles and provides for the installation of water bottle fill-
 ing stations

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. 1. The legislature finds and declares
 2 that:
 3 (a) climate change is adversely affecting the people of New York and
 4 poses a threat to public health, the well-being of our communities and
 5 families, and our state's economy and infrastructure;
 6 (b) the combustion of fossil fuels is a primary cause of greenhouse
 7 gas emissions that cause climate change;
 8 (c) the production of plastic bottles relies on fossil fuels, and most
 9 plastic bottles are made from petroleum-based polyethylene terephthalate
 10 in refineries that run on fossil fuels;
 11 (d) plastic pollution has resulted in harm to communities in New York;
 12 (e) by some estimates Americans throw away about 2.5 million plastic
 13 bottles every hour;
 14 (f) plastic pollution harms wildlife across New York, including in our
 15 ocean ecosystems; and
 16 (g) purchasing single-use plastic water bottles instead of utilizing
 17 less harmful alternatives is inconsistent with the best interests of the
 18 people of the state.
 19 2. Therefore, the legislature determines it to be in the best interest
 20 of the state to require all state departments, agencies and offices to
 21 cease purchasing single-use plastic water bottles and to require that
 22 installation of water bottle filling stations on premises occupied by
 23 the department, agency or office.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05339-01-5

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 1 § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 163-e to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 163-e. Prohibition on the purchase of single-use plastic water
 4 bottles. 1. (a) All state agencies and offices shall cease or reduce
 5 their purchase of single-use plastic water bottles in accordance with
 6 the provisions of this section.
 7 (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the purchase
 8 of single-use plastic water bottles by a state agency or office under
 9 the following circumstances:
 10 (i) when no alternative is available or practicable;
 11 (ii) when necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of
 12 residents of the state;
 13 (iii) when compliance with this section would conflict with contract
 14 requirements or labor agreements in existence as of the effective date
 15 of this section or agreements solicited before the effective date of
 16 this section; or
 17 (iv) to prepare for or respond to an emergency.
 18 (c) In addition, each state agency and office shall provide for disa-
 19 bility or accessibility related accommodations in its planning efforts.
 20 2. (a) The commissioner of general services is hereby author