New York S 1129: Prohibits the use of unencapsulated foam flotation in docks, buoys and floating structures

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S01129 Summary:

BILL NOS01129B

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SAME ASSAME AS A09047-B

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SPONSORMAY

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

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Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of foam flotation docks, buoys and floating structures in the state where such foam flotation is not fully encapsulated to prevent degradation into the environment.

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BILL NOS01129B

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1371

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/27/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/27/2026PRINT NUMBER 1129A

02/04/20261ST REPORT CAL.257

02/05/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/09/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/27/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1129B

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1129--B
 Cal. No. 257

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
 second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
 reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 banning the use of unencapsulated foam flotation in docks, buoys and
 floating structures

 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 FOAM FLOTATION BAN
 5 Section 27-3401. Definitions.
 6 27-3403. Prohibition on unencapsulated foam flotation in docks,
 7 buoys, and floating structures.
 8 § 27-3401. Definitions.
 9 For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the
 10 following meanings:
 11 1. "Buoy" means any float or marker that is attached to a mooring
 12 anchor and either is suitable for attachment to a boat through the use
 13 of a pennant or other device or facilitates the attachment of the boat
 14 to the mooring anchor.
 15 2. "Dock" means an unenclosed structure secured to land, land under
 16 waters, a mooring, or a floating structure that is used for mooring
 17 boats or for recreational activities, such as a swimming, fishing, or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03415-06-6

 S. 1129--B 2

 1 sunbathing platform. A dock includes a structure that is partially
 2 enclosed or has two or more levels.
 3 3. "Foam flotation" means any material, substance, or combination of
 4 materials or substances used to provide buoyancy for a dock, buoy,
 5 floating structure, or overwater structure that consists in whole or in
 6 part of a foamed, expanded, blown, injected, sprayed, molded, or other-
 7 wise gas-filled polymeric or plastic material, whether rigid, semi-rig-
 8 id, or flexible, including but not limited to:
 9 (a) expanded polystyrene or extruded polystyrene;
 10 (b) expanded or foamed polyethylene or polypropylene;
 11 (c) polyurethane foam, including spray-applied, poured-in-place, or
 12 injected foam; and
 13 (d) any other plastic, polymeric, or synthetic foam material designed
 14 or used to provide flotation or buoyancy by entrapping air or gas within
 15 a cellular structure.
 16 4. "Floating structure" means a structure constructed on or in waters
 17 of the state that is supported by flotation and is secured in place by a
 18 piling or mooring anchor, including boathouses, fueling structures,
 19 navigation markers, floating homes, marinas, walkways, or boarding plat-
 20 form