As a member-driven organization, the New York State Chemical Alliance keeps track of legislation that is introduced in the New York State Legislature, and proactively advocates on priority bills that would have an adverse impact on its members' business operations or the broader chemicals industry at large.
Below are the Memorandums that the Alliance distributed to the New York State Legislature on the legislative bills noted during the 2011 legislative session. 2012 Memorandums will be added as they become available.
Would require environmental permit holders to submit documentation of their compliance with the environmental laws of every other U.S. state, federal government and foreign nations
Would permit the State to establish a chemicals regulation program targeting "priority" chemicals for mandated substitution in children's products. The legislation fails to take into account consideration of exposure or risk-assessment to children, and "children's products" is so broadly defined in the bill as to encompass a vast universe of consumer products beyond just children.
This bill would add a much-needed statutory definition of integrated pest management (IPM) to Article 33 of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL). "Integrated pest management" means a systematic approach to managing pests that utilizes a diversity of options to minimize health, environmental and economic risks and impacts.
