A 2447 New York Assembly · 2021 Regular Session

Relates to the paper carryout bag reduction fee

Summary
Implements a one year phase-in period for a local law, ordinance or resolution imposing a paper carryout bag reduction fee where forty percent of such fees are returned to such county or city for the purpose of purchasing and distributing reusable bags, with priority given to low- and fixed-income communities, and after the first year, such forty percent of fees shall be remitted to the person who collected the fees.
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Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 19, 2021 Last action Jan 5, 2022
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Jan 5, 2022
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REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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Jan 19, 2021
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REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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Pat Fahy
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