NY A11245

Requires paint producers or representative organizations to submit a postconsumer paint collection program plan to the Department of Environmental Conservation by July 1, 2019, with a submission fee of $5,000 (individual producers) or $10,000 (collective/representative organizations).

Program plans must include statewide collection sites ensuring 90% of New York residents have access within 15 miles, plus one additional site per 50,000 residents in urbanized areas, with detailed descriptions of collection, reuse, recycling, and disposal methods using environmentally sound practices.

Producers must include the per-container program cost in paint prices to retailers beginning no later than January 1, 2020, and collection sites cannot charge consumers additional disposal fees.

Prohibits producers and retailers from selling architectural paint in the state unless the producer or brand is registered with the department and implementing an approved program plan.

Requires annual reporting by program operators detailing collection volumes, disposition methods, program costs verified by independent audit, and educational outreach efforts; Department must report biannually to legislature on program implementation and paint waste stream data.