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NY S01129
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rachel May
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of docks, buoys, and floating structures made with expanded polystyrene foam, extruded polystyrene foam, or rigid polystyrene beginning January 1, 2027
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Defines "dock" as an unenclosed structure secured to land or water used for mooring boats or recreational activities such as swimming, fishing, or sunbathing platforms
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Defines "floating structure" broadly to include boathouses, fueling structures, navigation markers, floating homes, marinas, walkways, and boarding platforms supported by flotation
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Adds a new Title 34 to Article 27 of the Environmental Conservation Law to establish this polystyrene foam docks ban
Legislative Description
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.
Last Action
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2/9/2026