Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar.

Highlights:

• Establishes “coal tar" to mean a viscous substance obtained by the destructive distillation of coal and containing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in excess of ten thousand milligrams per kilogram.

• Establishes "pavement product" to mean a material that is for use on an asphalt or concrete surface, including but not limited to sealcoat (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes the environmental conservation law to be amended by adding a new section prohibiting coal tar, stating (Sec. 1): 

• A person shall not sell or offer for sale a pavement product containing coal tar; and

• A person shall not apply a pavement product that is labeled as containing coal tar on a driveway or parking area.

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar.

Highlights:

• Establishes “coal tar" to mean a viscous substance obtained by the destructive distillation of coal and containing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in excess of ten thousand milligrams per kilogram.

• Establishes "pavement product" to mean a material that is for use on an asphalt or concrete surface, including but not limited to sealcoat (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes the environmental conservation law to be amended by adding a new section prohibiting coal tar, stating (Sec. 1): 

• A person shall not sell or offer for sale a pavement product containing coal tar; and

• A person shall not apply a pavement product that is labeled as containing coal tar on a driveway or parking area.

Full Bill Text