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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 21st, 2005 Contact: Jordan
Isenstadt (c) 516.991.3842 (w) 212.490.9535 (f) 212.490.2151 ***PRESS
RELEASE*** State
Senator Liz Krueger Calls Upon Senate to Pass Bottle Bill and Other Important
Business Before End of Session The New York State Returnable
Container Act of 1982, also known as the “bottle bill,” imposed a nickel
deposit on beer and soda bottles, and cans.
Of course, times have changed since 1982 and Senator Krueger has called for an expansion of the returnable
container universe to include sports drinks, bottled spring water and other
non-carbonated beverages, which presently account for over 20 percent of the
beverage market. The bottle bill is
widely considered to be one of the most successful pieces of Senator Krueger pointed to
additional business that has yet to be addressed by the Legislature. These include: Timothy’s Law; extending Kendra’s
law; Rockefeller Drug Law reform; legislation to comply with the Help America
Vote Act (HAVA); Article X Power Plant Siting legislation; MTA Oversight
legislation; ethics reform; campaign finance reform; public authority reform;
increased access to emergency contraception; repeal of the Urstadt law;
Empire Zone reform; a downed animal ban; the Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL)
act; Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) legislation; and last, but not least
procurement lobbying reform. “While the legislative session
has had its highlights thus far, everyone knows that the real action happens
in the final week,” stated Senator
Krueger. “A myriad of important
issues remain that have yet to be addressed.
I sincerely hope that Majority Leader Bruno will take these issues
seriously and bring them to the floor for debate.” -30- |
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