New York S06071 creates the "Pennies for Parks" program, imposing a five-cent fee on single-use plastic carryout bags to fund capital projects in.
New York S06071 establishes the "Pennies for Parks" program, which imposes a five-cent fee on each single-use plastic carryout bag provided by retailers. The funds collected from this fee will be deposited into the "Pennies for Parks" fund, which will be divided between the state parks and historic sites capital account and the city parks capital account. The moneys in these accounts will be used to provide supplemental funding for capital projects in state parks, historic sites, and city parks.
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