Assembly Bill A5328

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs the DOH and DEC to commission a study on the effects of exposure to long-term, low radiation emissions from cellular phone antennas on human beings

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A5328 (ACTIVE) - Details

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2011-A5328 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of health and the department of environmental conservation to commission a study on the effects of long-term, low radiation emissions from cellular phone antennas on human beings, specifically on the physical and mental development of adolescents.

2011-A5328 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5328

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 15, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  P. RIVERA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Health

AN ACT to direct the department of health and the department of environ-
  mental conservation to commission a study on the effects of long-term,
  low radiation emissions from cellular phone antennas on human  beings,
  specifically the physical and mental development of adolescents

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Public health study of the effects of long-term, low  radi-
ation  emissions  from  cellular  phone  antennas.  1. The department of
health, in collaboration with the department of environmental  conserva-
tion, shall immediately commission a study on the potential health risks
and  effects  of  long-term, low-radiation emissions from cellular phone
towers, cellular phone antennas or base stations on human  beings,  with
particular  attention  to the potential health risks and adverse effects
on the mental and physical development of adolescents. The  study  shall
include  a review of all available data relating to the increased volume
of cellular phone service carriers and of cellular phone towers,  anten-
nas  or  base stations, and shall examine the potential health risks and
effects that such increases of cell phone service carriers and  exposure
to  cellular phone towers, cellular phone antennas and base stations may
have on human beings.  In addition, the study shall examine the  effects
of such cellular phone facilities located on or near school property and
day care centers.
  2.  The  commissioner  of health and the commissioner of environmental
conservation, or their designees, shall prepare and submit a  report  to
the  governor,  the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
the assembly, which includes all data, research and studies conducted on
cellular phone service carriers, cellular phone towers and antennas, the
effects of long-term human  exposure  to  low-radiation  emissions  from
cellular  phone  antennas,  and  more specifically, the potential health

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02393-01-1

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