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Assembly Bill A6077

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the regulation of hexavalent chromium contamination of public water supplies

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2011-A6077 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4058
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1100-b, Pub Health L

2011-A6077 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of hexavalent chromium contamination of public water supplies.

2011-A6077 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6077

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SWEENEY, COLTON, WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE,
  P. RIVERA, JACOBS, PAULIN, N. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ABINANTI, BARRON, CAHILL, DINOWITZ, GUNTHER,  MAGEE,  PERRY,  PHEFFER,
  THIELE, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to protection from
  hexavalent chromium contamination

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

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
1100-b to read as follows:
  S 1100-B. HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  ADOPT  RULES  AND
REGULATIONS  FOR THE PROTECTION OF ALL PUBLIC SUPPLIES OF POTABLE WATERS
FROM HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM CONTAMINATION. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL
PROVIDE THAT THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL (MCL) FOR HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM
IN SUCH PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES BE NO GREATER THAN 0.02 PARTS PER BILLION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
if  the  United States Environmental Protection Agency adopts a drinking
water standard with the maximum contaminant level for hexavalent chromi-
um that is less than the maximum contaminant level  established  by  the
commissioner  of  health,  then  this  act  shall  expire  and be deemed
repealed. The commissioner of health or his or her designee shall notify
the legislative bill drafting commission of the  occurrence  of  federal
regulations  causing the repeal of this act in order that the commission
may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the  official
text  of  the  laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting
the provisions of section 70-b of the public officers law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08954-02-1

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