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Assembly Bill A10065

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes & directs the commissioner of the DEC to study and report on the impact that the use of pesticides has on Long Island's water supply

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2011-A10065 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A3623

2011-A10065 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes & directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to study the use of certain pesticides and report on the effects of such use on the Long Island water supply and the possible ban of certain pesticides.

2011-A10065 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10065

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 2, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RA, RAIA, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to authorize and direct the commissioner of environmental conser-
  vation to study the use  of  certain  pesticides  and  report  on  the
  effects  of  such use on the Long Island water supply and the possible
  ban of certain pesticides

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

  Section  1.  (a)  The  commissioner  of  environmental conservation is
authorized and directed to study the effects that the use of  pesticides
has  on  the Long Island water supply. Such study shall include, but not
be limited to the effects the pesticides atrazine, metalaxyl and  imida-
cloprid  have  on  Long  Island's  water  supply  and the feasibility of
banning such pesticides.
  (b) The commissioner  of  environmental  conservation  shall  issue  a
report  of  the  findings of such study no later than December 31, 2013.
Such report shall be made available on the department  of  environmental
conservation's website.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14761-01-2

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