Assembly Bill A141

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the concentration of fluoride additives in water

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

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2013-A141 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1100-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10398
2015-2016: A5952
2017-2018: A8573

2013-A141 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the concentration of fluoride additives in water.

2013-A141 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   141

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to fluoride additives
  in water

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

  Section 1. Section 1100-a of the  public  health  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  FOR  ANY  PUBLIC  WATER  SUPPLY  TO  WHICH ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN,
VILLAGE, OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY  ADDS  A  FLUORIDE  COMPOUND,  THE  OPTIMAL
FLUORIDE TARGET LEVEL SHALL BE 0.7 MILLIGRAMS PER LITER AND THE FLUORIDE
LEVEL  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED 0.8 MILLIGRAMS PER LITER. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
MAKE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ENFORCE THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law. Effective immediately, any rules, regulations, and
actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its  effec-
tive date are authorized to be made prior to such date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03511-01-3

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