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Assembly Bill A3623

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes and 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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2013-A3623 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A10065

2013-A3623 (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.

2013-A3623 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3623

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. RA, RAIA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee 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,  2014.
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.
                                                           LBD05926-01-3

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