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Assembly Bill A8333

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of the department of health to implement a drinking water information program and to participate in the federal drinking water watch program

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2013-A8333 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6411
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1152-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4327, S1856
2017-2018: A2600, S2889

2013-A8333 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of the department of health to implement a drinking water information program designed to provide the public with access to information and reports concerning the state's public drinking water systems and to participate in the federal drinking water watch program.

2013-A8333 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8333

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            December 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, ROSA, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. O'DONNELL -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to requiring the
  department of health to implement a drinking water information program
  designed to provide the public with access to information and  reports
  concerning  the  state's  public drinking water systems and to partic-
  ipate in the federal water watch program

  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
1152-b to read as follows:
  S 1152-B. WATER WATCH PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  DEVELOP  AND
IMPLEMENT  A  DRINKING WATER INFORMATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE
PUBLIC WITH ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND  REPORTS  CONCERNING  THE  STATE'S
PUBLIC  DRINKING  WATER  SYSTEMS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, BASIC
SYSTEM INFORMATION, INCLUDING SYSTEM  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER,  NAME  AND
TYPE;  THE RESULTS OF COLIFORM AND CHEMICAL TESTING; CONTAMINANT CONCEN-
TRATIONS; DEPARTMENT CONTACTS; PUBLIC NOTICES; VIOLATIONS; AND  ENFORCE-
MENT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE STATE. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE COMPILED FROM
THE  MOST RECENT REPORTS AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND SHALL BE ACCES-
SIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH A LINK CONSPICUOUSLY  NOTED  ON  THE
DEPARTMENT'S  WEBSITE. INFORMATION SHALL BE UPDATED REGULARLY TO REFLECT
ANY CHANGES IN INFORMATION CONCERNING ONE OR MORE PUBLIC DRINKING  WATER
SYSTEMS  AND  TO  REFLECT THE MOST RECENT REPORTS CONCERNING ONE OR MORE
DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE UNITED  STATES  ENVIRON-
MENTAL  PROTECTION  AGENCY  TO  ENSURE  THAT  THE  INFORMATION AVAILABLE
THROUGH THE DRINKING WATER INFORMATION PROGRAM WEBSITE MAY  BE  ACCESSED
THROUGH  THE  UNITED  STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S "DRINKING
WATER WATCH" WEBSITE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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