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Senate Bill S1523

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the department of health to study potential health hazards from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted from cellular telephone towers

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2013-S1523 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S574
2011-2012: S954
2015-2016: S409
2017-2018: S1172

2013-S1523 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the department of health to study potential health hazards from exposure to radio frequency energy emitted from cellular telephone towers and facilities.

2013-S1523 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1523 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1523

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the department of health
  to study potential health hazards from  exposure  to  radio  frequency
  energy emitted from cellular telephone towers and facilities

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

  Section 1. The department of health shall study, examine, evaluate and
make recommendations concerning potential health hazards resulting  from
exposure  to radio frequency energy emitted by cellular telephone towers
and facilities. Such department shall report the  findings,  conclusions
and recommendations of such study to the governor and the legislature on
or  before  one  year  after  the  effective date of this act, and shall
submit with its report such legislative proposals as it deems  necessary
to implement its recommendations.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03277-01-3

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