Assembly Bill A2600B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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

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2017-A2600 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2889
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1112, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8333, S6411
2015-2016: A4327, S1856

2017-A2600 - Summary

Requires the commissioner of the department of health to provide educational materials on the department's website concerning the state's public drinking water systems and to participate in the federal drinking water watch program.

2017-A2600 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2600
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SEPULVEDA, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, MONTESANO, COOK,
   KAVANAGH,  FAHY,  LUPARDO,  GALEF,  GRAF,  McDONALD,  LAVINE,  CRESPO,
   COLTON, BLAKE, LIFTON, RICHARDSON, McLAUGHLIN, MURRAY, CAHILL, HOOPER,
   OTIS,  JEAN-PIERRE,  ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK,
   HYNDMAN, O'DONNELL, PERRY, RIVERA, SIMON, THIELE, WALKER -- 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:
   § 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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multi-Sponsors

2017-A2600A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2889
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1112, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8333, S6411
2015-2016: A4327, S1856

2017-A2600A - Summary

Requires the commissioner of the department of health to provide educational materials on the department's website concerning the state's public drinking water systems and to participate in the federal drinking water watch program.

2017-A2600A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2600--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SEPULVEDA, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, MONTESANO, COOK,
   KAVANAGH,  FAHY,  LUPARDO,  GALEF,  GRAF,  McDONALD,  LAVINE,  CRESPO,
   COLTON, BLAKE, LIFTON, RICHARDSON, McLAUGHLIN, MURRAY, CAHILL, HOOPER,
   OTIS,  JEAN-PIERRE,  ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK,
   HYNDMAN, O'DONNELL, PERRY, RIVERA, SIMON, THIELE, WALKER -- read  once
   and  referred to the Committee on Health -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to requiring the
   department of health to provide educational materials on  the  depart-
   ment's  website  concerning  the state's public drinking water systems
   and to participate 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. Subdivision 9 of section 1112 of the public health law, as
 added by section 1 of part M of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of  2017,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   9.  The  commissioner shall work in consultation with the commissioner
 of the department of environmental conservation to  develop  educational
 materials, and may take into consideration recommendations of the drink-
 ing water quality council established pursuant to section eleven hundred
 thirteen  of this title. Such educational materials shall be made avail-
 able to the covered public water system and the general public THROUGH A
 LINK CONSPICUOUSLY NOTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, relating to  meth-
 odologies  for  reducing exposure to emerging contaminants and potential
 actions that may be taken to  mitigate  or  remediate  emerging  contam-
 inants.    SUCH  LINK SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ACCESS TO BASIC SYSTEM INFORMA-
 TION, INCLUDING SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, NAME AND TYPE;  DEPARTMENT
 CONTACTS;  PUBLIC  NOTICES; VIOLATIONS; AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN BY
 THE STATE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  COORDINATE  WITH  THE  UNITED  STATES
 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A2600B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2889
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1112, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8333, S6411
2015-2016: A4327, S1856

2017-A2600B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of the department of health to provide educational materials on the department's website concerning the state's public drinking water systems and to participate in the federal drinking water watch program.

2017-A2600B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2600--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SEPULVEDA, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, MONTESANO, COOK,
   KAVANAGH,  FAHY,  LUPARDO,  GALEF,  GRAF,  McDONALD,  LAVINE,  CRESPO,
   COLTON, BLAKE, LIFTON, RICHARDSON, McLAUGHLIN, MURRAY, CAHILL, HOOPER,
   OTIS,  JEAN-PIERRE,  ABINANTI,  WILLIAMS,  DE LA ROSA,  D'URSO, ORTIZ,
   LAWRENCE, VANEL, GJONAJ, HARRIS, BARRON, LOPEZ,  SEAWRIGHT  --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  --  M. of A.  GLICK, HYNDMAN, O'DONNELL, PERRY, RIVERA,
   SIMON, THIELE, WALKER -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from  said
   committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
   ted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   department  of  health to provide educational materials on the depart-
   ment's website concerning the state's public  drinking  water  systems
   and to participate 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. Subdivision 9 of section 1112 of the public health law,  as
 added  by  section  1  of  part  M of chapter 57 of the laws of 2017, is
 amended to read as follows:
   9. The commissioner shall work in consultation with  the  commissioner
 of  the  department of environmental conservation to develop educational
 materials, and may take into consideration recommendations of the drink-
 ing water quality council established pursuant to section eleven hundred
 thirteen of this title. Such educational materials shall be made  avail-
 able to the covered public water system and the general public , INCLUD-
 ING  THROUGH  A  LINK  CONSPICUOUSLY  NOTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE,
 relating to methodologies for reducing exposure to emerging contaminants
 and potential actions that may be taken to mitigate or remediate  emerg-
 ing  contaminants.   SUCH LINK SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ACCESS TO BASIC SYSTEM
 INFORMATION, INCLUDING SYSTEM  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER,  NAME  AND  TYPE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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