Assembly Bill A6803

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting New York state drinking water bill of rights

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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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2017-A6803 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3361
2021-2022: A3971
2023-2024: A7875

2017-A6803 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York state drinking water bill of rights.

2017-A6803 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6803
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to enact the New York state drinking water bill of rights
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
 state drinking water bill of rights".
   §  2.  (a)  It  is hereby declared to be the established policy of the
 state that every New York state resident has the right to  safe,  clean,
 affordable,  and  accessible water adequate for human consumption, cook-
 ing, and sanitary purposes.
   (b) All relevant state agencies, including the department  of  health,
 the  department  of  environmental  conservation  and  the department of
 public service shall consider this state policy when revising, adopting,
 or establishing policies, regulations, and  grant  criteria  when  those
 policies,  regulations,  and criteria are pertinent to the uses of water
 described in this section.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10210-02-7

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