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Senate Bill S134

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the department of health to review the U.S. environmental protection agency's contaminant candidate list, and establish rules and regulations

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2017-S134 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A574
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1100-b, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S8186

2017-S134 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of health to periodically review the United States environmental protection agency's contaminant candidate list, and make a determination whether the department of health should establish rules and regulations for the protection from contamination by any or all of the contaminants on the contaminant candidate list.

2017-S134 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S134 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    134
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to requiring the
   department of health to periodically review the United States environ-
   mental protection agency's contaminant  candidate  list,  and  make  a
   determination  whether the department of health should establish rules
   and regulations for the protection from contamination by any or all of
   the contaminants on the contaminant candidate list
 
   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
 1100-b to read as follows:
   § 1100-B. CONTAMINANT STUDY. 1. THE DEPARTMENT  SHALL,  NO  LESS  THAN
 ONCE  EVERY  FIVE YEARS, CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE MOST RECENT PUBLICATION
 OF THE  UNITED  STATES  ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION  AGENCY'S  CONTAMINANT
 CANDIDATE  LIST,  AND MAKE A DETERMINATION WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD
 ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION BY
 ANY OR ALL OF THE CONTAMINANTS ON THE CONTAMINANT CANDIDATE LIST OF  ANY
 OR ALL PUBLIC SUPPLIES OF POTABLE WATERS AND WATER SUPPLIES OF THE STATE
 OR  UNITED  STATES, INSTITUTIONS, PARKS, RESERVATIONS OR POSTS AND THEIR
 SOURCES WITHIN THE STATE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PUBLISH THE FINDINGS OF THEIR PERIODIC  REVIEW
 ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S  WEBSITE, AND SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE
 GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
 THE SENATE. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) IDENTIFICATION OF THE SPECIFIC MEASURES TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT TO
 MAKE  A  DETERMINATION WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD REGULATE ANY OR ALL
 OF THE CONTAMINANTS ON THE CONTAMINANT CANDIDATE LIST;
   (B) EVALUATION OF THE RESOURCES  AVAILABLE  TO  IMPLEMENT  SUCH  REGU-
 LATIONS, AND WHETHER SUCH RESOURCES ARE SUFFICIENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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