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Oct 02, 2018 |
signed chap.314 |
Sep 20, 2018 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 13, 2018 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.135 substituted for a10927 |
May 07, 2018 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1030 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 19, 2017 |
referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1974 |
Jun 09, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6655
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
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Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S6655 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S6655 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6655 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to notification levels of emerging contaminants PURPOSE : To require the Department of Health to post on its website information relating to emerging contaminant notifications levels and educational materials so that the information is easily accessible to the public and public water systems. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one amends subdivision 6 of § 1112 of the Public Health Law to require that notification levels shall be made easily accessible to the public through a link that is posted on the Department's website and updated regularly. Section two amends subdivision 7 of § 1112 of the Public Health Law to require that until the notification levels are posted on the Department's pursuant to Public Health Law § 1112 (6), the Commissioner shall post the notification levels established by Declaration on the Department's website so that they are easily
2017-S6655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6655 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HANNON, DILAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to notification levels of emerging contaminants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 6, 7 and 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, are amended to read as follows: 6. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations establishing notifi- cation levels for any emerging contaminant listed pursuant to subdivi- sion three of this section. Any notification level established pursuant to this subdivision shall be equal to or lower than any federal lifetime health advisory level established pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. § 300g-1). If no federal lifetime health advisory level has been established, the commissioner shall establish notifica- tion levels based upon the available scientific information, and may take into consideration recommendations of the drinking water quality council established pursuant to section eleven hundred thirteen of this title. SUCH NOTIFICATION LEVELS SHALL BE MADE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH A LINK THAT IS POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND UPDATED REGULARLY. 7. Notwithstanding subdivision three of this section, the commissioner may, by declaration, add any physical, chemical, microbiological or radiological substance to the list of emerging contaminants established pursuant to subdivision three of this section, establish a notification level, and require testing for such substance, if the commissioner determines that: (i) such substance poses or has the potential to pose a significant hazard to human health when present in drinking water; (ii) such substance was recently detected in a public water system and has the potential to be present in other public water systems; and (iii) it EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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