NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8887

Senate Bill S8887

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the study of linkages between cancer and neurological diseases and contaminated environments; repealer

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Jun 01, 2018	referred to health

2017-S8887 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9520
Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A3064
2021-2022: A897
2023-2024: A100

2017-S8887 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of health and the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study analyzing linkages between cancer and neurological diseases and contaminated environments.

2017-S8887 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8887

SPONSOR: MARCHIONE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to direct the department of health and the
department of environmental conservation to conduct a study analyzing
linkages between cancer and neurological diseases and contaminated envi-
ronments; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
tion thereof

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 directs the department of health, in cooperation with the
department of environmental conservation, to conduct a study of the
potential linkages between cancer and neurological diseases and environ-
mental contamination. The department of health and the department of
environmental conservation shall prepare a report to the governor and
the legislature which includes an analysis of the findings of any link-
ages between cancer and neurological diseases and contaminated environ-
ments.

Section 2 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The number of neurological diseases and cancer diagnosed in the State of
New York have increased dramatically over the past decade. To determine
whether or not there is a correlation between environmental contam-
ination and the increase in the number of neurological diseases and
cancer diagnoses. The department of environmental conservation and the
department of health already have the necessary data, by directing the
two agencies to share this data and determine potential overlaps between
this increase in disease in areas that are affected by environmental
contamination.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that this act
shall continue in full force and effect for one year from such effective
date, or until the department of health reports to the governor and the
legislature as required by section one of this act, whichever date is
later, when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed
repealed; and provided that the commissioner of health shall notify the
legislative bill drafting commission upon filing the report required in
section one of this act in order that the commission may maintain an
accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws
of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions
of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public
officers law.

2017-S8887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8887
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 1, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of health and the department of environ-
   mental  conservation  to  conduct  a  study analyzing linkages between
   cancer and neurological diseases and  contaminated  environments;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Public health study of linkages between cancer  and  neuro-
 logical  diseases  and environmental contamination. 1. The department of
 health, in cooperation with the department  of  environmental  conserva-
 tion, shall conduct a study of the potential linkages between cancer and
 neurological  diseases  including,  but not limited to, autism and amyo-
 trophic lateral sclerosis. Such study shall:
   a. review all available data related to instances of cancer and neuro-
 logical diseases;
   b. review all available data of  instances  of  environmental  contam-
 ination; and
   c.  identify any linkages between such data identified in paragraphs a
 and b of this subdivision.
   2. The department  of  health  and  the  department  of  environmental
 conservation  shall then prepare a report to the governor and the legis-
 lature which includes an  analysis  of  the  findings  of  any  linkages
 between  cancer and neurological diseases and contaminated environments.
 Such report shall be filed within one year of the effective date of this
 act, unless the commissioner of health requests in writing, an extension
 of time.
   3. For the purposes of  this  section,  "environmental  contamination"
 shall  mean  the introduction into water, air and/or soil of microorgan-
 isms, chemicals, toxic substances, wastes or waste water  in  a  concen-
 tration  that  makes  the  water, air and/or soil unfit for its intended
 use.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately;  (a)  provided,  however,
 that  this act shall continue in full force and effect for one year from
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14211-01-8

 S. 8887                             2
 
 such effective date, or until the department of health  reports  to  the
 governor  and  the  legislature  as required by section one of this act,
 whichever date is later, when upon such date the provisions of this  act
 shall be deemed repealed; and
   (b) provided that the commissioner of health shall notify the legisla-
 tive bill drafting commission upon filing the report required in section
 one  of  this  act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate
 and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws  of  the
 state  of  New  York  in  furtherance  of effectuating the provisions of
 section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the  public  offi-
 cers law.

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