Senate Bill S2889A

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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  • 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-S2889 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1112, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6411
2015-2016: S1856

2017-S2889 - 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-S2889 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2889 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2889
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- 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 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
 THROUGH  THE  DRINKING WATER INFORMATION PROGRAM WEBSITE MAY BE ACCESSED
 THROUGH THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION  AGENCY'S  "DRINKING
 WATER WATCH" WEBSITE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01376-01-7

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2017-S2889A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1112, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6411
2015-2016: S1856

2017-S2889A - 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-S2889A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2889A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2889--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. DILAN, BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   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 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
 MAY BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGEN-
 CY'S "DRINKING WATER WATCH" WEBSITE. The commissioner shall also provide
 the covered public water system with information relating  to  potential
 funding  sources  provided by the state and federal government for miti-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-S2889B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1112, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6411
2015-2016: S1856

2017-S2889B (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-S2889B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2889B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2889--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. DILAN, BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Health -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted 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;
 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 MAY  BE  ACCESSED  THROUGH  THE  UNITED  STATES  ENVIRONMENTAL
 PROTECTION  AGENCY'S  "DRINKING  WATER  WATCH" WEBSITE. The commissioner
 shall also provide the covered  public  water  system  with  information
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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