NY State Senate Bill 2017-S4408

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to health
Feb 14, 2017	referred to health

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2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1111, Pub Health L

2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requests for tests for water contaminants by small public water suppliers.

2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4408

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requests for
tests for water contaminants by small public water suppliers

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The purpose of this bill is to allow small public water supplies to
request testing for the federally unregulated contaminants designated
by the Safe Drinking Water Act.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one directs the Department of Health to establish a list of
contaminants consisting of the federally unregulated contaminants
designated by the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Section two provides that any small supplier may request that its
water supply or source be tested for any of the listed contaminants.
However, the requesting water supplier may not request testing if they
have the federal environmental protection agency testing the water
supply for contaminants at the same time. Also under section two, the
department must conduct testing and provide the results within 90 days
of the request. Finally, section two defines a small public water

supplier as "a public water supplier which services (10,000) people or
fewer."

Section three authorizes the commissioner to promulgate rules and
regulations.

 JUSTIFICATION :

To adequately address serious water quality issues throughout the
state of New York, the state needs to assist small public water
suppliers to test for contaminants that pose health risks. To avoid
situations like the recent discovery of water contamination in Hoosick
Falls, NY, the state must be proactive in providing water testing to
smaller municipalities. The contaminant PFOA that was found, in unsafe
levels, in the Hoosick Falls watershed is and has been historically
listed on the federal unregulated contaminants list. Allowing small
public water suppliers to request testing if they discover a problem
allows municipalities to remedy water quality issues before they reach
detrimental levels.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall become
law.

2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4408
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  VALESKY,  ALCANTARA,  AVELLA, CARLUCCI, HAMILTON,
   KLEIN, PERALTA, SAVINO -- 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 requests for tests
   for water contaminants by small public water suppliers

   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
 1111 to read as follows:
   §  1111.  REQUESTS  FOR  TESTS  FOR WATER CONTAMINANTS BY SMALL PUBLIC
 WATER SUPPLIERS. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH  A  LIST  OF  CONTAM-
 INANTS  CONSISTING  OF  THE FEDERALLY UNREGULATED CONTAMINANTS AS DESIG-
 NATED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL SAFE  DRINKING  WATER  ACT  (42  U.S.C.  §
 300G-1).
   2.  ANY  SMALL PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIER MAY REQUEST THAT ITS WATER SUPPLY
 OR SOURCE BE TESTED FOR THE LIST OF CONTAMINANTS SET FORTH  IN  SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH
 WATER  SUPPLY  OR  SOURCE  IS  NOT CURRENTLY BEING TESTED BY THE FEDERAL
 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY  OR  FEDERAL
 DEPARTMENT  FOR  SUCH CONTAMINANTS. WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE
 REQUEST, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT SUCH TESTING AND PROVIDE THE SMALL
 PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIER WITH THE RESULTS. THE COST OF SUCH  TESTING  SHALL
 BE FUNDED BY THE STATE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A SMALL PUBLIC
 WATER  SUPPLIER SHALL BE DEFINED AS A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIER WHICH SERVES
 TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE OR FEWER.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND  DIRECTED  TO  PROMULGATE
 RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law, provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09361-01-7

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Senate Bill S4408

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

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2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

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2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4408 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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