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                                  8845--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 24, 2018
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  creating  the radon task force; 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.  Legislative intent. The legislature recognizes the dangers
 to  human  health  which  exposure to radon causes. Radon is a naturally
 occurring, odorless radioactive gas that is one of the leading causes of
 lung cancer. The New York state department of health has identified over
 twenty-five counties as "high risk counties" for exposure to radon.   It
 is  critically  important  for New York state to develop a comprehensive
 approach to protecting New York residents  from  this  potential  health
 hazard.
   §  2.  There  is  hereby  created  the "radon task force" to conduct a
 comprehensive study on the prevention of human  exposure  to  radon  and
 make  recommendations  to reduce and minimize exposure to New York state
 residents. The scope of such study shall include:
   1. Examine the need for interagency coordination of  public  education
 and outreach and prevention programs;
   2.  Examine the need for training, education and possible licensing of
 radon services providers; and
   3. Review of any other related information that  the  commissioner  of
 health  may  deem  necessary  or  relevant in carrying out such study of
 radon in indoor settings.
   § 3. 1. The task force shall consist of seven members as follows:
   a. the secretary of state or the secretary's designee;
   b. the commissioner of health or such commissioner's designee;
   c. the commissioner of labor or such commissioner's designee;
   d. two members to be appointed by the governor, one of whom  shall  be
 an  individual who possesses expertise in the field of radon testing and

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 mitigation and the other being an individual who represents the field of
 real estate;
   e.  one  member  to  be  appointed  by  the temporary president of the
 senate; and
   f. one member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
   2. The governor shall designate one member to serve as the chairperson
 of the task force.
   § 4. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation but shall
 be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses in the performance
 of their duties pursuant to this act.
   § 5. A report of the findings and recommendations of  the  task  force
 and  any proposed legislation necessary to implement such findings shall
 be filed with the governor, the temporary president of the  senate,  the
 speaker  of  the  assembly,  the  minority leader of the senate, and the
 minority leader of the assembly on or before April first,  two  thousand
 nineteen.
   §  6.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed May 1, 2019.