Assembly Bill A6167

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires local health departments notify volunteer fire companies upon detecting radiation

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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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2019-A6167 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13 Title 12-B §1389-h, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5185
2017-2018: A3578

2019-A6167 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires local health departments notify volunteer fire companies upon detecting radiation.

2019-A6167 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6167
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DeSTEFANO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  requiring  local
   health  departments  to notify volunteer fire companies upon detecting
   radiation
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Article 13 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new title 12-B to read as follows:
                                TITLE 12-B
                 NOTIFICATION TO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES
                       OF THE DETECTION OF RADIATION
 SECTION 1389-H. NOTIFICATION  TO  VOLUNTEER  FIRE   COMPANIES   OF   THE
                   DETECTION OF RADIATION.
   § 1389-H. NOTIFICATION TO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES OF THE DETECTION OF
 RADIATION.  COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH AND ANY
 OTHER OFFICE OF A MUNICIPALITY AS DEFINED BY THIS CHAPTER SHALL  PROVIDE
 NOTICE TO ANY FIRE COMPANY, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED  OF  THE  GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, SERVING ANY LOCATION, FACILITY,
 SITE, BUILDING OR RESIDENCE, WHERE SUCH ENTITY  FINDS  TRACES  OF  RADI-
 ATION.  SUCH NOTICE, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF SUCH FINDING,
 SHALL CONTAIN SPECIFIC DETAILS OF RADIOACTIVE SAMPLES  FOUND,  INCLUDING
 LEVEL  OF RADIATION AND LEVEL OF PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT, AND SHALL CONTAIN
 ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEALING WITH THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN A SAFE
 AND SUFFICIENT MANNER DURING FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS.  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  PROMULGATE  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO
 EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a law; provided that the commissioner of health is author-
 ized to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to implement this
 act on or before its effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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