Assembly Bill A3361A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting New York state drinking water bill of rights

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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-A3361 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5334
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6803
2021-2022: A3971, S5588
2023-2024: A7875, S2434

2019-A3361 - Summary

Enacts the New York state drinking water bill of rights.

2019-A3361 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3361
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to enact the New York state drinking water bill of rights
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
 state drinking water bill of rights".
   §  2.  (a)  It  is hereby declared to be the established policy of the
 state that every New York state resident has the right to  safe,  clean,
 affordable,  and  accessible water adequate for human consumption, cook-
 ing, and sanitary purposes.
   (b) All relevant state agencies, including the department  of  health,
 the  department  of  environmental  conservation  and  the department of
 public service shall consider this state policy when revising, adopting,
 or establishing policies, regulations, and  grant  criteria  when  those
 policies,  regulations,  and criteria are pertinent to the uses of water
 described in this section.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05140-01-9



              

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2019-A3361A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5334
Law Section:
Public Health
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6803
2021-2022: A3971, S5588
2023-2024: A7875, S2434

2019-A3361A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York state drinking water bill of rights.

2019-A3361A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3361--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ABINANTI, DeSTEFANO, SCHMITT -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Health in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to direct certain state agencies to consider the right to potable
   water  when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations,
   and grant criteria that are relevant to or affect that right
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  All  relevant state agencies, including the department of
 health, the department of environmental conservation and the  department
 of  public  service shall consider the right to safe, clean, affordable,
 and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and  sani-
 tary  purposes  when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regu-
 lations, and grant criteria that are relevant to or affect that right.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05140-03-0



              

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