NY State Senate Bill S5855

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 13, 2019	vetoed memo.228
Dec 06, 2019	delivered to governor
Jun 20, 2019	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.628 substituted for a7710
Jun 06, 2019	referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1221 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 15, 2019	referred to environmental conservation

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S5855 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7710
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S6614
2021-2022: S966, A2140

S5855 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of environmental conservation, with the assistance of the department of transportation, to conduct a study on the environmental and human health impacts of John F. Kennedy international airport and LaGuardia airport.

S5855 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S5855

SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to direct the department of environmental
conservation, with the assistance of the department of transportation,
to conduct a study on the environmental and human health impacts of John
F. Kennedy international airport and LaGuardia airport

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To require the Departments of Environmental Conservation and Transporta-
tion to conduct a study describing the environmental, noise, and human
health impacts caused by runways, including new runways, and air traffic
at John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill directs the Department of Environmental Conserva-
tion (DEC), with the assistance of the Department of Transportation, to
conduct a study describing the environmental, noise, and human health
impacts caused by runways, including new runways, and air traffic at

John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport. The bill
mandate's the monitoring of noise levels experienced in 2020 and 2021
and that particular attention be paid to the impact of pollution and
emissions on the life, health, and property values of residents living
adjacent to flight paths at such airports. DEC is required to report its
findings to the Governor and Legislature by March 31, 2022.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Communities in Nassau and Suffolk counties and parts of New York City
are experiencing a declining quality of life due to noise pollution,
environmental impacts, and other possible ill effects from air traffic
patterns around JFK and LaGuardia airports. Noise complaints in affected
neighborhoods have skyrocketed as a result of changing air traffic
patterns and too many planes flying on low approaches to these airports.
This has led to a near-constant and deafening noise level that studies
have shown is frequently above the day-night average noise level (DNL)
of 65 decibels (dB), which is considered a significant aviation noise
threshold. Additionally, decibel levels are being averaged per day and
that does not truly characterize the excessive noise that the many
planes exceeding those threshold levels are making on a daily basis. The
averaging is deceptive these measurement distortions should be addressed
in the study.

This bill will mandate that New York State study the environmental and
health effects of flight patterns associated with the use of certain
runways, particularly at night, at these airports.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A.8283 of 2018 - En Con Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

There could be some financial cost to the agencies tasked with conduct-
ing these studies.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S5855 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5855

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 15, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to direct the department of environmental conservation, with  the
  assistance  of the department of transportation, to conduct a study on
  the environmental and human health impacts of John F. Kennedy interna-
  tional airport and LaGuardia airport

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  department  of  environmental conservation, with the
assistance of the department of transportation, shall  conduct  a  study
describing  the environmental, noise, and human health impacts caused by
runways, including new runways, and  air  traffic  at  John  F.  Kennedy
international  airport  and LaGuardia airport. In conducting this study,
the department, with the assistance of the department of transportation,
shall monitor actual noise levels experienced in 2020 and 2021 and shall
pay  particular  attention  to  the  impact  of  air  pollution,   noise
pollution,  the  emission  of  gases and fluids by aircraft, and similar
factors on the quality of life, health, and property values  of  persons
who  live  adjacent  to flight paths used by aircraft at John F. Kennedy
international airport and LaGuardia airport. The department shall deliv-
er a written report of its findings to the governor and the  legislature
on or before March 31, 2022.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11688-02-9

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S5855 (ACTIVE) - Details

S5855 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S5855 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5855 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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