NY State Senate Bill S1759A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 08, 2021	returned to assembly passed senate
Jun 01, 2021	3rd reading cal.725 substituted for s1759a
Jun 01, 2021	substituted by a126a
May 10, 2021	amended on third reading 1759a
May 10, 2021	vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly
Apr 27, 2021	referred to health delivered to assembly passed senate
Apr 26, 2021	ordered to third reading cal.725 reported and committed to rules
Jan 15, 2021	referred to health

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S1759 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A126
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1112, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S6625, A7839

S1759 - Summary

Relates to adding additional chemicals to the list of emerging contaminants; directs the commissioner of health to establish the first list within 90 days and to update the list every three years.

S1759 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1759

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a
list of emerging contaminants

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Directs the commissioner to promulgate the first list of emerging
containments within 30 days of enactment of this legislation.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends section 1112 of the public health law to
expand the list of chemicals to be included on the list of emerging
contaminants; and requires the commissioner to promulgate such list
within 30 days of the effective date.

Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York's "emerging contaminant monitoring act," enacted in 2017, was
created with the intent to address a federal loophole in emerging
contaminant monitoring. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
under the Safe Drinking Water Act, requires periodic testing for 30
unregulated contaminants suspected to be present in drinking water
supplies, known as the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR).
However, this testing is only required for public water systems serving
10,000 or more residents, and occasionally a limited sample of smaller
systems.

Because of this loophole, 2.5 million New Yorkers on smaller water
systems do not benefit from this testing. By amending the emerging
contaminant monitoring act to require the inclusion of chemicals listed
on EPA's third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-3) that
have already been detected in water systems in the state, New York will
gain a better understanding of occurrence and exposure in the state,
including in these smaller communities.

There are also chemicals showing up in drinking water supplies in other
parts of the country that are being used to replace PFOA, known as GenX
chemicals. New York needs to be ahead of the curve to ensure these
replacement chemicals, which are suspected to be equally as dangerous as
PFOA, are not polluting New York's drinking water supplies.

The creation of New York's first emerging contaminant list, which would
include most UCMR-3 chemicals and some of the most recent emercing
contaminants, would provide the public with critical water quality
information, protect public health, and inform the Department of Health
on what chemicals need drinking water standards. This testing is a
crucial means to begin a proactive approach to regulating drinking water
contaminants in New York.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019: A7839 Reported to Rules / Senate Rules
2020: A7839 Reported to 3rd Reading / Senate Health

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate

S1759 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1759
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MYRIE, RIVERA --
   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  establishing  a
   list of emerging contaminants

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 1112 of the  public
 health law, as added by section 1 of part M of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2017, is amended and a new subdivision 13 is added to read as follows:
   c.  The commissioner shall, at a minimum, include the following chemi-
 cals identified as emerging contaminants IN THE FIRST LIST  OF  EMERGING
 CONTAMINANTS:  [1,4-dioxane;  perfluorooctanesulfonic acid; and perfluo-
 rooctanoic acid]  1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE;  1,3-BUTADIENE;  CHLOROMETHANE
 (METHYL  CHLORIDE);  1,1-DICHLOROETHANE;  BROMOMETHANE (METHYL BROMIDE);
 CHLORODIFLUOROMETHENE (HCFC-22); BROMOCHLOROMETHANE (HALON 1011);  VANA-
 DIUM;  MOLYBDENUM;  COBALT;  STRONTIUM;  CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM-6; CHLORATE;
 PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID  (PFNA);  PERFLUOROHEXANESULFONIC  ACID  (PFHXS);
 PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC  ACID  (PFHPA);  PERFLUOROBUTANESULFONIC ACID (PFBS);
 HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE OXIDE (HFPO);  2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUORO-2-  (HEPTAFLOURO-
 PROPOXY)  PROPANOIC  ACID; N-ETHYL PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONAMIDOACETIC ACID
 (NETFOSAA); N-METHYL PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONAMIDOACETIC  ACID  (NMEFOSAA);
 PERFLUORODECANOIC   ACID   (PFDA);   PERFLUORODODECANOIC  ACID  (PFDOA);
 PERFLUOROHEXANOIC  ACID  (PFHXA);  PERFLUOROTETRADECANOIC  ACID  (PFTA);
 PERFLUOROTRIDECANOIC  ACID  (PFTRDA);  PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID (PFUNA);
 11-CHLOROEICOSAFLUORO-3-OXAUNDECANE-1-SULFONIC   ACID    (11CL-PF3OUDS);
 9-CHLOROHEXADECAFLUORO-3-OXANONANE-1-SULFONIC     ACID     (9CL-PF3ONS);
 4,8-DIOXA-3H-PERFLUORONONANOIC               ACID               (ADONA);
 NONAFLUORO-3,6-DIOXAHEPTANOIC   ACID   (NFDHA);  PERFLUOROBUTANOIC  ACID
 (PFBA);  1H,  1H,  2H,   2HPERFLUORODECANE   SULFONIC   ACID   (8:2FTS);
 PERFLUORO(2-ETHOXYETHANE)SULFONIC ACID (PFEESA); PERFLUOROHEPTANESULFON-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00397-02-1

 S. 1759                             2
 
 IC  ACID  (PFHPS); 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONIC ACID (4:2FTS);
 PERFLUORO-3-METHOXYPROPANOIC ACID  (PFMPA);  PERFLUORO-4-METHOXYBUTANOIC
 ACID  (PFMBA);  1H,1H,  2H,  2H-PERFLUOROOCTANE  SULFONIC ACID (6:2FTS);
 PERFLUOROPENTANOIC  ACID (PFPEA); PERFLUOROPENTANESULFONIC ACID (PFPES);
 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUORO-2- (HEPTAFLUOROPROPOXY) PROPANOATE;  HEPTAFLUOROPRO-
 PYL  1,2,2,2-TETRAFLUOROETHYL  ETHER;  TESTOSTERONE; AND 4-ANDROSTENE-3,
 17-DIONE.
   13. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  PROMULGATE  THE  FIRST  LIST  OF  EMERGING
 CONTAMINANTS  WITHIN  THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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S1759A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A126
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1112, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S6625, A7839

S1759A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding additional chemicals to the list of emerging contaminants; directs the commissioner of health to establish the first list within 90 days and to update the list every three years.

S1759A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S1759A

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a
list of emerging contaminants

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Directs the commissioner to promulgate the first list of emerging
containments within 30 days of enactment of this legislation.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends section 1112 of the public health law to
expand the list of chemicals to be included on the list of emerging
contaminants; requires the commissioner to publish draft regulations
containing the first list within 90 days and make regulations implement-
ing such list within 90 days thereafter; and requires updating of the
list at least every three years.

Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York's "emerging contaminant monitoring act," enacted in 2017, was
created with the intent to address a federal loophole in emerging
contaminant monitoring. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
under the Safe Drinking Water Act, requires periodic testing for 30
unregulated contaminants suspected to be present in drinking water
supplies, known as the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR).
However, this testing is only required for public water systems serving
10,000 or more residents, and occasionally a limited sample of smaller
systems.

Because of this loophole, 2.5 million New Yorkers on smaller water
systems do not benefit from this testing. By amending the emerging
contaminant monitoring act to require the inclusion of chemicals listed
on. EPA's third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-3) that
have already been detected in water systems in the state, New York will
gain a better understanding of occurrence and exposure in the state,
including in these smaller communities.  There are also chemicals show-
ing up in drinking water supplies in other parts of the country that are
being used to replace PFOA, known as GenX chemicals. New York needs to
be ahead of the curve to ensure these replacement chemicals, which are
suspected to be equally as dangerous as PFOA, are not polluting New
York's drinking water supplies.

The creation of New York's first emerging contaminant list, which would
include most UCMR-3 chemicals and some of the most recent emerging
contaminants, would provide the public with critical water quality
information, protect public health, and inform the Department of Health
on what chemicals need drinking water standards. This testing is a
crucial means to begin a proactive approach to regulating drinking water
contaminants in New York.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019: A7839 Reported to Rules / Senate Rules

2020: A7839 Reported to 3rd Reading / Senate Health

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate

S1759A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1759--A
     Cal. No. 725
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, BIAGGI, BROUK, COONEY, GIANARIS, HARCKHAM,
   HINCHEY, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAVANAGH,  KRUEGER,  LIU,  MANNION,  MYRIE,
   PARKER,  REICHLIN-MELNICK,  RIVERA,  SERRANO -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Health
   -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit-
   tee  on  Rules -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to a
   third reading,  passed  by  Senate  and  delivered  to  the  Assembly,
   recalled,  vote  reconsidered,  restored to third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
   list of emerging contaminants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 1112 of the  public
 health law, as added by section 1 of part M of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2017, is amended and two new subdivisions 13 and 14 are added to read as
 follows:
   c.  The commissioner shall, at a minimum, include the following chemi-
 cals identified as emerging contaminants IN THE FIRST LIST  OF  EMERGING
 CONTAMINANTS:  [1,4-dioxane;  perfluorooctanesulfonic acid; and perfluo-
 rooctanoic acid]  1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE;  CHLOROMETHANE  (METHYL  CHLO-
 RIDE);  1,1-DICHLOROETHANE; BROMOMETHANE (METHYL BROMIDE); CHLORODIFLUO-
 ROMETHENE   (HCFC-22);   VANADIUM;   MOLYBDENUM;   COBALT;    STRONTIUM;
 CHROMIUM-6; CHLORATE; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID (PFNA); PERFLUOROHEXANESUL-
 FONIC ACID (PFHXS); PERFLUOROHEPTANOIC ACID (PFHPA); PERFLUOROBUTANESUL-
 FONIC  ACID  (PFBS);  HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE  OXIDE  DIMER  ACID (HFPO-DA);
 N-ETHYL  PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONAMIDOACETIC  ACID   (NETFOSAA);   N-METHYL
 PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONAMIDOACETIC ACID (NMEFOSAA); PERFLUORODECANOIC ACID
 (PFDA);   PERFLUORODODECANOIC   ACID   (PFDOA);  PERFLUOROHEXANOIC  ACID
 (PFHXA); PERFLUOROTETRADECANOIC ACID (PFTA);  PERFLUOROTRIDECANOIC  ACID
 (PFTRDA);  PERFLUOROUNDECANOIC ACID (PFUNA); 11-CHLOROEICOSAFLUORO-3-OX-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00397-04-1

 S. 1759--A                          2
 
 AUNDECANE-1-SULFONIC ACID (11CL-PF3OUDS);  9-CHLOROHEXADECAFLUORO-3-OXA-
 NONANE-1-SULFONIC ACID (9CL-PF3ONS); 4,8-DIOXA-3H-PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID
 (ADONA);  NONAFLUORO-3,6-DIOXAHEPTANOIC  ACID (NFDHA); PERFLUOROBUTANOIC
 ACID  (PFBA);  1H,  1H,  2H,  2HPERFLUORODECANE  SULFONIC ACID (8:2FTS);
 PERFLUORO(2-ETHOXYETHANE)SULFONIC ACID (PFEESA); PERFLUOROHEPTANESULFON-
 IC ACID (PFHPS); 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONIC  ACID  (4:2FTS);
 PERFLUORO-3-METHOXYPROPANOIC  ACID  (PFMPA); PERFLUORO-4-METHOXYBUTANOIC
 ACID (PFMBA); 1H,1H,  2H,  2H-PERFLUOROOCTANE  SULFONIC  ACID  (6:2FTS);
 PERFLUOROPENTANOIC  ACID (PFPEA); PERFLUOROPENTANESULFONIC ACID (PFPES);
 TESTOSTERONE; AND 4-ANDROSTENE-3, 17-DIONE.
   13. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH DRAFT  REGULATIONS  CONTAINING  THE
 FIRST  LIST OF EMERGING CONTAMINANTS WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL MAKE  REGULATIONS  IMPLEMENTING  THIS
 SUBDIVISION WITHIN NINETY DAYS THEREAFTER.
   14.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  MAKE  REGULATIONS  UPDATING THE LIST OF
 EMERGING  CONTAMINANTS  AND  THEIR  ASSOCIATED  NOTIFICATION  LEVELS  TO
 REFLECT  THE LATEST AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AT LEAST ONCE EVERY
 THREE YEARS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADD NEW EMERGING CONTAMINANTS  UNDER
 SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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