Senate Bill S315

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of transportation to conduct a study relating to airborne ultrafine particles

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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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2021-S315 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4578
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Aviation
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5255, A202

2021-S315 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of transportation to conduct a study relating to airborne ultrafine particles; analyzes the impacts of certain large hub commercial airports on airborne ultrafine particles; analyzes the characteristics of such particles; identifies effectiveness of mitigation measures.

2021-S315 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S315 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    315
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT authorizing the commissioner of transportation to conduct a study
   relating to airborne ultrafine particles

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Protect New York Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act".
   § 2. 1. Definitions. a. For the purpose of  this  section,  "ultrafine
 particles"  "UFP"  and  "UFP's" shall mean particles with diameters less
 than or equal to 100 nanometers.
   2. Airborne ultrafine particle study. The commissioner of  transporta-
 tion  shall  conduct  a  study  relating to airborne ultrafine particles
 ("UFP's"). The scope of such study shall include:
   (a) summarizing the relevant literature and studies done  on  airborne
 UFP's worldwide;
   (b)  analyzing the impacts of certain large hub commercial airports on
 airborne UFP's, including, but not limited to:
   (i) John F. Kennedy International Airport;
   (ii) LaGuardia Airport;
   (iii) Buffalo Niagara International Airport;
   (iv) Syracuse Hancock International Airport;
   (v) Greater Rochester International Airport;
   (vi) Albany International Airport; and
   (vii) any other metropolitan  large  hub  airport  identified  by  the
 commissioner of transportation.
   (c) investigating the characteristics of airborne UFP's, including but
 not limited to:
   (i) the spatial and temporal distributions of UFP concentrations;
   (ii) the primary sources of UFP's;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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