Senate Bill S7732

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the study on the health impacts of John F. Kennedy international airport and LaGuardia airport

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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-S7732 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8747
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.966-B & A.2140-B)

2021-S7732 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the study on the quality of life and human health impacts at John F. Kennedy international airport and LaGuardia airport.

2021-S7732 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7732 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7732
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2021 directing  the  department
   of environmental conservation and other state departments and agencies
   to  conduct a study on the quality of life and human health impacts at
   John F.  Kennedy  international  airport  and  LaGuardia  airport,  as
   proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.  966-B and A. 2140-B, in
   relation to the study on the quality of life and human health  impacts
   at John F. Kennedy international airport and LaGuardia airport
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of a chapter of the laws of  2021  directing  the
 department of environmental conservation and other state departments and
 agencies  to  conduct  a  study  on the quality of life and human health
 impacts at John F. Kennedy international airport and LaGuardia  airport,
 as  proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers S. 966-B and A. 2140-B, is
 amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. [The] TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE UNDER AND  CONSISTENT  WITH
 STATE  AND  FEDERAL  LAW, THE department of [environmental conservation]
 HEALTH, [with the assistance of] IN CONSULTATION WITH the department  of
 [health]  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION, the department of transportation,
 and any other state  agencies  the  governor  deems  appropriate,  shall
 conduct  a  study  describing  the  [environmental,]  noise[,] and human
 health impacts, INCLUDING  ASTHMA,  caused  by  runways,  including  new
 runways,  and  air  traffic at John F. Kennedy international airport and
 LaGuardia airport. In conducting this study, such departments and  state
 agencies  shall monitor actual noise levels experienced in 2022 and 2023
 and shall pay particular attention to the impact of noise pollution [and
 air pollution including but not limited to  volatile  organic  compounds
 and  nitrogen  dioxide,  particulate matter 2.5, ultrafine particulates,
 black carbon,] and fluids by aircraft, and similar factors on the quali-
 ty of life and health of persons who live under and adjacent  to  flight
 paths  used  by  aircraft  at  John F. Kennedy international airport and
 LaGuardia airport.  [Funding to conduct this study may include  $500,000

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

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