Assembly Bill A6675

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of wastewater surveillance and creates a grant program; appropriation

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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
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2023-A6675 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3110
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 Title V §§1180 - 1182, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8178, S7361

2023-A6675 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of wastewater surveillance; creates a grant program; provides such office shall monitor wastewater testing and analyze wastewater test results; provides the grant program shall assist labs in conducting wastewater testing

2023-A6675 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6675
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
   office  of  wastewater  surveillance and creating a grant program; and
   making an appropriation therefor

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Article 11 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new title V to read as follows:
                                  TITLE V
                          WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE
 SECTION 1180. OFFICE OF WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE.
         1181. GRANT PROGRAM.
         1182. ADVISORY COUNCIL.
   § 1180. OFFICE OF WASTEWATER  SURVEILLANCE.  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IN
 CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SHALL
 ESTABLISH AN OFFICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THAT SHALL MONITOR  WASTEWATER
 SURVEILLANCE INCLUDING THE TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF WASTEWATER FOR PUBLIC
 HEALTH.
   2. THE OFFICE SHALL PARTNER AND COORDINATE WITH:
   (A) LABS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE THAT AS OF THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  ARE ENGAGED IN COVID-19 WASTEWATER TESTING, IN
 ORDER TO EXPAND TESTING TO INCLUDE OTHER PATHOGENS; AND
   (B) THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF  HIGHER
 LEARNING  THAT  AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, ARE ENGAGED IN
 WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE.
   3. THE OFFICE SHALL CREATE A STANDARDIZED SYSTEM FOR  LABS  TO  REPORT
 WASTEWATER  TEST  RESULTS  AND SHALL PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR SUCH LABS TO
 REPORT ACCURATE WASTEWATER TEST RESULTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04993-01-3
 A. 6675                             2
 
              

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