Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 15, 2010 |
print number 3506a |
Jan 15, 2010 |
amend and recommit to health |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to health |
Mar 20, 2009 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S3506
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2009-S3506 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7083
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §206, Pub Health L; amd §§444-g & 466, RP L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A671
2009-S3506 - Summary
Creates the well water education act; requires the department of health to establish and maintain a public education program on the potential hazards of well water; requires home inspectors, licensed real estate agents and brokers to provide well water education materials to prospective buyers of property where such property is serviced by a private well.
2009-S3506 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3506 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law and the real property law, in relation to enacting the "well water education act" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill requires the department of health to prepare educational materials on the importance of testing drinking water wells on a regular basis, the potential health effects of ingesting contaminated water, and has this information posted on the department website. Licensed home inspectors and real estate agents will have the responsibility of sharing this information with clients who are purchasing property whose drinking water comes from groundwater wells. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 establishes the well water education act. Section 2 amends 206 of the Public Health Law to add a new section 26 which directs the department to create educational material to inform the public and appropriate professional disciplines of the potential health effects of consuming drinking water that does not meet state drinking water standards.
2009-S3506 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 3506 A. 7083 2009-2010 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y March 20, 2009 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, SWEENEY, BRODSKY, ENGLE- BRIGHT, LANCMAN, ZEBROWSKI, LUPARDO, KAVANAGH, KOON, CALHOUN, McDO- NOUGH, CASTRO, SCHIMEL, LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, GALEF, JOHN, MAGEE, MOLINARO, RAMOS, RUSSELL, SKARTADOS, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the real property law, in relation to enacting the "well water education act" 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 "well water education act". S 2. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 26 to read as follows: 26. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH AND MAIN- TAIN A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES OF THE POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF CONSUMING WATER THAT DOES NOT MEET STATE DRINKING WATER STANDARDS. AS PART OF THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE MATERIALS TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS WHO OBTAIN DRINKING WATER FROM PRIVATE WELLS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULARLY TESTING FOR CONTAMINATION. (A) SUCH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS INCLUDING: COLIFORM BACTE- RIA, CHLORIDES, SODIUM, ARSENIC, NITRATES, IRON, MANGANESE, LEAD, PH, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FOR WHICH MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATIONS, VINYL CHLORIDE, MTBE, AND RADON; (II) AN EXPLANATION THAT CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER CAN OCCUR FROM MIGRATION OF CONTAMINANTS THAT MAY NOT YET HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. SA LBD03648-02-9
2009-S3506A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7083
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §206, Pub Health L; amd §§444-g & 466, RP L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A671
2009-S3506A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Creates the well water education act; requires the department of health to establish and maintain a public education program on the potential hazards of well water; requires home inspectors, licensed real estate agents and brokers to provide well water education materials to prospective buyers of property where such property is serviced by a private well.
2009-S3506A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3506A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law and the real property law, in relation to enacting the "well water education act" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill requires the department of health to prepare educational materials on the importance of testing drinking water wells on a regular basis, the potential health effects of ingesting contaminated water, and has this information posted on the department website. Licensed home inspectors and real estate agents will have the responsibility of sharing this information with clients who are purchasing property whose drinking water comes from groundwater wells. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 establishes the well water education act. Section 2 amends 206 of the Public Health Law to add a new section 26 which directs the department to create educational material to inform the public and appropriate professional disciplines of the potential health effects of consuming drinking water that does not meet state drinking water standards. Section 3 amends section 444-g of the real property law to require
2009-S3506A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 3506--A A. 7083--A Cal. No. 470 2009-2010 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y March 20, 2009 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, SWEENEY, BRODSKY, ENGLE- BRIGHT, LANCMAN, ZEBROWSKI, LUPARDO, KAVANAGH, KOON, CALHOUN, McDO- NOUGH, CASTRO, SCHIMEL, LIFTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, GALEF, JOHN, MAGEE, MOLINARO, RAMOS, RUSSELL, SKARTADOS, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the public health law and the real property law, in relation to enacting the "well water education act" 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 "well water education act". S 2. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 27 to read as follows: 27. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH AND MAIN- TAIN A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES OF THE POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF CONSUMING WATER THAT DOES NOT MEET STATE DRINKING WATER STANDARDS. AS PART OF THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE MATERIALS TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS WHO OBTAIN DRINKING WATER FROM PRIVATE WELLS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULARLY TESTING FOR CONTAMINATION. (A) SUCH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS INCLUDING: COLIFORM BACTE- RIA, CHLORIDES, SODIUM, ARSENIC, NITRATES, IRON, MANGANESE, LEAD, PH, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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