Assembly Bill A1255

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in N.Y. city

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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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2013-A1255 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1236
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1572, S1090
2011-2012: A901, S1390
2015-2016: A4682
2017-2018: A3808
2019-2020: A4923
2021-2022: A4034
2023-2024: A2592

2013-A1255 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in cities with a population of one million or more.

2013-A1255 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1255

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. COLTON, MAISEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  GLICK -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
  Conservation

AN  ACT  to create a temporary state commission to study and make recom-
  mendations concerning the application of pesticides in cities  with  a
  population of one million or more

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the "temporary
state pesticide commission", is hereby created to study and make  recom-
mendations  relating  to  the application of pesticides in cities with a
population of one million or more.
  S 2. The commission shall consist of eleven members to be appointed as
follows: five shall be appointed by the governor; two shall be appointed
by the temporary president of the senate and one by the minority  leader
of the senate; and two shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly
and  one  by  the  minority  leader  of the assembly. The members of the
commission shall serve at  the  pleasure  of  the  official  making  the
appointment of such member.  Of the five members appointed by the gover-
nor,  one  shall  be from the department of health and one shall be from
the department of environmental conservation. The remaining nine members
of the commission must reside in a city with a population of one million
or more.  Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be  filled
in  the  manner  provided  for  original appointments. Membership on the
commission shall not constitute a public office. A chairperson and vice-
chairperson of the commission shall be elected  by  a  majority  of  its
members, all members being present.
  S  3.  The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.

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

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