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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, GALEF -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GLICK, ORTIZ, PAULIN -- read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to research relating
  to the health effects of artificial night light

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 201 of the public health law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
  (T) ENGAGE IN AND/OR SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ARTI-
FICIAL NIGHT LIGHT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RESEARCH  ON  INDICATORS
THAT  EXPOSURE  TO  LIGHT  AT NIGHT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCREASED
RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER BY  SUPPRESSING  THE  NORMAL  NOCTURNAL
PRODUCTION OF MELATONIN BY THE PINEAL GLAND, WITHIN FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE
FOR  SUCH  PURPOSES  INCLUDING RESEARCH FUNDS FROM NON-STATE, PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE SOURCES;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03936-01-5