Assembly Bill A6799

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the chemical 1,4-Dioxane

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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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2017-A6799 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2683
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1100-b, Pub Health L

2017-A6799 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a comprehensive health review of the chemical 1,4 - Dioxane and establish a maximum contaminant level for the presence of 1,4 - Dioxane in public supplies of potable water that is protective of public health.

2017-A6799 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6799
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to 1,4-Dioxane
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1100-b to read as follows:
   §  1100-B. 1,4-DIOXANE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONDUCT A COMPREHEN-
 SIVE HEALTH REVIEW OF THE CHEMICAL 1,4-DIOXANE AND ESTABLISH  A  MAXIMUM
 CONTAMINANT  LEVEL FOR THE PRESENCE OF 1,4-DIOXANE IN PUBLIC SUPPLIES OF
 POTABLE WATER THAT IS PROTECTIVE OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
   2. SUCH HEALTH REVIEW AND  DRINKING  WATER  STANDARD  FOR  1,4-DIOXANE
 SHALL  BE  IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS AND THE
 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT AND BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS PRACTICA-
 BLE, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION BY EMERGENCY RULE  IF  DETERMINED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER AS NECESSARY TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08078-01-7

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