Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to health |
Apr 25, 2017 |
reported and committed to environmental conservation |
Mar 13, 2017 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 17, 2017 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S2683
2017-2018 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 36th Senate District
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
2017-S2683 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6799
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1100-b, Pub Health L
2017-S2683 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2683 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law, in relation to 1,4-Dioxane PURPOSE : This bill directs the Department of Health to conduct a health review of the chemical 1,4 Dioxane and establish a maximum contaminant level for its presence in public water supplies that is protective of public health. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill would amend the public health law to add a new section 1100-B directing the commissioner of the department 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. This section further directs the department of health to complete this review as soon as practicable while adhering to existing rulemaking procedures. Section two establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S2683 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2683 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KAMINSKY, BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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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