Assembly Bill A7986

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Eliminates the installation or covering of mercury-containing flooring in elementary and secondary schools

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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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2019-A7986 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6145
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-2119, En Con L

2019-A7986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the installation or covering of mercury-containing flooring in elementary and secondary schools.

2019-A7986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7986
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to elim-
   inating the installation or covering of mercury-containing flooring in
   elementary and secondary schools

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 27-2119 to read as follows:
 § 27-2119. PHASE-OUT OF MERCURY-CONTAINING FLOORING.
   1.  COMMENCING  A  YEAR  AFTER THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THIS SECTION
 TAKES EFFECT, NO PUBLIC OR  NONPUBLIC  ELEMENTARY  OR  SECONDARY  SCHOOL
 SHALL  INSTALL A MERCURY-CONTAINING FLOOR NOR SHALL ANY SCHOOL INSTALL A
 FLOOR OVER A MERCURY-CONTAINING FLOOR PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF  THE  MERCURY-
 CONTAINING FLOOR.
   2. THE TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE MERCURY VAPOR EXPOSURE FOR AN EMPLOYEE OR
 STUDENT  OF  A  PUBLIC OR NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL SHALL
 NOT EXCEED 750 NG/M (3).
   3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "MERCURY-CONTAINING FLOOR" SHALL MEAN A FLOOR  CONTAINING  PHENYL-
 MERCURIC-ACETATE CATALYST.
   (B)  "TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE" SHALL MEAN AN EMPLOYEE'S AVERAGE AIRBORNE
 EXPOSURE IN AN EIGHT-HOUR WORK SHIFT OF A FORTY-HOUR WORK WEEK OR FOR  A
 PERSON  UNDER  THE  AGE OF EIGHTEEN SHALL MEAN SIXTEEN HOURS OR LESS PER
 WEEK AVERAGED OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11864-01-9

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