NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3571

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 19, 2019	referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
Jun 18, 2019	delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1540 committee discharged and committed to rules
Feb 08, 2019	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

Votes

- Jun 18, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S3571
  
  56
  
  Aye
  
  6
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 18, 2019
      
      aye (56)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (6)
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Gallivan
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Ranzenhofer
  Jun 18, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S3571
  
  17
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 18, 2019
      
      aye (17)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Griffo
      
      Seward

co-Sponsors

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1299
Current Committee:: Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:: Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §29.17, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S8477, A10879
2021-2022: S1422, A429
2023-2024: S805, A1861

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health to establish certain standards related to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure.

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3571

SPONSOR: SERRANO
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic
preservation law, in relation to the cleaning of playground equipment
after pesticide exposure

 
PURPOSE:

To ensure playgrounds in state and municipal parks are cleaned following
pesticide applications.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new section 29.17 to the Parks, Recreation, and Histor-
ic Preservation Law to require all playground equipment shall be cleaned
within 24 hours of pesticide applications that are less than the minimum
prescribed distance from the equipment. The Department of Health and the
Department of Environmental Conservation would be charged with setting
the minimum distance as well as method for cleaning.

Section 2 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Environmental Protection Agency reported that long-term, low-dose
exposure to pesticides can create risks for children over time. These
side effects can include behavioral changes, organ damage, forms of
cancer, and asthma symptoms. When pesticides are sprayed on or near
playground equipment, the residue can coat the surface. Children then
are touching and interacting with the playground equipment which exposes
them to the chemicals.

Public playgrounds are intended to be safe places for children to enjoy
the outdoors while allowing for cognitive, physical, and social develop-
ment. Many children regularly attend their local playground, putting
them at an unnecessary risk for long-term exposure.

Under existing law, schools are prohibited from spraying pesticides on
playgrounds, turf, or athletic fields. The Department of Environmental
Conservation discusses this measure on their website, noting that chil-
dren are more vulnerable to the effects of the toxic effects of many
pesticides and chemicals.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: S.8447A Serrano- Referred to Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and
Recreation

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become law; provided, however, that effective immediately,
the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such
effective date.

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3571
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide expo-
   sure

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 29.17 to read as follows:
   §  29.17 CLEANING OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AFTER PESTICIDE EXPOSURE. 1.
 AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING  MEAN-
 INGS:
   (A)  "MUNICIPALITY"  SHALL MEAN A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR AN
 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITHIN A CITY,  COUNTY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  OR  ANY
 COMBINATION THEREOF.
   (B)  "OFFICE"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND
 HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
   (C) "PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT" SHALL MEAN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT  WHICH
 IS LOCATED WITHIN A PLAYGROUND OPERATED BY ANY MUNICIPALITY OR OFFICE.
   (D)  "PESTICIDE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-
 FIVE OF SECTION 33-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN  CONSULTATION  WITH
 THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH SHALL ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN
 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND THE SPRAYING  OF  A  PESTICIDE  AT  WHICH  SUCH
 EQUIPMENT WILL NOT BE EXPOSED TO SUCH PESTICIDES.
   3.  FOLLOWING  THE  SPRAYING  OF  ANY PESTICIDE BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY
 MUNICIPALITY OR OFFICE, THE MUNICIPALITY OR OFFICE SHALL CLEAN ALL  PARK
 PLAYGROUND  EQUIPMENT LOCATED LESS THAN THE MINIMUM DISTANCE ESTABLISHED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 HEALTH.  THE  MUNICIPALITY  OR  OFFICE SHALL MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02167-01-9

 S. 3571                             2
 
 CLEAN THE EQUIPMENT IMMEDIATELY  FOLLOWING  PESTICIDE  APPLICATION,  BUT
 SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CLEAN THE EQUIPMENT WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE
 APPLICATION.  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  AND  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  SHALL  ESTABLISH  THE BEST PRACTICE FOR CLEANING
 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE PESTICIDE RESIDUE.
   4. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE USE OF AN AEROSOL PRODUCT  WITH  A
 DIRECTED  SPRAY,  IN  CONTAINERS  OF EIGHTEEN FLUID OUNCES OR LESS, WHEN
 USED TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS FROM AN IMMINENT THREAT  FROM  STINGING  AND
 BITING  INSECTS  INCLUDING  VENOMOUS  SPIDERS, BEES, WASPS, AND HORNETS,
 SHALL BE EXEMPT. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT EXEMPT THE  USE  OF  ANY  FOGGER
 PRODUCT OR AEROSOL PRODUCT THAT DISCHARGES TO A WIDE AREA.
   5.  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO RESTRICT
 THE POWER OF A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE  TO  ADOPT
 AND  ENFORCE LOCAL LAWS THAT COMPLY WITH AT LEAST THE MINIMUM APPLICABLE
 STANDARDS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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Senate Bill S3571

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

Jun 18, 2019 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 18, 2019

Jun 18, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 18, 2019

co-Sponsors

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Jose M. Serrano

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

co-Sponsors

Anna M. Kaplan

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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