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                                   7813
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and chapter 802  of  the  laws  of
   1947  relating  to  facilitating the financing and effectuation of air
   terminals by the Port of New York Authority, in relation to  requiring
   certain lactation accommodations in airports

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "lactation
 accommodation in airports act".
   §  2.  The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2505-b
 to read as follows:
   § 2505-B. LACTATION ACCOMMODATIONS IN AIRPORTS. 1. THE TERMINAL OPERA-
 TOR OF A COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIRPORT OWNED OR OPERATED BY A COUNTY, CITY,
 TOWN, VILLAGE, OR STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY THAT HAS ONE MILLION OR  MORE
 ENPLANEMENTS  A  YEAR  SHALL  PROVIDE  A  ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION AT EACH
 AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BEHIND THE AIRPORT  SECURITY  SCREENING  AREA
 FOR  MEMBERS  OF THE PUBLIC TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK IN PRIVATE THAT MEETS
 THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (A) INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM, A CHAIR AND AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET;
   (B) IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF A PUBLIC RESTROOM; AND
   (C) UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW  PASSENGER  TERMINAL,
 OR  THE  REPLACEMENT,  EXPANSION, OR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING PASSENGER
 TERMINAL, INCLUDES A SINK.
   2. THE TERMINAL OPERATOR OF A  COMMERCIAL  SERVICE  AIRPORT  OWNED  OR
 OPERATED  BY  A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, OR STATE OR LOCAL AUTHORITY
 THAT HAS FEWER THAN ONE MILLION, BUT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND ENPLANEMENTS
 A YEAR SHALL, UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION  OF  A  NEW  PASSENGER
 TERMINAL,  OR  THE  REPLACEMENT, EXPANSION, OR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING
 PASSENGER TERMINAL, PROVIDE A ROOM OR OTHER  LOCATION  AT  EACH  AIRPORT
 PASSENGER  TERMINAL  BEHIND  THE  AIRPORT  SECURITY  SCREENING  AREA FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD06166-01-1

 A. 7813                             2
 
 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK IN PRIVATE THAT  MEETS  THE
 FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (A) INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM, A CHAIR, A SINK, AND AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET;
 AND
   (B) IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF A PUBLIC RESTROOM.
   3.  AS  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  "RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING PASSENGER
 TERMINAL" MEANS THE REPURPOSING OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF  THE
 SPACE IN THE PASSENGER TERMINAL.
   §  3.  Chapter  802  of  the laws of 1947 relating to facilitating the
 financing and effectuation of air terminals by  the  Port  of  New  York
 Authority is amended by adding a new section 4-b to read as follows:
   §  4-B.  LACTATION  ACCOMMODATIONS IN AIRPORTS. 1.   ANY AIRPORT MAIN-
 TAINED OR OPERATED BY THE PORT AUTHORITY THAT HAS ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE
 ENPLANEMENTS  A  YEAR  SHALL  PROVIDE  A  ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION AT EACH
 AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL BEHIND THE TERMINAL SECURITY  SCREENING  AREA
 FOR  MEMBERS  OF THE PUBLIC TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK IN PRIVATE THAT MEETS
 THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (A) INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM, A CHAIR AND AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET;
   (B) IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF A PUBLIC RESTROOM; AND
   (C) UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW  PASSENGER  TERMINAL,
 OR  THE  REPLACEMENT,  EXPANSION, OR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING PASSENGER
 TERMINAL, INCLUDES A SINK.
   2. ANY AIRPORT MAINTAINED OR OPERATED BY THE PORT AUTHORITY  THAT  HAS
 FEWER  THAN  ONE  MILLION BUT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND ENPLANEMENTS A YEAR
 SHALL, UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PASSENGER  TERMINAL,
 OR  THE  REPLACEMENT,  EXPANSION, OR RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING PASSENGER
 TERMINAL, PROVIDE A ROOM OR OTHER LOCATION  AT  EACH  AIRPORT  PASSENGER
 TERMINAL  BEHIND THE TERMINAL SECURITY SCREENING AREA FOR MEMBERS OF THE
 PUBLIC TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK IN PRIVATE THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING CONDI-
 TIONS:
   (A) INCLUDES, AT A MINIMUM, A CHAIR, A SINK, AND AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET;
 AND
   (B) IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF A PUBLIC RESTROOM.
   3. AS USED IN THIS  SECTION,  "RENOVATION  OF  AN  EXISTING  PASSENGER
 TERMINAL"  MEANS THE REPURPOSING OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE
 SPACE IN THE PASSENGER TERMINAL.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing  the  date  on  which it shall have become a law, provided, however,
 section three of this act shall take effect upon the enactment into  law
 by  the  state  of  New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect
 with this act but if the state of New Jersey shall have already  enacted
 such  legislation,  then  this  act  shall  take effect immediately. The
 chairperson of the port authority  shall  notify  the  legislative  bill
 drafting  commission  upon the enactment into law of such legislation by
 both such states in order that the commission may maintain  an  accurate
 and  timely  effective data base of the official text of the laws of the
 state of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of  section
 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.