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                                    897
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WOERNER, EPSTEIN, SAYEGH, WILLIAMS, GRIFFIN,
   GALEF, STECK, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  DeSTEFANO,
   MONTESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to direct the department of health and the department of environ-
   mental  conservation  to  conduct  a  study analyzing linkages between
   cancer and neurological diseases and  contaminated  environments;  and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Public health study of linkages between cancer  and  neuro-
 logical  diseases  and environmental contamination. 1. The department of
 health, in cooperation with the department  of  environmental  conserva-
 tion, shall conduct a study of the potential linkages between cancer and
 neurological  diseases  including,  but not limited to, autism and amyo-
 trophic lateral sclerosis. Such study shall:
   a. review all available data related to instances of cancer and neuro-
 logical diseases;
   b. review all available data of  instances  of  environmental  contam-
 ination; and
   c.  identify any linkages between such data identified in paragraphs a
 and b of this subdivision.
   2. The department  of  health  and  the  department  of  environmental
 conservation  shall then prepare a report to the governor and the legis-
 lature which includes an  analysis  of  the  findings  of  any  linkages
 between  cancer and neurological diseases and contaminated environments.
 Such report shall be filed within one year of the effective date of this
 act, unless the commissioner of health requests in writing, an extension
 of time.
   3. For the purposes of  this  section,  "environmental  contamination"
 shall  mean  the introduction into water, air and/or soil of microorgan-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 isms, chemicals, toxic substances, wastes or waste water  in  a  concen-
 tration  that  makes  the  water, air and/or soil unfit for its intended
 use.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately; (a) provided, however,
 that this act shall continue in full force and effect for one year  from
 such  effective  date,  or until the department of health reports to the
 governor and the legislature as required by section  one  of  this  act,
 whichever  date is later, when upon such date the provisions of this act
 shall be deemed repealed; and
   (b) provided that the commissioner of health shall notify the legisla-
 tive bill drafting commission upon filing the report required in section
 one of this act 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  effectuating  the  provisions  of
 section  44  of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public offi-
 cers law.