Assembly Bill A9192

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Educates the public about the health and environmental impacts of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, and the manufacturing thereof

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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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2021-A9192 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-0301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4848

2021-A9192 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Educates the public about the health and environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery use and manufacture.

2021-A9192 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9192
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   educating  the  public  about  the health and environmental impacts of
   lithium-ion batteries for electric  vehicles,  and  the  manufacturing
   thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2  of  section  19-0301  of  the
 environmental conservation law is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Encourage voluntary cooperation by all persons in controlling air,
 WATER AND SOIL pollution and air, WATER AND SOIL contamination,  INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HEALTH AND ENVI-
 RONMENTAL  IMPACTS  OF  LITHIUM-ION BATTERY USE AND MANUFACTURE, SUCH AS
 TOXICITY AND CONTAMINATION RESULTANT FROM  BATTERY  LEAKAGE  OR  DETERI-
 ORATION,  ENVIRONMENTAL  IMPACTS  OF  LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CASUALTIES AND
 DISPOSAL AND  HEALTH  RISKS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  EXPOSURE  TO  LITHIUM-ION
 BATTERY  COMPONENTS.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ALSO CONSIDER THE ENVIRON-
 MENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH  EXTREME-HEAT  LITHIUM
 BATTERY  FIRES, AND EFFECTS ON THE EQUIPMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY OF FIRST
 RESPONDERS IN THE EVENT OF AN EXTREME-HEAT BATTERY CASUALTY. SUCH EDUCA-
 TION SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE  DEVELOPING  AND  DISTRIBUTING  EDUCA-
 TIONAL  MATERIALS  AND  POSTING  SUCH  INFORMATION  ON  THE DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13029-01-1

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