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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. WOERNER, EPSTEIN, STECK, ZEBROWSKI, DeSTEFANO,
   SAYEGH, WILLIAMS -- 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-
 isms,  chemicals,  toxic  substances, wastes or waste water in a concen-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 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.