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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, COOK, WOERNER, PEOPLES-STOKES, JEAN-
   PIERRE, HYNDMAN, TAYLOR -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  LUPARDO,
   THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT authorizing the commissioner of transportation to conduct a study
   relating to airborne ultrafine particles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Protect New York Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act".
   §  2.  1.  Definitions. a. For the purpose of this section, "ultrafine
 particles" "UFP" and "UFP's" shall mean particles  with  diameters  less
 than or equal to 100 nanometers.
   2.  Airborne ultrafine particle study. The commissioner of transporta-
 tion shall conduct a study  relating  to  airborne  ultrafine  particles
 ("UFP's"). The scope of such study shall include:
   (a)  summarizing  the relevant literature and studies done on airborne
 UFP's worldwide;
   (b) analyzing the impacts of certain large hub commercial airports  on
 airborne UFP's, including, but not limited to:
   (i) John F. Kennedy International Airport;
   (ii) LaGuardia Airport;
   (iii) Buffalo Niagara International Airport;
   (iv) Syracuse Hancock International Airport;
   (v) Greater Rochester International Airport;
   (vi) Albany International Airport; and
   (vii)  any  other  metropolitan  large  hub  airport identified by the
 commissioner of transportation.
   (c) investigating the characteristics of airborne UFP's, including but
 not limited to:
   (i) the spatial and temporal distributions of UFP concentrations;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (ii) the primary sources of UFP's;
   (iii) the extent to which aircraft and airport operations are contrib-
 uting  to  the distribution of UFP concentrations when compared to other
 sources;
   (iv) the potential health effects associated with elevated  UFP  expo-
 sure,  including  heart and lung diseases, asthma, nervous system disor-
 ders and other health effects that  have  been  considered  in  previous
 studies; and
   (v) the potential UFP exposure by susceptible and vulnerable groups.
   (d)  identifying  measures,  including the use of sustainable aviation
 fuels, intended to reduce emissions from aircraft and airport operations
 and to assess potential impacts on UFP-related emissions; and
   (e)  identifying  information  gaps  related  to   understanding   the
 relationships  between UFP exposure and health effects, contributions of
 aviation-related emissions to UFP  exposure  and  the  effectiveness  of
 mitigation measures.
   3.  Coordination.  The commissioner of transportation shall coordinate
 with the commissioner of environmental conservation, the commissioner of
 health and any other agency the  commissioner  of  transportation  deems
 appropriate  to  provide  data  and  other assistance necessary for such
 study.
   4. Report. The commissioner shall submit a report including  recommen-
 dations  and findings based on this study to the governor, the temporary
 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly  no  later  than
 two years after the effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.