Assembly Bill A4848

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the health and environmental impacts of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, and the manufacturing thereof

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A4848 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19-0301, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9192

2023-A4848 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Educates the public about the health and environmental impacts of lithium-ion battery use and manufacture on air, water and soil.

2023-A4848 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4848
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO,  ANGELINO, BLANKENBUSH, K. BROWN,
   BYRNES, GALLAHAN, J. M. GIGLIO, McDONOUGH,  TAGUE  --  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, as amended by chapter 319 of the laws of
 2022, 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 idling vehicles, such as air pollution from vehicle
 emissions,  environmental impacts of carbon dioxide emissions and health
 risks associated with exposure  to  vehicle  emissions.  Such  education
 shall,  at  a  minimum,  include developing and distributing educational
 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.
                                                            LBD08492-01-3

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