Assembly Bill A5524

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to potable water testing at state and local parks

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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-A5524 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S147
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1110-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S9160
2019-2020: S3698
2021-2022: S1256

2023-A5524 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires potable water testing at state and local parks at least once every three years and any finding of lead contamination must be abated within ninety days.

2023-A5524 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5524
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  potable  water
   testing at state and local parks
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1110-a to read as follows:
   §  1110-A.  PARK  POTABLE  WATER TESTING AND STANDARDS. 1. THE PERSON,
 OFFICER, BOARD OR COMMISSION HAVING THE MANAGEMENT AND  CONTROL  OF  THE
 POTABLE  WATER  SUPPLY OF ANY STATE OR LOCAL PARK SHALL CONDUCT PERIODIC
 FIRST-DRAWN TAP TESTING OF POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS  TO  MONITOR  FOR  LEAD
 CONTAMINATION  IN EACH PARK UNDER HIS OR HER JURISDICTION AS REQUIRED BY
 REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. THE TESTING  SHALL  BE
 CONDUCTED  AND THE RESULTS ANALYZED BY AN ENTITY OR ENTITIES APPROVED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER.  SUCH PERIODIC FIRST-DRAWN TAP TESTING SHALL OCCUR  AT
 LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS.
   2. WHERE A FINDING OF LEAD CONTAMINATION IS MADE, THE PERSON, OFFICER,
 BOARD  OR  COMMISSION  HAVING  THE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE POTABLE
 WATER SUPPLY OF SUCH PARK SHALL:  (A)  CONTINUE  FIRST-DRAWN  TAP  WATER
 TESTING  PURSUANT  TO  REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION;
 (B) PROVIDE PARK VISITORS WITH AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF SAFE, POTABLE WATER
 FOR DRINKING AS REQUIRED BY RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT
 UNTIL  FUTURE TESTS INDICATE LEAD LEVELS PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS PROMUL-
 GATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; (C) CONSPICUOUSLY POST WARNINGS TO  PARK
 VISITORS  THE FORM AND CONTENT OF SUCH WARNINGS TO BE PROMULGATED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER, AS WELL AS POSTING SUCH WARNINGS AND TEST RESULTS  ON  THE
 PARK'S  WEBSITE; (D) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, ABATE SUCH CONTAMINATION WITHIN NINETY  DAYS;  AND  (E)  IMMEDIATELY
 TRANSMIT A COPY OF THE RESULTS OF ALL SUCH TESTING, INCLUDING LABORATORY
 REPORTS,  AND  ANY  LEAD REMEDIATION PLANS TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PARKS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01884-03-3
              

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