Senate Bill S805

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure

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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-S805 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1861
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §29.17, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8477, A10879
2019-2020: S3571, A1299
2021-2022: S1422, A429

2023-S805 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health to establish certain standards related to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure.

2023-S805 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S805 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    805
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide expo-
   sure

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 29.17 to read as follows:
   §  29.17 CLEANING OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AFTER PESTICIDE EXPOSURE. 1.
 AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING  MEAN-
 INGS:
   (A)  "MUNICIPALITY"  SHALL MEAN A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR AN
 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITHIN A CITY,  COUNTY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE  OR  ANY
 COMBINATION THEREOF.
   (B)  "OFFICE"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND
 HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
   (C) "PARK PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT" SHALL MEAN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT  WHICH
 IS LOCATED WITHIN A PLAYGROUND OPERATED BY ANY MUNICIPALITY OR OFFICE.
   (D)  "PESTICIDE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-
 FIVE OF SECTION 33-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN  CONSULTATION  WITH
 THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH SHALL ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN
 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND THE SPRAYING  OF  A  PESTICIDE  AT  WHICH  SUCH
 EQUIPMENT WILL NOT BE EXPOSED TO SUCH PESTICIDES.
   3.  FOLLOWING  THE  SPRAYING  OF  ANY PESTICIDE BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY
 MUNICIPALITY OR OFFICE, THE MUNICIPALITY OR OFFICE SHALL CLEAN ALL  PARK
 PLAYGROUND  EQUIPMENT LOCATED LESS THAN THE MINIMUM DISTANCE ESTABLISHED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 HEALTH.  THE  MUNICIPALITY  OR  OFFICE SHALL MAKE A REASONABLE EFFORT TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02835-01-3

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