Authorizes public agencies to provide access to information that is about materials, processes or actions that could cause harm to the public health or safety, or the environment.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5672--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 5, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, COOK, PAULIN, GALEF, GABRYS-
ZAK, SCHIMEL, ORTIZ, JACOBS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,
BRENNAN, GOTTFRIED, LENTOL, PERRY, RIVERA, ROBINSON, TITONE -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to access to public
agency records that contain information about materials, processes or
actions that may cause harm to the public health or safety, or the
environment
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 89 of the public officers law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
3 10. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, an agency may provide access
4 to records determined by such agency to be in the public interest,
5 including, but not limited to records or portions thereof that contain
6 information about materials, processes or actions that may cause harm to
7 the public health or safety, or the environment.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08587-02-3
