Relates to the department of environmental conservation providing education and increasing awareness to the public of the health and environmental impacts of idling vehicles.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6962
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 20, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed 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
idling vehicles
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 19-0301 of the
2 environmental conservation law is amended to read as follows:
3 b. Encourage voluntary cooperation by all persons in controlling air
4 pollution and air contamination, including but not limited to, educating
5 the public about the health and environmental impacts of idling vehi-
6 cles, such as air pollution from vehicle emissions, environmental
7 impacts of carbon dioxide emissions and health risks associated with
8 exposure to vehicle emissions. Such education shall, at a minimum,
9 include developing and distributing educational materials and posting
10 such information on the department's website.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11069-02-1
