STATE OF NEW YORK
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4848
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 23, 2023
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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:
1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 19-0301 of the
2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 319 of the laws of
3 2022, is amended to read as follows:
4 b. Encourage voluntary cooperation by all persons in controlling air,
5 water and soil pollution and air, water and soil contamination, includ-
6 ing but not limited to, educating the public about the health and envi-
7 ronmental impacts of idling vehicles, such as air pollution from vehicle
8 emissions, environmental impacts of carbon dioxide emissions and health
9 risks associated with exposure to vehicle emissions. Such education
10 shall, at a minimum, include developing and distributing educational
11 materials and posting such information on the department's website.
12 § 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
