STATE OF NEW YORK
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5185
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY, RAIA, HAWLEY, DUPREY, FINCH, MONTESANO,
GRAF, TENNEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BUTLER, CLARK, CROUCH,
THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring local
health departments to notify volunteer fire companies upon detecting
radiation
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Article 13 of the public health law is amended by adding a
2 new title 12-B to read as follows:
3 TITLE 12-B
4 NOTIFICATION TO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES
5 OF THE DETECTION OF RADIATION
6 Section 1389-h. Notification to volunteer fire companies of the
7 detection of radiation.
8 § 1389-h. Notification to volunteer fire companies of the detection of
9 radiation. County departments of health, local boards of health and any
10 other office of a municipality as defined by this chapter shall provide
11 notice to any fire company, as defined by subdivision two of section one
12 hundred of the general municipal law, serving any location, facility,
13 site, building or residence, where such entity finds traces of radi-
14 ation. Such notice, shall be provided within five days of such finding,
15 shall contain specific details of radioactive samples found, including
16 level of radiation and level of public health threat, and shall contain
17 any recommendations for dealing with the radioactive materials in a safe
18 and sufficient manner during firefighting operations. The commissioner
19 shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to
20 effectuate the provisions of this section.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
22 have become a law; provided that the commissioner of health is author-
23 ized to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to implement this
24 act on or before its effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08549-01-5
