Requires the department of health to periodically review the United States environmental protection agency's contaminant candidate list, and make a determination whether the department of health should establish rules and regulations for the protection from contamination by any or all of the contaminants on the contaminant candidate list.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8186
IN SENATE
September 2, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring the
department of health to periodically review the United States environ-
mental protection agency's contaminant candidate list, and make a
determination whether the department of health should establish rules
and regulations for the protection from contamination by any or all of
the contaminants on the contaminant candidate list
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
2 1100-b to read as follows:
3 § 1100-b. Contaminant study. 1. The department shall, no less than
4 once every five years, conduct a review of the most recent publication
5 of the United States environmental protection agency's contaminant
6 candidate list, and make a determination whether the department should
7 establish rules and regulations for the protection from contamination by
8 any or all of the contaminants on the contaminant candidate list of any
9 or all public supplies of potable waters and water supplies of the state
10 or United States, institutions, parks, reservations or posts and their
11 sources within the state.
12 2. The department shall publish the findings of their periodic review
13 on the department's website, and shall submit a written report to the
14 governor, the speaker of the assembly, and the temporary president of
15 the senate. Such report shall include:
16 (a) identification of the specific measures taken by the department to
17 make a determination whether the department should regulate any or all
18 of the contaminants on the contaminant candidate list;
19 (b) evaluation of the resources available to implement such regu-
20 lations, and whether such resources are sufficient;
21 (c) recommendations for legislation or any other specific actions or
22 changes needed to effectively implement the provisions of this section.
23 3. The first such review as required by this section shall take place
24 within one year of the effective date of this section.
25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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