Bill Text: NY A02140 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Assembly Bill 2140 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Directs the department of environmental conservation, with the assistance of other state departments and agencies, to conduct a study on the quality of life and human health impacts at John F. Kennedy international airport and LaGuardia airport.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)

Status: (Passed) 2021-12-22 - approval memo.91 [A02140 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A02140-Amended.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                         2140--B

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 14, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GRIFFIN,  SOLAGES, WILLIAMS, RA, BRAUNSTEIN,
          AUBRY, O'DONNELL, HYNDMAN, MONTESANO, COOK, ANDERSON -- read once  and
          referred  to  the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
          ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT to direct the department of environmental conservation and other
          state departments and agencies to conduct a study on  the  quality  of
          life and human health impacts at John F. Kennedy international airport
          and LaGuardia airport

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The department  of  environmental  conservation,  with  the
     2  assistance  of  the  department of health, the department of transporta-
     3  tion, and any other state agencies the governor deems appropriate, shall
     4  conduct a study describing the environmental, noise,  and  human  health
     5  impacts  caused  by  runways,  including new runways, and air traffic at
     6  John F. Kennedy international airport and LaGuardia airport. In conduct-
     7  ing this study, such departments and state agencies shall monitor actual
     8  noise levels experienced in 2022  and  2023  and  shall  pay  particular
     9  attention  to  the impact of noise pollution and air pollution including
    10  but not limited to volatile  organic  compounds  and  nitrogen  dioxide,
    11  particulate matter 2.5, ultrafine particulates, black carbon, and fluids
    12  by  aircraft,  and  similar factors on the quality of life and health of
    13  persons who live under and adjacent to flight paths used by aircraft  at
    14  John F. Kennedy international airport and LaGuardia airport.  Funding to
    15  conduct  this  study  may include $500,000 appropriated in chapter 54 of
    16  the laws of 2021 for such purposes.   The  department  of  environmental
    17  conservation  shall  deliver  a  written  report of its findings and any
    18  recommendations to the governor and the legislature on or  before  March
    19  31, 2024.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03797-06-1