STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5375--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, BURDICK, PAULIN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, EPSTEIN, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the use of gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers during certain months 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 1300-d to read as follows: 3 § 1300-d. Gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers. No person shall operate a 4 gas-powered leaf and lawn blower for any purpose between May first and 5 September thirtieth. Any person who violates the provisions of this 6 section shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than one hundred 7 dollars. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on May 1, 2024. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03649-03-2