Bill Text: NY A10774 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Creates the radon task force to conduct a comprehensive study on the prevention of human exposure to radon and make recommendations to reduce and minimize exposure to New York state residents; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-3)

Status: (Passed) 2018-12-21 - signed chap.414 [A10774 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A10774-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                        10774--A
                                                                   R. R. 128
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      May 17, 2018
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        Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
          ARROYO,  BARRON,  BLAKE, CASTORINA, COOK, CROUCH, D'URSO, ENGLEBRIGHT,
          FERNANDEZ, FRIEND, GALEF, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, LAVINE,  L. ROSEN-
          THAL,  SANTABARBARA,  SIMON, WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations -- reported and referred  to  the
          Committee  on Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee
          on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, passed by Assembly and  deliv-
          ered  to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the  special  order
          of third reading
        AN  ACT  creating  the radon task force; and providing for the repeal of
          such provisions upon expiration thereof
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1.  Legislative intent. The legislature recognizes the dangers
     2  to  human  health  which  exposure to radon causes. Radon is a naturally
     3  occurring, odorless radioactive gas that is one of the leading causes of
     4  lung cancer. The New York state department of health has identified over
     5  twenty-five counties as "high risk counties" for exposure to radon.   It
     6  is  critically  important  for New York state to develop a comprehensive
     7  approach to protecting New York residents  from  this  potential  health
     8  hazard.
     9    §  2.  There  is  hereby  created  the "radon task force" to conduct a
    10  comprehensive study on the prevention of human  exposure  to  radon  and
    11  make  recommendations  to reduce and minimize exposure to New York state
    12  residents. The scope of such study shall include:
    13    1. Examine the need for interagency coordination of  public  education
    14  and outreach and prevention programs;
    15    2.  Examine the need for training, education and possible licensing of
    16  radon services providers; and
    17    3. Review of any other related information that  the  commissioner  of
    18  health  may  deem  necessary  or  relevant in carrying out such study of
    19  radon in indoor settings.
    20    § 3. 1. The task force shall consist of seven members as follows:
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    a. the secretary of state or the secretary's designee;
     2    b. the commissioner of health or such commissioner's designee;
     3    c. the commissioner of labor or such commissioner's designee;
     4    d.  two  members to be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be
     5  an individual who possesses expertise in the field of radon testing  and
     6  mitigation and the other being an individual who represents the field of
     7  real estate;
     8    e.  one  member  to  be  appointed  by  the temporary president of the
     9  senate; and
    10    f. one member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
    11    2. The governor shall designate one member to serve as the chairperson
    12  of the task force.
    13    § 4. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation but shall
    14  be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses in the performance
    15  of their duties pursuant to this act.
    16    § 5. A report of the findings and recommendations of  the  task  force
    17  and  any proposed legislation necessary to implement such findings shall
    18  be filed with the governor, the temporary president of the  senate,  the
    19  speaker  of  the  assembly,  the  minority leader of the senate, and the
    20  minority leader of the assembly on or before April first,  two  thousand
    21  nineteen.
    22    §  6.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    23  deemed repealed May 1, 2019.
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