S 1984 NY
Directs the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program
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Summary
New York bill S 1984 requires the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program. The report must analyze trends and cumulative impact of radioactive releases and disposals in conjunction with the Department of Health. If contamination exceeds EPA standards for maximum allowable levels in drinking water or food sources, other relevant agencies must be notified. The report must be made freely available on the commissioner's website. The bill takes effect 90 days after becoming law.
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Directs the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program and analyze such report showing trends and cumulative impact, as well as notify other relevant agencies if contamination has exceeded EPA standards for maximum amounts of contamination allowed in drinking water or food.
Sponsor (1)
- Pete Harckham Democratic · primary
6 coauthors / cosponsors
- Andrew Gounardes Democratic · cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- Liz Krueger Democratic · cosponsor
- Rachel May Democratic · cosponsor
- Robert Rolison Republican · cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (20)
- Jan 14, 2025 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
- Feb 25, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.395 · upper
- Feb 26, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Mar 3, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Mar 24, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Mar 24, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Mar 24, 2025 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
- Mar 25, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.645 · upper
- Mar 26, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Mar 30, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Apr 16, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Apr 16, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Apr 16, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · lower
- May 12, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A11029 · lower
- May 12, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.490 · lower
- May 12, 2026 PASSED ASSEMBLY · lower
- May 12, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S01984 Summary: BILL NO S01984   SAME AS SAME AS A11029
  SPONSOR HARCKHAM   COSPNSR GOUNARDES, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, ROLISON, WEBB   MLTSPNSR   Amd §3-0301, En Con L   Directs the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program and analyze such report showing trends and cumulative impact, as well as notify other relevant agencies if contamination has exceeded EPA standards for maximum amounts of contamination allowed in drinking water or food.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
1984
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 14, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to directing the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0301 of the environmental 2 conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph ii to read as 3 follows: 4 ii. Provide freely and make publicly available on its website an annu- 5 al report on radioactive releases or disposals, with respect to informa- 6 tion gathered regarding such activities pursuant to 6 NYCRR 380. In 7 conjunction with the department of health, such report shall be analyzed 8 to show trends and the cumulative impact of such radioactive releases or 9 disposals; provided that other relevant agencies shall be notified if 10 contamination has exceeded standards for maximum allowable level permit- 11 ted in drinking water or food sources, as prescribed by applicable state 12 and federal law; 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 14 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04718-01-5
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