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

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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-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2140

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 14, 2021
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GRIFFIN,  SOLAGES, WILLIAMS, RA, BRAUNSTEIN,
          AUBRY, O'DONNELL, HYNDMAN, MONTESANO, COOK -- read once  and  referred
          to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

        AN  ACT  to  direct the department of health and other state departments
          and agencies to conduct a study on  the  quality  of  life  and  human
          health  impacts of 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  health,  with  the assistance of the
     2  department of environmental conservation, 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 air pollution, noise pollution, the  emission
    10  of  gases  and fluids by aircraft, and similar factors on the quality of
    11  life and health of persons who live adjacent to  flight  paths  used  by
    12  aircraft at John F. Kennedy international airport and LaGuardia airport.
    13  The  department of health shall deliver a written report of its findings
    14  to the governor and the legislature on or before March 31, 2024.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03797-01-1