Bill Text: NY A04034 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in cities with a population of one million or more.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to environmental conservation [A04034 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A04034-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4034

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 1, 2021
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
          GLICK, J. RIVERA, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
          Environmental Conservation

        AN ACT to create a temporary state commission to study and  make  recom-
          mendations  concerning  the application of pesticides in cities with a
          population of one million or more

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

     1    Section 1. A temporary state commission, to be known as the "temporary
     2  state  pesticide commission", is hereby created to study and make recom-
     3  mendations relating to the application of pesticides in  cities  with  a
     4  population of one million or more.
     5    § 2. The commission shall consist of eleven members to be appointed as
     6  follows: five shall be appointed by the governor; two shall be appointed
     7  by  the temporary president of the senate and one by the minority leader
     8  of the senate; and two shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly
     9  and one by the minority leader of  the  assembly.  The  members  of  the
    10  commission  shall  serve  at  the  pleasure  of  the official making the
    11  appointment of such member.  Of the five members appointed by the gover-
    12  nor, one shall be from the department of health and one  shall  be  from
    13  the department of environmental conservation. The remaining nine members
    14  of the commission must reside in a city with a population of one million
    15  or  more.  Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled
    16  in the manner provided for  original  appointments.  Membership  on  the
    17  commission shall not constitute a public office. A chairperson and vice-
    18  chairperson  of  the  commission  shall  be elected by a majority of its
    19  members, all members being present.
    20    § 3. The members of the commission shall receive no  compensation  for
    21  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    22  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    §  4.  The commission shall make a report of its findings and make any
     2  recommendations it may deem necessary and appropriate to  the  governor,
     3  the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no
     4  later than one year after the effective date of this act.
     5    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.