Bill Text: NY A05185 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires local health departments notify volunteer fire companies upon detecting radiation.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-04 - held for consideration in health [A05185 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05185-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5185
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. MURRAY, RAIA, HAWLEY, DUPREY, FINCH, MONTESANO,
         GRAF, TENNEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BUTLER, CLARK,  CROUCH,
         THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
       AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to requiring local
         health departments to notify volunteer fire companies  upon  detecting
         radiation
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Article 13 of the public health law is amended by adding  a
    2  new title 12-B to read as follows:
    3                                 TITLE 12-B
    4                  NOTIFICATION TO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES
    5                        OF THE DETECTION OF RADIATION
    6  SECTION 1389-H. NOTIFICATION   TO   VOLUNTEER   FIRE  COMPANIES  OF  THE
    7                    DETECTION OF RADIATION.
    8    S 1389-H. NOTIFICATION TO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES OF THE DETECTION OF
    9  RADIATION. COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH AND  ANY
   10  OTHER  OFFICE OF A MUNICIPALITY AS DEFINED BY THIS CHAPTER SHALL PROVIDE
   11  NOTICE TO ANY FIRE COMPANY, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE
   12  HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, SERVING  ANY  LOCATION,  FACILITY,
   13  SITE,  BUILDING  OR  RESIDENCE,  WHERE SUCH ENTITY FINDS TRACES OF RADI-
   14  ATION. SUCH NOTICE, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF SUCH  FINDING,
   15  SHALL  CONTAIN  SPECIFIC DETAILS OF RADIOACTIVE SAMPLES FOUND, INCLUDING
   16  LEVEL OF RADIATION AND LEVEL OF PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT, AND SHALL  CONTAIN
   17  ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEALING WITH THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN A SAFE
   18  AND  SUFFICIENT  MANNER DURING FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER
   19  SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND  REGULATIONS  AS  MAY  BE  NECESSARY  TO
   20  EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   21    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   22  have become a law; provided that the commissioner of health  is  author-
   23  ized to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to implement this
   24  act on or before its effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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