S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5769
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 19, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, GALEF, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-
         Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GLICK, GORDON, JOHN,  KOON,  MAYERSOHN,
         McENENY,  ORTIZ,  PAULIN, SWEENEY, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Health
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to research  relating
         to the health effects of artificial night light
         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 201 of the public  health  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
    3    (T) ENGAGE IN AND/OR SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ARTI-
    4  FICIAL  NIGHT  LIGHT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RESEARCH ON INDICATORS
    5  THAT EXPOSURE TO LIGHT AT NIGHT MAY BE  ASSOCIATED  WITH  THE  INCREASED
    6  RISK  OF  DEVELOPING  BREAST  CANCER BY SUPPRESSING THE NORMAL NOCTURNAL
    7  PRODUCTION OF MELATONIN BY THE PINEAL GLAND, WITHIN FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE
    8  FOR SUCH PURPOSES INCLUDING RESEARCH FUNDS FROM  NON-STATE,  PUBLIC  AND
    9  PRIVATE SOURCES;
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05671-01-9