Bill Text: NY S00847 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a state urban pesticide board to examine the application of pesticides in urban areas; delineates such board's functions, powers and duties; requires such board to make a preliminary and final report and make recommendations for legislative action; also requires alternative pesticide training.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S00847 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S00847-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          847
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 18, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
         vation
       AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
         creating  the state urban pesticide board and providing for the repeal
         of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Article 33 of the environmental conservation law is amended
    2  by adding a new title 17 to read as follows:
    3                                  TITLE 17
    4                         STATE URBAN PESTICIDE BOARD
    5  SECTION 33-1701. CREATION OF STATE URBAN PESTICIDE BOARD.
    6          33-1703. FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES.
    7          33-1705. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES.
    8  S 33-1701. CREATION OF STATE URBAN PESTICIDE BOARD.
    9    1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY  CREATED  WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THE "STATE URBAN
   10  PESTICIDE BOARD", REFERRED TO IN THIS TITLE AS  THE  BOARD.  SUCH  BOARD
   11  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  TEN  MEMBERS, FOUR OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE
   12  GOVERNOR AND SHALL INCLUDE THE  COMMISSIONER  AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
   13  HEALTH,  THREE  OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
   14  THE SENATE, AND THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER  OF  THE
   15  ASSEMBLY.
   16    2. THE EIGHT AT LARGE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHOULD INCLUDE: A REPRESEN-
   17  TATIVE OF AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRIME FUNCTION IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE
   18  ENVIRONMENTAL  QUALITY  OF  THE STATE; AN INDIVIDUAL WHO BY PROFESSIONAL
   19  TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE HAS EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH MATTERS; AN  INDI-
   20  VIDUAL  WHO BY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE HAS EXPERTISE IN PEST
   21  MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE  PESTICIDE  APPLICATION
   22  INDUSTRY;  A  REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ORGANIZATION CONCERNED WITH TENANTS
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  RIGHTS IN URBAN AREAS; AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF AN  ORGANIZATION  FOCUSED
    2  ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES.
    3    3.  THE  COMMISSIONER  AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, OR THEIR DESIG-
    4  NEES, SHALL SERVE AS THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE BOARD.
    5    4. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL RECEIVE NO  COMPENSATION  FOR  THEIR
    6  SERVICES,  BUT  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  THEIR  ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES
    7  INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
    8  S 33-1703. FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES.
    9    1. THE BOARD SHALL, AT A MINIMUM:
   10    A. EXAMINE PATTERNS OF PESTICIDE USE IN  URBAN  AREAS,  INCLUDING  THE
   11  AMOUNT  OF PESTICIDES USED RELATIVE TO OTHER AREAS, THE PARTICULAR TYPES
   12  OF PESTICIDES USED, THE TARGET PESTS BEING ADDRESSED, AND PESTICIDE  USE
   13  IN PUBLIC OR ASSISTED HOUSING AND SCHOOLS;
   14    B.  RESEARCH  NON-TOXIC  AND  LEAST  TOXIC  ALTERNATIVE  MEANS OF PEST
   15  MANAGEMENT IN URBAN AREAS, INCLUDING INVESTIGATING  PRIVATE  AND  PUBLIC
   16  PILOT  PROJECTS  IN  NEW YORK STATE AND OTHER STATES WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO
   17  IMPLEMENT PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES  THAT  DO  NOT  RELY  ON  HAZARDOUS
   18  PESTICIDES  BUT  INSTEAD  RELY  ON  PHYSICAL, MECHANICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL
   19  CONTROL METHODS, WITH LEAST-TOXIC PESTICIDES AS A METHOD OF LAST RESORT;
   20  AND
   21    C. SPECIFICALLY EXAMINE THE USE AND  SALE  OF  ILLEGAL  PESTICIDES  IN
   22  URBAN AREAS.
   23    2. THE BOARD SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGIS-
   24  LATURE  REGARDING  ANY POLICY REFORMS AND ENFORCEMENT MEASURES NECESSARY
   25  TO REDUCE THE RISK OF PESTICIDE USE IN URBAN AREAS AND ENCOURAGE USE  OF
   26  NON-TOXIC  METHODS  OF PEST MANAGEMENT. THE BOARD SHALL ISSUE A PRELIMI-
   27  NARY REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE NO  LATER  THAN  JANUARY
   28  FIFTEENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND  TEN  AND A FINAL REPORT NO LATER THAN JANUARY
   29  FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN.
   30    3. THE BOARD SHALL UTILIZE RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING, BUT
   31  NOT LIMITED TO, PESTICIDE REPORTING DATA FILED  UNDER  TITLE  TWELVE  OF
   32  THIS ARTICLE.
   33    4.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, "URBAN AREAS" SHALL MEAN CITIES OR
   34  TOWNS WITH A POPULATION DENSITY OF GREATER THAN ONE THOUSAND PERSONS PER
   35  SQUARE MILE.
   36  S 33-1705. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES.
   37    THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL  PROVIDE  THE  BOARD
   38  WITH  SUCH  FACILITIES, ASSISTANCE, AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE THE BOARD TO
   39  CARRY OUT ITS POWERS AND DUTIES. ADDITIONALLY, ALL OTHER AGENCIES OF THE
   40  STATE OR SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF SHALL, AT THE  REQUEST  OF  THE  CO-CHAIRS
   41  PROVIDE  THE  BOARD  WITH  SUCH FACILITIES, ASSISTANCE, AND DATA AS WILL
   42  ENABLE THE BOARD TO CARRY OUT ITS POWER AND DUTIES.
   43    S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 33-0905 of  the  environ-
   44  mental conservation law, as added by chapter 612 of the laws of 1983, is
   45  amended to read as follows:
   46    b. An applicant for certification shall satisfy the commissioner as to
   47  his OR HER knowledge and experience concerning the proper use and appli-
   48  cation  of  pesticides  [and], pesticide application equipment, AND PEST
   49  MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES THAT DO NOT INVOLVE THE USE OF PESTICIDES, INCLUD-
   50  ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS, MECHANICAL CONTROLS, AND
   51  BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS, through examination prior to initial certification.
   52  Recertification shall  be  by  training,  workbook,  or  examination  as
   53  required by the commissioner.
   54    S  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
   55  section one of this act shall remain in  full  force  and  effect  until
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    1  April  1, 2011, when upon such date the provisions of such section shall
    2  expire and be deemed repealed.