Bill Text: NY S00966 | 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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-08 - SUBSTITUTED BY A2140B [S00966 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S00966-Introduced.html
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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-08 - SUBSTITUTED BY A2140B [S00966 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S00966-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 966 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GAUGHRAN, LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation 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