Bill Text: NY S02069 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of health to conduct a study relating to airline noise at and around John F. Kennedy International Airport, with particular emphasis on noise caused by the SST-Concorde and similar aircraft.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-18 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S02069 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02069-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2069
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 18, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  authorizing  the
         commissioner  of  health to conduct a study concerning noise caused by
         airline traffic at John F. Kennedy International Airport
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 28 to read as follows:
    3    28.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  AUTHORIZE A STUDY TO BE MADE CONCERNING
    4  NOISE CAUSED BY AIRLINE TRAFFIC AT AND AROUND JOHN F.  KENNEDY  INTERNA-
    5  TIONAL AIRPORT. SUCH STUDY SHALL PARTICULARLY INCLUDE AN EMPHASIS ON THE
    6  NOISE  MADE  BY  THE  SST-CONCORDE AND OTHER SIMILAR AIRCRAFT. THE STUDY
    7  SHALL ALSO INCLUDE AND DETAIL THE FOLLOWING:
    8    (A) THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AT SUCH AIRPORT ON A
    9  DAILY BASIS;
   10    (B) THE AVERAGE DECIBEL LEVEL OF ARRIVING AND DEPARTING AIRCRAFT;
   11    (C) WHETHER THE NOISE CREATED BY SUCH AIRLINE TRAFFIC  CAUSES  HEARING
   12  OR OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR RESIDENTS RESIDING NEAR SUCH AIRPORT; AND
   13    (D) ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING THE NOISE OUTPUT AT SUCH AIRPORT.
   14  SUCH  STUDY  SHALL  BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHAIRPERSONS OF
   15  THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEES WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE  EFFEC-
   16  TIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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