Assembly Bill A5185

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires local health departments notify volunteer fire companies upon detecting radiation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5185 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4277
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13 Title 12-B §1389-h, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3578
2019-2020: A6167

2015-A5185 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A5185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5185

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. Article 13 of the public health law is amended by adding  a
new title 12-B to read as follows:
                               TITLE 12-B
                NOTIFICATION TO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES
                      OF THE DETECTION OF RADIATION
SECTION 1389-H. NOTIFICATION   TO   VOLUNTEER   FIRE  COMPANIES  OF  THE
                  DETECTION OF RADIATION.
  S 1389-H. NOTIFICATION TO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES OF THE DETECTION OF
RADIATION. COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH, LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH AND  ANY
OTHER  OFFICE OF A MUNICIPALITY AS DEFINED BY THIS CHAPTER SHALL PROVIDE
NOTICE TO ANY FIRE COMPANY, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE
HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, SERVING  ANY  LOCATION,  FACILITY,
SITE,  BUILDING  OR  RESIDENCE,  WHERE SUCH ENTITY FINDS TRACES OF RADI-
ATION. SUCH NOTICE, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF SUCH  FINDING,
SHALL  CONTAIN  SPECIFIC DETAILS OF RADIOACTIVE SAMPLES FOUND, INCLUDING
LEVEL OF RADIATION AND LEVEL OF PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT, AND SHALL  CONTAIN
ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEALING WITH THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN A SAFE
AND  SUFFICIENT  MANNER DURING FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND  REGULATIONS  AS  MAY  BE  NECESSARY  TO
EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided that the commissioner of health  is  author-
ized to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to implement this
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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