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                                   2960
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL,  DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, GALEF --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GLICK, ORTIZ, PAULIN -- 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:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 201 of the public  health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
   (T) ENGAGE IN AND/OR SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ARTI-
 FICIAL  NIGHT  LIGHT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RESEARCH ON INDICATORS
 THAT EXPOSURE TO LIGHT AT NIGHT MAY BE  ASSOCIATED  WITH  THE  INCREASED
 RISK  OF  DEVELOPING  BREAST  CANCER BY SUPPRESSING THE NORMAL NOCTURNAL
 PRODUCTION OF MELATONIN BY THE PINEAL GLAND, WITHIN FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE
 FOR SUCH PURPOSES INCLUDING RESEARCH FUNDS FROM  NON-STATE,  PUBLIC  AND
 PRIVATE SOURCES;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02600-01-9