Bill Text: NY A00036 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the application of pesticides in bodies of water that are used as a source of drinking water, except those used for the purpose of disinfection of drinking water.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A00036 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A00036-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          36
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. FARRELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
         application of pesticides to drinking water
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 33-1301 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
    3    12. FOR ANY PERSON TO APPLY ANY PESTICIDE TO A WATER BODY WITH A WATER
    4  SUPPLY  INTAKE THAT IS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING WATER FOR HUMAN
    5  CONSUMPTION, EXCEPT FOR PESTICIDES USED  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  DRINKING
    6  WATER DISINFECTION.
    7    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    8  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03097-01-3