New York S 1028: Relates to the definition of elevated blood lead levels

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S01028 Summary:

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Add §16-bb, amd §16-m, UDC Act

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Enacts the "safe havens for all-day enjoyment (SHADE) act" directing the empire development corporation to develop a competitive grant program designed to assist municipalities in the state with establishing shaded public gathering spaces and public transportation areas to enhance the enjoyment and use of such spaces where there is no existing or insufficient sun protection.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1028

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the urban development corporation act, in relation to
 enacting the "safe havens for all-day enjoyment (SHADE) act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "safe
 2 havens for all-day enjoyment (SHADE) act".
 3 § 2. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the
 4 New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a
 5 new section 16-bb to read as follows:
 6 § 16-bb. Safe havens for all-day enjoyment grant program. (1) Program
 7 established. There is hereby established a "safe havens for all-day
 8 enjoyment grant program" under the purview of the empire state develop-
 9 ment corporation. Such program shall be a competitive grant program
 10 designed to assist municipalities in the state with establishing shaded
 11 public gathering spaces and public transportation areas to enhance the
 12 enjoyment and use of such spaces where there is no existing or insuffi-
 13 cient sun protection, as provided under this section.
 14 (2) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms
 15 shall have the following meanings:
 16 (a) "Eligible project" shall mean a project proposed by a municipality
 17 to enhance shade in the following areas within such municipality:
 18 (i) public gathering spaces, including but not limited to public
 19 parks, plazas, squares, or trails; and/or
 20 (ii) public transportation areas, including but not limited to bus
 21 stops, city blocks, or bicycling corridors.
 22 (b) "Grant recipients" shall mean municipalities selected to receive
 23 grant awards under the program pursuant to subdivision one of this
 24 section.
 25 (c) "Program" shall mean the safe havens for all-day enjoyment grant
 26 program established under this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03097-01-5

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 1 (3) Selection of grant recipients. Grant recipients shall be selected
 2 by the corporation based on the strength of their proposals, including
 3 evaluation of eligible projects highlighted within such proposals. The
 4 following criteria shall be considered by the corporation in evaluating
 5 such proposals:
 6 (a) Eligible projects shall be high impact in the number of people or
 7 events they will serve, as determined by the corporation by evaluating a
 8 history of events taking place at the location of such eligible
 9 projects, traffic studies, and any other evidence of regular use deemed
 10 relevant by the corporation;
 11 (b) The corporation shall favor selection of eligible projects that
 12 will serve the largest number of people; and
 13 (c) Eligible projects shall demonstrate an impact on mean radiant
 14 temperature, with a focus on reducing or providing relief from heat
 15 enhanced by the urban heat island effect, as determined by the corpo-
 16 ration, who shall develop standards for demonstrating such impacts.
 17 (4) Grants awarded and matching funds. (a) The corpo