New York A 1649: Relates to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure

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A01649 Summary:

BILL NOA01649A

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SAME ASSAME AS S01380-A

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRKelles

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §29.17, Pks & Rec L

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Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health to establish certain standards related to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure.

Go to top A01649 Actions:

BILL NOA01649A

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01/10/2025referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

05/05/2025amend and recommit to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

05/05/2025print number 1649a

01/07/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1649--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
 relation to the cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide expo-
 sure

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

 1 Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
 2 amended by adding a new section 29.17 to read as follows:
 3 § 29.17 Cleaning of playground equipment after pesticide exposure. 1.
 4 As used in this section, the following terms have the following mean-
 5 ings:
 6 (a) "Municipality" shall mean a city, county, town or village, or an
 7 improvement district within a city, county, town or village or any
 8 combination thereof.
 9 (b) "Office" shall mean the state office of parks, recreation and
 10 historic preservation.
 11 (c) "Park playground equipment" shall mean playground equipment which
 12 is located within a playground operated by any municipality or office.
 13 (d) "Pesticide" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision thirty-
 14 five of section 33-0101 of the environmental conservation law.
 15 2. The department of environmental conservation in consultation with
 16 the department of health shall establish the minimum distance between
 17 playground equipment and the spraying of a pesticide at which such
 18 equipment will not be exposed to such pesticides.
 19 3. Following the spraying of any pesticide by or on behalf of any
 20 municipality or office, the municipality or office shall clean all park
 21 playground equipment located less than the minimum distance established
 22 by the department of environmental conservation and the department of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02306-03-5

 A. 1649--A 2

 1 health. The municipality or office shall make a reasonable effort to
 2 clean the equipment immediately following pesticide application, but
 3 shall be required to clean the equipment within twenty-four hours of the
 4 application. The department of environmental conservation and the
 5 department of health shall establish standards for cleaning playground
 6 equipment to remove pesticide residue, which shall apply to all cleaning
 7 conducted pursuant to this subdivision. Such standards shall include,
 8 but not be limited to:
 9 (a) The identification of safe and effective cleaning methods appro-
 10 priate to the type of pesticide used;
 11 (b) Required employer-provided personal protective equipment (PPE) for
 12 workers performing the cleaning, including, but not limited to, gloves,
 13 goggles, protective clothing, and respiratory protection where neces-
 14 sary; and
 15 (c) Protocols to minimize the duration and intensity of employee expo-
 16 sure to pesticide residues, including staffing considerations and rest
 17 breaks where appropriate.
 18 4. For purposes of this section the use of an aerosol product with a
 19 directed spray, in containers of eighteen fluid ounces or less, when
 20 used to protect individuals from an imminent threat from stinging and
 21 biting insects including venomous