New York K 27: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2025, as Radon Awareness Month in the State of New York

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K00027 Summary:

BILL NOK00027 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLupardo

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MLTSPNSRAngelino, Blankenbush, Carroll P, Conrad, Fitzpatrick, Gallahan, Griffin, Jensen, Jones, Lavine,
 Levenberg, Maher, McDonald, Pirozzolo, Rosenthal, Santabarbara, Sayegh, Seawright, Simon, Smith,
 Tague

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01/17/2025referred to calendar

01/21/2025adopted

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Assembly Resolution No. 27

BY: M. of A. Lupardo

 MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
 January 2025, as Radon Awareness Month in the State
 of New York

 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set aside to increase awareness of serious
health issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

 WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body hereby memorializes
Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2025, as Radon Awareness Month
in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National
Radon Action Month; and

 WHEREAS, Radon is a colorless, odorless, invisible gas that can only
be detected through radon testing; it is a radioactive gas that is
produced by the natural decay of uranium that is found in nearly all
soils; and

 WHEREAS, It is estimated that radon causes many thousands of deaths
each year due to breathing air containing radon which can cause lung
cancer; the Surgeon General has warned that radon is the second leading
cause of lung cancer in the United States today; and

 WHEREAS, The only way to know if there is a risk from radon is to
test for it; the EPA and the Surgeon General both strongly recommend
testing all homes below the third floor for radon; and

 WHEREAS, The Governor signed Chapter 414 of 2018 which recognized
the dangers of exposure and created a Radon Task Force to conduct a
comprehensive study on the human exposure to radon in indoor settings in
New York State; the Task Force, in its final report in 2023, addressed
the need for interagency coordination of public education and outreach
and prevention programs, as well as the need for training, education,
and possible licensing of radon services providers; it also addressed
other related information that the commissioner of health deemed
necessary and relevant in carrying out such studies of radon in indoor
settings; and

 WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater awareness of this
serious health condition, and more must be done to increase activity at
the local, State and National levels; now, therefore, be it

 RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim January 2025, as Radon
Awareness Month in the State of New York; and be it further

 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York.

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