New York A 4571: Establishes the drinking water quality institute to make recommendations to the department of health relating to ensuring the safety of potable water

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A04571 Summary:

BILL NOA04571 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07303

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SPONSORJensen

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COSPNSRGandolfo

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Add Art 2 Title 9 §269-a, Pub Health L

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Establishes the drinking water quality institute to make recommendations to the department of health relating to ensuring the safety of potable water.

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BILL NOA04571 

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02/04/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4571

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
 drinking water quality institute and providing for its duties

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

 1 Section 1. Article 2 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 2 new title IX to read as follows:
 3 TITLE IX
 4 DRINKING WATER QUALITY INSTITUTE
 5 Section 269-a. Drinking water quality institute; established.
 6 § 269-a. Drinking water quality institute; established. 1. There shall
 7 be established, within the department, the drinking water quality insti-
 8 tute. Such institute shall be composed of seventeen members as follows:
 9 (a) the commissioner;
 10 (b) the commissioner of environmental conservation;
 11 (c) the director of the office of remediation and materials with the
 12 department of environmental conservation;
 13 (d) the director of the office of water resources within the depart-
 14 ment of environmental conservation;
 15 (e) the director of the center for environmental health within the
 16 department;
 17 (f) the director of the bureau of occupational health and injury
 18 prevention within the department;
 19 (g) the director of the bureau of water supply protection within the
 20 department;
 21 (h) the director of the watershed protection and partnership councils
 22 within the department of state;
 23 (i) three members appointed by the governor;
 24 (j) three members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 25 and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07705-01-5

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 1 (k) three members appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
 2 2. (a) Of the members appointed to the drinking water quality insti-
 3 tute, the governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
 4 the assembly shall each appoint:
 5 (i) one member who represents water purveyors, of which one appointing
 6 authority shall appoint a representative of water purveyors whose prima-
 7 ry water source is an underground source or sources;
 8 (ii) one member who represents the academic scientific community; and
 9 (iii) one member representing the public, who has a background in
 10 environmental health issues.
 11 (b) The members of such institute appointed pursuant to paragraphs
 12 (i), (j) and (k) of subdivision one of this section shall serve terms of
 13 three years; provided, however, that of the initial appointments:
 14 (i) the water purveyor representative appointed by the governor, the
 15 academic scientific representative appointed by the temporary president
 16 of the senate and the public representative appointed by the speaker of
 17 the assembly shall serve initial terms of one year;
 18 (ii) the public representative appointed by the governor, the water
 19 purveyor representative appointed by the temporary president of the
 20 senate and the academic scientific representative appointed by the
 21 speaker of the assembly shall serve initial terms of two years; and
 22 (iii) the remaining appointed members shall serve initial terms of
 23 three years.
 24 (c) The members appointed pursuant to paragraphs (i), (j) and (k) of
 25 subdivision one of this section shall each serve their term of office or
 26 until their successor is appointed; provided that any vacancy in the
 27 position of an appointed member shall be filled in the same manner as
 28 the original appoint