New York A 3098: Relates to potable water testing at state and local parks

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A03098 Summary:

BILL NOA03098B

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SAME ASSAME AS S02438-A

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SPONSORBurdick

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COSPNSRRosenthal, Simone, Schiavoni

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1110-a, Pub Health L

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Requires potable water testing at state and local parks at least once every three years.

Go to top A03098 Actions:

BILL NOA03098B

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01/23/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

05/13/2026amend and recommit to health

05/13/2026print number 3098a

05/19/2026reported referred to ways and means

05/28/2026amend and recommit to ways and means

05/28/2026print number 3098b

Go to topA03098 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:22/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenAye

DinowitzAyeGandolfoAye

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzExcused

HevesiAyeGrayAye

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAbsent

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAbsent

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksAye

LunsfordExcused

CruzAye

Go to topA03098 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03098 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3098--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK, ROSENTHAL, SIMONE, SCHIAVONI -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Health -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee
 with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to potable water
 testing at state and local parks

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

 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section
 2 1110-a to read as follows:
 3 § 1110-a. Park potable water testing and standards. 1. The person,
 4 officer, board or commission having the management and control of the
 5 potable water supply of any state or local park shall conduct periodic
 6 first-drawn tap testing of potable water systems to monitor for lead
 7 contamination in each park under their jurisdiction. The testing shall
 8 be conducted and the results analyzed by an entity or entities approved
 9 by the commissioner. Such periodic first-drawn tap testing shall occur
 10 at least once every three years.
 11 2. Where a finding of lead contamination is made, the person, officer,
 12 board or commission having the management and control of the potable
 13 water supply of such park shall: (a) continue first-drawn tap water
 14 testing; (b) provide park visitors with an adequate supply of safe,
 15 potable water for drinking at no charge until future tests indicate lead
 16 levels are below the action level; (c) immediately take out of service
 17 such potable water outlet if it is intended for drinking or cooking; (d)
 18 conspicuously post warnings to park visitors, the form and content of
 19 such warnings to be determined by the commissioner, at any outlet where
 20 lead contamination was found, regardless of whether such outlets are

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01802-06-6

 A. 3098--B 2

 1 intended for drinking or cooking, and post such warnings and test
 2 results on the park's website; and (e) immediately transmit a copy of
 3 the results of all such testing, including laboratory reports, and any
 4 lead remediation plans to the commissioner and the commissioner of
 5 parks, recreation and historic preservation in a format to be determined
 6 by such commissioners.
 7 3. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of parks,
 8 recreation and historic preservation, shall make regulations to carry
 9 out the provisions of this section.
 10 4. The commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation
 11 shall make a copy of the results of all such testing and any lead reme-
 12 diation plans available to the public on the office of parks, recreation
 13 and historic preservati