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S 1984: Directs the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program and analyze such report showing trends and cumulative impact, as well as notify other relevant agencies if contamination has exceeded EPA standards for maximum amounts of contamination allowed in drinking water or food.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified May 13, 2026

What S 1984 does, verified May 13, 2026

The bill aims to improve transparency and public awareness of radioactive releases and disposals in the state. It requires the commissioner to publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program, making it freely available on the website. The report should analyze trends and the cumulative impact of radioactive releases or disposals. Additionally, the report will notify relevant agencies if contamination exceeds standards for maximum allowable levels in drinking water or food sources, as prescribed by applicable state and federal law. The report will be prepared in conjunction with the Department of Health. The bill takes effect on the 90th day after it becomes a law.

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Last action: returned to senate (2026-05-12)Alert me
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Andrew GounardesRobert JacksonLiz KruegerRachel MayRob RolisonLea Webb
Recent actions20 total · showing 5
May. 12, 2026returned to senate
May. 12, 2026passed assembly
May. 12, 2026ordered to third reading cal.490
May. 12, 2026substituted for a11029
Apr. 16, 2026referred to environmental conservation
Full action history, 15 earlier actionsConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 259 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1984 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to directing the commissioner to publicly publish an annual report on the environmental radiation surveillance program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0301 of the environmental 2 conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph ii to read as 3 follows: 4 ii. Provide freely and make publicly available on its website an annu- 5 al report on radioactive releases or disposals, with respect to informa- 6 tion gathered regarding such activities pursuant to 6 NYCRR 380. In 7 conjunction with the department of health, such report shall be analyzed 8 to show trends and the cumulative impact of such radioactive releases or 9 disposals; provided that other relevant agencies shall be notified if 10 contamination has exceeded standards for maximum allowable level permit- 11 ted in drinking water or food sources, as prescribed by applicable state 12 and federal law; 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 14 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04718-01-5 
Text of S 1984 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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