S 7591: Establishes that areas containing lead-contaminated soil shall have the levels of lead contamination decreased to 300 ppm for residential areas and 1,000 ppm for commercial areas.
What S 7591 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to reduce lead contamination in soil across the state. It requires areas with lead-contaminated soil to decrease levels of lead to 300 parts per million (ppm) for residential zones and 1,000 ppm for commercial and industrial zones. The bill is implemented in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation and the Commissioner of Health. The new standards take effect 90 days after the bill becomes a law. The state is authorized to make necessary rule changes to implement the new standards within the effective date.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7591
- What is the current status of S 7591?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7591 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO HEALTH".
- Did S 7591 pass?
- Not yet. S 7591 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7591, and where is it now?
- S 7591 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Health. It is filed under PBH, alongside 184 other New York PBH bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Apr. 23, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 23, 2025 · 340 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7591 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the environmental conservation law, in relation to the remediation of lead contaminated soil The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 33 to read as follows: 3 33. The commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of environ- 4 mental conservation shall require that areas containing lead-contaminat- 5 ed soil shall have the levels of lead contamination decreased to the 6 level of three hundred ppm (parts per million) for residential zoned 7 areas and one thousand ppm for areas zoned for commercial and/or indus- 8 trial development. 9 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0301 of the environmental conservation 10 law is amended by adding a new paragraph nn to read as follows: 11 nn. Require, in consultation with the commissioner of health, as 12 required by subdivision thirty-three of section two hundred six of the 13 public health law, that areas containing lead-contaminated soil have the 14 levels of lead contamination decreased to the level of three hundred ppm 15 (parts per million) for residential zoned areas and one thousand ppm for 16 areas zoned for commercial and/or industrial development. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 18 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 19 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 20 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 21 on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11748-01-5
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