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Directs the department of environmental conservation to promulgate air quality standards for emissions of certain toxic air contaminants.

Bill summary (AI generated)

The proposed bill aims to direct the Department of Environmental Conservation to establish air quality standards specifically concerning emissions of certain toxic air contaminants. Should this bill become law, it will involve several key requirements and responsibilities for both the department and regulated entities. Firstly, the Department of Environmental Conservation will be tasked with the critical role of developing clear and enforceable air quality standards that address the emissions of identified toxic pollutants. This effort will likely entail comprehensive research and data analysis to assess the impacts and risks associated with these contaminants, ensuring that public health and environmental safety are safeguarded. Once the standards are promulgated, businesses and industries emitting these toxic air pollutants will be required to comply with the newly established regulations. This will include monitoring their emissions, reporting data to the department, and implementing necessary changes in operations or technology to reduce emissions in accordance with the regulatory framework. Failure to comply with these standards could result in penalties or enforcement actions initiated by the department. Additionally, the implementation of such air quality standards may necessitate ongoing public engagement and education efforts to inform communities about toxic air emissions and the measures taken to mitigate their effects. Overall, if the bill becomes law, it will significantly enhance the state's regulatory capacity to control air pollution and protect the environment and public health from toxic air contaminants.

History

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Tue 04 Mar 2025 referred to environmental conservation

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          6416

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      March 4, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPTIMO, LEVENBERG, OTIS, COLTON, ROSENTHAL,
          STECK, SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Environ-
          mental Conservation

        AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to emis-
          sions of toxic air contaminants

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

     1    Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
     2  new section 19-0330 to read as follows:
     3  § 19-0330. Air quality standards for toxic air contaminants.
     4    1.  Definitions.  For  purposes  of  this section, the following terms
     5  shall have the following meanings:
     6    a. "Adjacent to" shall mean within a radius of one mile.
     7    b.  "Disadvantaged community" shall have the same meaning as in subdi-
     8  vision five of section 75-0101 of this chapter.
     9    c. "Fenceline" shall mean the property boundary of a major source.
    10    d. "Major source" shall mean stationary air contamination source  that
    11  emits  or has the potential to emit ten tons per year or more of a toxic
    12  air contaminant or twenty-five tons per year or more of a combination of
    13  toxic contaminants.
    14    e. "Toxic air contaminant" shall  mean  benzene,  formaldehyde,  vinyl
    15  chloride, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans,
    16  trichloroethylene, mercury and any other substances added by the depart-
    17  ment.
    18    2.  Promulgation  of  standards. a. The department shall, on or before
    19  December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven, promulgate ambient air
    20  quality standards for the following  toxic  air  contaminants:  benzene,
    21  formaldehyde,  vinyl chloride, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlo-
    22  rinated dibenzofurans, trichloroethylene and mercury. Such standards may
    23  be hourly, rolling eight-hour or annual, or any combination thereof,  as

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07000-01-5

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     1  determined  by  the  department  in  consultation with the department of
     2  health.
     3    b.  The ambient air quality standards for toxic air contaminants shall
     4  be based on the best available scientific data concerning the  potential
     5  adverse human health effects of each contaminant.
     6    3.  Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-eight, the department
     7  shall incorporate toxic air contaminants into each major source permit.
     8    4. No later than December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-seven, the
     9  department shall establish regulations specifying when and how fenceline
    10  monitoring will be required for toxic air contaminants by major sources.
    11  Such regulations shall at a minimum take into consideration the existing
    12  air quality and the major source's proximity to  a  location  within  or
    13  adjacent to a disadvantaged community.
    14    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    15  have become a law.