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History
- Substituted by A10372
- Ordered to third reading cal.1369
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to health
Companion bill
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Relates to reimbursement for aerial spraying for mosquitoes on state land
Signed by Governor · Sponsor William Magnarelli
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7340
Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to reimbursement for aerial spraying for mosquitoes on state land
Purpose
To provide reimbursement to counties for aerial spraying for mosquitoes on state lands.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 provides that aerial spraying for mosquitoes on state land shall be reimbursed at one hundred percent, subject to amounts appropriated.
Section 2 provides for the immediate enactment of this bill.
Justification
Under current law, counties may be reimbursed for 50% of the emergency measures taken during public health emergencies, if it is determined that there is an imminent threat to public health.
Under this bill counties may be reimbursed for 100% of the cost of aerial spraying for mosquitoes that is undertaken on state land, within amounts appropriated. The 2012 state budget appropriated $100,000 for such spraying.
Aerial spraying is done to combat mosquito bourne diseases such as Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) which is a viral disease of wild birds that is transmitted to horses by mosquitoes. The virus is found in wetland habitats along the Eastern seaboard of the United States. The virus rapidly attacks the central nervous system and is almost always fatal in horses.
While human cases of EEE are very rare, they are also extremely serious with a recovery rate of less than 50%. Even in those individuals who do recover, they are frequently left with brain damage. Children are more susceptible to EEE than are adults.
Tragically, one such child was Maggie Sue Wilcox, a four-year-old from Central, New York, succumbed to EEE in the summer of 2011.
In an effort to prevent further such tragedies, this bill seeks to assist counties in combating the public health threat of EEE by providing them with 100% reimbursement when they conduct aerial spraying for mosquitoes on state land.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
$100,000 was appropriated in the 2012 budget to accomplish this bill. This bill language is needed in order to distribute the funds to affected the counties as appropriated.
Local fiscal implications
There would be a savings to localities since counties who conduct aerial spraying on state land would be reimbursed at 100%.
Effective date
Immediately.
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