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- Referred to environmental conservation
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Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law and the public health law, in relation to the updating of cancer incidence and environmental facility maps; and to amend chapter 77 of the laws of 2010 amending the environmental conservation law and the public health law relating to an environmental facility and cancer incidence map, in relation to extending the expiration date of the provisions thereof
Purpose
To extend provisions requiring the creation and maintenance of cancer incidence and environmental facility maps and to ensure such maps are current.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends Environmental Conservation Law § 3-0317 to require the Department of Environmental Conservation update data regarding environmental facility locations not less than every five years.
Section two amends Public Health Law § 2401-b to require the technical advisory group to make recommendations every two years regarding the appropriate use and communication of cancer incidence and environmental facility maps. This section also requires the maps made available on the Department of Health website are updated not less than every five years.
Section three extends these provisions, set to expire on March 31, 2016, until March 31, 2020.
Section four provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
Chapter 77 of 2010, which created the cancer mapping program in New York State, was enacted to help determine whether environmental, occupational, or social factors influence the rates of certain cancers by collecting cases throughout the state to inform health care professionals and the public. The need for such data continues today as the link between environmental factors and health become increasingly clear. This legislation will ensure that the data made available is up to date and can continue to be used by researchers and health care professionals working to fight cancer.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
1st of January after enactment.
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