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NY S00048
Enacts the "private well testing act"; authorizes the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards for the testing of drinking water from privately owned wells.
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Introduced
01/06/2021
01/06/2021
In Committee
01/05/2022
01/05/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 General Assembly
Bill Summary
Enacts the "private well testing act"; authorizes the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards for the testing of drinking water from privately owned wells.
AI Summary
This bill enacts the "private well testing act" and authorizes the Department of Health to promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards for the testing of drinking water from privately owned wells. The bill requires the testing of private wells prior to the sale of real property, with the testing costs reimbursed from clean water infrastructure funds. It also mandates periodic testing of private wells by property lessors and requires the Department of Health to establish a public education program and report on the implementation of the law.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (8)
Brad Hoylman (D)*,
John Brooks (D),
Leroy Comrie (D),
Todd Kaminsky (D),
Liz Krueger (D),
Gustavo Rivera (D),
Luis Sepúlveda (D),
James Skoufis (D),
Last Action
PRINT NUMBER 48A (on 05/25/2022)
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