STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

5855

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

May 15, 2019 ___________

Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to direct the department of environmental conservation, with the assistance of the department of transportation, to conduct a study on the environmental and human health impacts of John F. Kennedy interna- tional airport and LaGuardia airport

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

1 Section 1. The department of environmental conservation, with the 2 assistance of the department of transportation, shall conduct a study 3 describing the environmental, noise, and human health impacts caused by 4 runways, including new runways, and air traffic at John F. Kennedy 5 international airport and LaGuardia airport. In conducting this study, 6 the department, with the assistance of the department of transportation, 7 shall monitor actual noise levels experienced in 2020 and 2021 and shall 8 pay particular attention to the impact of air pollution, noise 9 pollution, the emission of gases and fluids by aircraft, and similar 10 factors on the quality of life, health, and property values of persons 11 who live adjacent to flight paths used by aircraft at John F. Kennedy 12 international airport and LaGuardia airport. The department shall deliv- 13 er a written report of its findings to the governor and the legislature 14 on or before March 31, 2022. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11688-02-9