5. "PREVIOUS PERMIT HOLDER" MEANS A PERMIT HOLDER WHO HAS A PERMIT
THAT HAS EXPIRED WITHIN THE FIVE YEARS PREVIOUS TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS ARTICLE.
6. "WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY" MEANS ANY FACILITY THAT TREATS
WASTEWATER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT
PLANTS, INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, AND SEPTAGE TREATMENT
FACILITIES.
§ 27-0803. MORATORIUM ON LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLIDS.
1. FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE AND
ENDING FIVE YEARS AFTER SUCH DATE, A MORATORIUM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED ON
THE LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLIDS WHICH SHALL APPLY TO ALL EXISTING
PERMITS, RENEWALS AND NEW APPLICATIONS.
2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH ADD
PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AS A PARAMETER OF CONCERN
FOR ANALYSIS WITHIN NYCRR PARTS 361-2.4 (SOIL) AND 361-3.9 (BIOSOLIDS)
FOR BOTH SOIL AND BIOSOLID TESTING.
3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH
REGULATORY THRESHOLD LEVELS FOR ALL INDIVIDUAL PFAS CHEMICALS FOR WHICH
METHODS ARE AVAILABLE WHICH CALL FOR REMEDIATING PFAS CONTAMINATION IN
BOTH GROUNDWATER AND SOILS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE LATEST STANDARDS,
AND ENSURING THE CURRENT STANDARDS ARE MAXIMALLY PROTECTIVE OF HUMAN
HEALTH AND WILDLIFE. FINAL REGULATIONS SHALL NOT BE LESS PROTECTIVE THAN
THOSE PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
4. UNTIL REGULATIONS ARE PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THRESH-
OLD LEVELS OF PFAS CONTAMINATION WITHIN GROUNDWATER AND SOILS THAT TRIG-
GER INCLUSION IN THE PFAS AGRICULTURAL RESPONSE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW SHALL BE
AS FOLLOWS:
(A) WITHIN GROUNDWATER CURRENT NEW YORK STATE OR UNITED STATES ENVI-
RONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STANDARDS FOR DRINKING WATER, WHICHEVER ARE
MORE PROTECTIVE TO HUMAN HEALTH;
(B) WITHIN SOIL, THRESHOLD LEVELS FOR PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID (PFOA)
SHALL BE 0.00066 PARTS PER MILLION (PPM) AND FOR PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFO-
NATE (PFOS) SHALL BE 0.00088 PARTS PER MILLION (PPM).
§ 27-0805. TESTING AND REPORTING.
1. (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE ALL EXISTING PERMIT HOLDERS AND
PREVIOUS PERMIT HOLDERS TO CONDUCT TESTING OF: (I) GROUNDWATER BENEATH
AND DIRECTLY DOWNSTREAM OF LANDS WHERE BIOSOLIDS HAVE BEEN APPLIED; (II)
BIOSOLIDS IN THE PERMIT HOLDER'S POSSESSION; AND (III) SOIL ON LANDS
WHERE BIOSOLIDS HAVE BEEN APPLIED.
(B) SUCH TESTING SHALL BE: (I) FOR SOIL AND BIOSOLIDS, QUARTERLY FOR
ONE YEAR; AND (II) FOR GROUNDWATER, QUARTERLY FOR THREE YEARS.
(C) PERMIT HOLDERS SHALL SUBMIT THE RESULTS OF SUCH MONITORING TO THE
DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT PERMIT HOLDERS SHALL
SUBMIT THEIR FIRST MONITORING RESULTS WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE.
(D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP REGULATIONS, WHEREVER REGULATIONS DO
NOT ALREADY EXIST, AND IS AUTHORIZED TO AMEND OR REPEAL ANY EXISTING
REGULATIONS RELATING TO TESTING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW ALL BIOSOLID LAND APPLICATION PERMITS
ISSUED IN THE PAST THIRTY YEARS. IF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED LAND IS NO
LONGER COVERED BY AN ACTIVE PERMIT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE
CURRENT LANDOWNER OF THE POTENTIAL FOR PFAS CONTAMINATION AND OFFER TO
TEST THE LAND AND GROUNDWATER FOR PFAS CHEMICALS FOLLOWING THE SAME
TESTING REGIMEN THAT APPLIES TO CURRENT PERMIT HOLDERS.
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3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE ALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES TO
TEST BIOSOLIDS FOR PFAS CHEMICALS QUARTERLY FOR ONE YEAR AND REPORT THE
RESULTS TO THE DEPARTMENT.
4. TESTING AND EVALUATION OF PERMITTED SITES SHALL BE CONDUCTED USING
A PFAS TESTING METHOD OR METHODS AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY AUTHORIZE EPA METHOD 1633A AS AN APPROVED
TESTING METHOD. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL METHODS THAT
DETECT MORE PFAS AS SUCH METHODS BECOME AVAILABLE AND SHALL REQUIRE THAT
THE METHOD THAT DETECTS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PFAS (AT EQUAL OR LOWER
DETECTION LIMITS THAN EPA METHOD 1633A) SHALL BE USED.
5. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
DATABASE OF DISAGGREGATED SOIL, BIOSOLID (DIFFERENTIATING BIOSOLID DATA
SOURCED FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY AND FROM PERMIT HOLDERS), AND
GROUNDWATER TESTING RESULTS WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS ARTICLE. SUCH DATABASE SHALL USE BEST PRACTICES STANDARDS FOR DATA
COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION, INCLUDING STANDARDIZATION AND CLEANING OF
DATA, AND SHALL MAKE SUCH DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN COMMONLY USED
DATA FORMATS, WHICH SHALL, WHERE APPROPRIATE, BE AGGREGATED BY DEPART-
MENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION REGION, IN A FORM WHICH EXCLUDES
SPECIFIC ADDRESSES, LOCATIONS, OR OTHER PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMA-
TION.
§ 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new arti-
cle 11-C to read as follows:
ARTICLE 11-C
SOIL HEALTH AND PFAS AGRICULTURE RESPONSE PROGRAM
§ 151-P. PFAS AGRICULTURAL RESPONSE PROGRAM.
§ 151-P. PFAS AGRICULTURAL RESPONSE PROGRAM. 1. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL ESTABLISH A PFAS AGRI-
CULTURAL RESPONSE PROGRAM TO ASSIST FARMS FOUND TO HAVE LEVELS OF PFAS
CONTAMINATION WHICH EXCEED REGULATORY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
TITLE EIGHT OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
LAW.
2. THE PROGRAM SHALL, AT A MINIMUM:
(A) PROVIDE GRANTS, USING MONIES FROM THE AGRICULTURAL PFAS RESPONSE
FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-FIVE-L OF THE STATE FINANCE
LAW, TO LANDOWNERS WITH LAND FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED BY PFAS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SHORT-TERM INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION OR REPLACEMENT, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, REIMBURSING FARMS FOR THE VALUE OF CROPS LOST AS A
RESULT OF PFAS CONTAMINATION;
(B) ASSIST LANDOWNERS WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISE
BUDGETS TO ADDRESS LAND OR GROUNDWATER FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED BY PFAS.
SUCH ENTERPRISE BUDGETS MAY INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF:
(I) ALTERNATIVE CROPPING SYSTEMS;
(II) REMEDIATION STRATEGIES;
(III) TECHNOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS;
(IV) TRANSITIONING TO ALTERNATIVE REVENUE STREAMS, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO TRANSITIONING TO ALTERNATIVE LAND USE SYSTEMS; AND
(V) LOCATING ALTERNATIVE VIABLE FARMLAND;
(C) INVEST IN TRANSITIONAL EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
TO: (I) SUPPORT A TRANSITION TO AN ALTERNATIVE CROPPING SYSTEM; AND (II)
IMPLEMENT REMEDIATION STRATEGIES, TECHNOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS, OR OTHER
MODIFICATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS IN RESPONSE TO PFAS CONTAM-
INATION;
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(D) DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES TO MITIGATE FURTHER PFAS CONTAMINATION,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALTERNATIVE CROPPING SYSTEMS; AND
(E) PROVIDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT FURTHER MONITORING AND TESTING TO
DETERMINE AND MONITOR LEVELS OF CONTAMINATION. SUCH TESTING MAY INCLUDE,
BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, TESTING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, ADDITIONAL
FARM FIELDS' SOILS, WATER SOURCES, LIVESTOCK, SOIL AND GROUNDWATER OF
NEARBY PROPERTIES, AND FEED. DURING THE FIVE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON LAND
APPLICATION OF BIOSOLIDS PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-0803 OF THE ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF SUCH
MONITORING AND TESTING TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING TO ADJACENT IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES, THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BY POSTING
INFORMATION ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
(A) "BIOSOLIDS" MEANS THE ACCUMULATED SEMI-SOLIDS OR SOLIDS RESULTING
FROM TREATMENT OF WASTEWATERS FROM PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OWNED OR OPER-
ATED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS.
(B) "ENTERPRISE BUDGET" MEANS AN ESTIMATION OF THE PLANNING AND ESTI-
MATION OF REVENUE, COSTS, AND PROFITS FOR A FARM.
(C) "MONITORING" MEANS SAMPLING OF BIOSOLIDS FROM SOIL SAMPLES AND/OR
GROUNDWATER SAMPLES FROM AGRICULTURAL LAND TO DETERMINE THE CONCEN-
TRATION OF PFAS PRESENT.
(D) "PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES" OR "PFAS" MEANS A
CLASS OF FLUORINATED ORGANIC CHEMICALS CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE FULLY
FLUORINATED CARBON ATOM.
§ 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-l to
read as follows:
§ 95-L. AGRICULTURAL PFAS RESPONSE FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
LISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF
TAXATION AND FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "AGRICULTURAL
PFAS RESPONSE FUND".
2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF MONIES APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANS-
FERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.
3. ALL MONIES DEPOSITED IN THE AGRICULTURAL PFAS RESPONSE FUND SHALL
BE AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PFAS AGRICULTURAL RESPONSE PROGRAM
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN-C OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
4. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS.
§ 4. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by
adding a new title 6 to read as follows:
TITLE 6
NEW YORK STATE BIOSOLIDS TASK FORCE
SECTION 27-0601. NEW YORK STATE BIOSOLIDS TASK FORCE.
27-0603. DEFINITIONS.
27-0605. TASK FORCE COMPOSITION.
27-0607. POWERS AND DUTIES.
§ 27-0601. NEW YORK STATE BIOSOLIDS TASK FORCE.
THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THE NEW YORK STATE
BIOSOLIDS TASK FORCE TO EVALUATE THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF VARIOUS METH-
ODS OF BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL WITHIN THE STATE WITH RESPECT TO THE RISKS
POSED BY PFAS CHEMICALS AND TO INVESTIGATE A PATH FORWARD FOR NEW YORK
STATE BIOSOLID DISPOSAL THAT IS MAXIMALLY PROTECTIVE OF HUMAN AND
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH.
§ 27-0603. DEFINITIONS.
AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
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1. "BIOSOLIDS" MEANS THE ACCUMULATED SEMI-SOLIDS OR SOLIDS RESULTING
FROM TREATMENT OF WASTEWATERS FROM PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OWNED OR OPER-
ATED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS.
2. "ENTERPRISE BUDGET" MEANS AN ESTIMATION OF THE PLANNING AND ESTI-
MATION OF REVENUE, COSTS, AND PROFITS FOR A FARM.
3. "MONITORING" MEANS SAMPLING OF BIOSOLIDS FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT
FACILITIES, SOIL SAMPLES AND/OR GROUNDWATER SAMPLES FROM AGRICULTURAL
LAND TO DETERMINE THE CONCENTRATION OF PFAS PRESENT.
4. "PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES" OR "PFAS" MEANS A
CLASS OF FLUORINATED ORGANIC CHEMICALS CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE FULLY
FLUORINATED CARBON ATOM.
5. "PREVIOUS PERMIT HOLDER" MEANS A PERMIT HOLDER WHO HAS A PERMIT
THAT HAS EXPIRED WITHIN THE FIVE YEARS PREVIOUS TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS ARTICLE.
6. "WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY" MEANS ANY FACILITY THAT TREATS
WASTEWATER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT
PLANTS, INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, AND SEPTAGE TREATMENT
FACILITIES.
§ 27-0605. TASK FORCE COMPOSITION.
1. THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THIRTEEN MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS:
(A) THE COMMISSIONER, OR THE COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE, WHO SHALL BE THE
CHAIR OF THE TASK FORCE;
(B) ONE MEMBER FROM THE DEPARTMENT;
(C) ONE MEMBER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH;
(D) ONE MEMBER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS;
(E) THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS FOLLOWS:
(I) ONE OF WHOM SHALL REPRESENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT UTILITIES;
(II) ONE OF WHOM SHALL HAVE A BACKGROUND OR EXPERTISE IN SOLID WASTE
AND ORGANICS RECYCLING; AND
(III) ONE OF WHOM SHALL HAVE A BACKGROUND OR EXPERTISE IN SOIL AND
CROP HEALTH AND TOXIC CONTAMINATION;
(F) TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
ONE OF WHOM SHALL REPRESENT THE PUBLIC AND SHALL HAVE A BACKGROUND OR
EXPERTISE IN PFAS CONTAMINATION AND/OR TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH RISK
ASSESSMENT;
(G) TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ONE OF WHOM
SHALL REPRESENT THE PUBLIC AND SHALL HAVE A BACKGROUND OR EXPERTISE IN
PFAS CONTAMINATION AND/OR TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT;
(H) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE; AND
(I) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
2. THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR
THEIR SERVICES BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
3. THE TASK FORCE SHALL MEET AT SUCH TIMES AND PLACES AS MAY BE DETER-
MINED BY ITS CHAIR; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE TASK FORCE SHALL MEET AT
A MINIMUM OF SIX TIMES PER YEAR.
4. A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSTITUTE A
QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS. ACTION MAY BE TAKEN, AND MOTIONS
AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED, AT ANY MEETING BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A
MAJORITY OF THE FULL MEMBERSHIP OF THE TASK FORCE.
§ 27-0607. POWERS AND DUTIES.
1. THE TASK FORCE SHALL:
(A) REVIEW THE DRAFT "SEWAGE SLUDGE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PERFLUOROOCTA-
NOIC ACID (PFOA) CASRN 335-67-1 AND PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS)
CASRN 1763-23-1", DATED JANUARY TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, AND MONITOR
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COMMENTS PROVIDED TO THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
AND ANY REVISIONS TO THE RISK ANALYSIS;
(B) ANALYZE THE PATHWAYS OF HUMAN EXPOSURE TO PFAS AND HOW BIOSOLIDS
APPLIED TO LAND CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH EXPOSURE;
(C) SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT IN ANY REGULATORY PROCESSES RELATED TO PFAS
IN BIOSOLIDS, PRIORITIZING EFFICIENT PROCESSES AND APPLYING THE BEST
AVAILABLE SCIENCE;
(D) EVALUATE MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HUMAN,
ECOSYSTEM, AND WILDLIFE EXPOSURE FROM LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLIDS;
(E) REVIEW AND SUMMARIZE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ACTIONS OF
OTHER STATES AND REGIONAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO UNDERSTAND THE RISKS
AND CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH ACTIONS, THE USE AND EFFECTS OF PFAS AND BIOSO-
LIDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
(I) CONTINUED LAND APPLICATION;
(II) ALLOWANCES FOR AND USE OF BIOSOLID DERIVED FERTILIZER PRODUCTS;
(III) LAND APPLICATION BANS;
(IV) LANDFILLING;
(V) INCINERATION; AND
(VI) MITIGATION OF PFAS THROUGH INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS AND
SOURCE IDENTIFICATION;
(F) WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO SUMMARIZE CURRENT DATA AND PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHERE MORE DATA MAY BE
REQUIRED;
(G) REVIEW EXISTING STANDARDS FOR PFAS CONTAMINATION WITHIN SOIL,
WATER, AIR, AND BIOSOLIDS, BOTH IN NEW YORK AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL;
(H) REVIEW POSSIBLE PFAS REMEDIATION STRATEGIES FOR PFAS CONTAMINATION
WITHIN SOIL, WATER, AIR, AND BIOSOLIDS;
(I) REVIEW AND SUMMARIZE THE REMAINING CAPACITY OF LANDFILLS AND
INCINERATION FACILITIES TO ACCEPT BIOSOLIDS. SUCH REVIEW SHALL CONSIDER
THE IMPACT ACROSS THE DIFFERENT REGIONS WITHIN THE STATE AND ENVIRON-
MENTAL JUSTICE AREAS, INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF PFAS-RICH LANDFILL LEAC-
HATE DISPOSAL VIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;
(J) REVIEW AND EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF AND EMERGENT TECHNOLO-
GIES FOR MANAGING CONTAMINATED BIOSOLIDS;
(K) REVIEW AND EVALUATE PFAS DESTROYING TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING THE
RISKS TO HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND THE CURRENT STATE OF
DEPLOYMENT AND BARRIERS TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF SUCH TECHNOLOGIES;
(L) DETERMINE FINANCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF DIFFER-
ENT PATHWAYS FOR MANAGING BIOSOLIDS;
(M) EVALUATE THE RISKS, IMPLICATIONS, AND LEVELS OF PFAS IN FOOD
PRODUCTS GROWN ON LAND WHERE BIOSOLIDS HAVE BEEN APPLIED OR LIVESTOCK
FED CROPS GROWN ON LAND WHERE BIOSOLIDS HAVE BEEN APPLIED;
(N) WHERE POSSIBLE, WORK WITH OTHER REGIONAL AUTHORITIES TO UNDERSTAND
THEIR INTENT OF BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT IN THEIR JURISDICTIONS TO DETERMINE
IMPACTS OF THE LIMITATIONS OF BIOSOLIDS DISPOSAL AND END USES;
(O) CONDUCT A MINIMUM OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR INPUT ANNUALLY;
(P) ISSUE AN INTERIM PROGRESS REPORT AT THE END OF THE FIRST YEAR. THE
INTERIM REPORT SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE LEGISLATURE
AND BE POSTED PUBLICLY ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE; AND
(Q) ISSUE A FINAL REPORT AT THE END OF THE SECOND YEAR. THE FINAL
REPORT SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE LEGISLATURE AND BE
POSTED PUBLICLY ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
2. THE TASK FORCE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO:
(A) CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE;
(B) CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.
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3. THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL PROVIDE THE TASK FORCE WITH SUCH FACILITIES,
ASSISTANCE AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE THE TASK FORCE TO CARRY OUT ITS
POWERS AND DUTIES. ADDITIONALLY, ALL OTHER AGENCIES OF THE STATE OR
SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF SHALL, AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHAIR, PROVIDE THE
TASK FORCE WITH SUCH FACILITIES, ASSISTANCE, AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE THE
TASK FORCE TO CARRY OUT ITS POWERS AND DUTIES.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
sections 27-0801 and 27-0805 of the environmental conservation law as
added by section one of this act and sections two, three, and four of
this act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law; provided further, however, that section 27-0803
of the environmental conservation law as added by section one of this
act shall expire five years after such effective date when upon such
date the provisions of such section shall be deemed repealed; provided
further, however, that section four of this act shall expire and be
deemed repealed one hundred twenty days after the New York State bioso-
lids task force has submitted its final report pursuant to section
27-0607 of the environmental conservation law as added by section four
of this act; provided further, however, that the commissioner of envi-
ronmental conservation shall notify the legislative bill drafting
commission upon the submission of the final report pursuant to section
27-0607 of the environmental conservation law as added by section four
of this act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and
timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state
of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44
of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
