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Intro 650 is a New York City Council bill, introduced at the request of the Mayor, which purports to regulate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons detectors. The bill goes far beyond its stated intent and gives the New York City Police Department (NYPD) expansive powers that could limit the freedom of individuals or organizations to engage in monitoring without undue interference. Although modified significantly from its initial introduction, as a result of criticism from unions and community, environmental, public health, and civil liberties organizations, Intro 650 will have a chilling effect on environmental testing. After 9/11, we know that independent environmental testing is invaluable in the face of government deception about poisons in the air. Intro 650 is a dangerous development in the trend toward limitation of civil liberties and will ultimately make New Yorkers less safe rather than more.
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Send a letter to Council Speaker Christine Quinn and tell her to oppose Intro 650. (CLICK HERE)
THE APRIL 14 VERSION OF INTRO 650:
This is the April 14 revised version of the bill and rules.
PREVIOUS VERSIONs OF THE BILL: Here is the original version of Intro 650 that was the subject of the January 8 hearing held by the New York City Council, Public Safety Committee. Intro 650-B was a revised version drafted in response to testimony and comments made during the January 8 hearing. Rev Intro 650-B is the second revised version of the bill and was released with these rules on January 30.
A further revised version of the bill was released on February 4 with rules. A detailed critique of this bill can be found here. (Here is a revised version of the February 4 bill and rules dated February 18.)
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Testimony given at April 29 hearing |
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Joint testimony of NYCOSH and New York City Central Labor Council |
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Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer |
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Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY 08) |
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Deborah J. Glick, New York State Assemblymember, 66th District |
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New York Civil Liberties Union |
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National Resource Defense Council |
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Actors' Equity Association |
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Paul Stein, Health and Safety Chair, Division 199, New York State Public Employees Federation, AFL-CIO |
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David Kotelchuck, Deputy Director, New York / New Jersey Education and Research Center |
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Jack Caravanos, Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Acting Program Director of Urban Public Health and Track Coordinator, Hunter College |
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Richard Falkenrath, Deputy Commissioner, Counterterrorism, New York City Police Department |
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Alice Freund, Industrial Hygienst, Mount Sinai Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
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Organization of Staff Analysts |
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Kimberly Flynn, 9/11 Environmental Action |
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Testimony given at January 8 hearing |
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Richard Falkenrath, Deputy Commissioner, Counterterrorism, New York City Police Department |
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Joint testimony of NYCOSH and New York City Central Labor Council |
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Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer |
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Ellie Engler, Assistant to the President and Director, UFT Safety and Health Department, United Federation of Teachers |
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Jack Caravanos, Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Acting Program Director of Urban Public Health and Track Coordinator, Hunter College |
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John B. Glass, Jr., Senior Vice President, The Hillman Group; Chair, Environmental Issues, Special Interest Group, New Jersey Local Section, American Industrial Hygiene Association |
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David Kotelchuck, Deputy Director, New York / New Jersey Education and Research Center |
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Statements, Letters, Resolutions in opposition to
Intro 650 |
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• Coalition letter and attachment to Mayor Bloomberg (3/13/08) |
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• New York State Public Employees Federation, AFL-CIO |
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• Actors' Equity Association |
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• Transport Workers Union - Local 100 |
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• Local 802 - American Federation of Musicians |
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• Joint Boards of the Mount Sinai Center for Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine |
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• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
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• Public Health Association of New York City |
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• Deborah J. Glick, New York State Assemblymember, 66th District |
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• Tony Avella, New York City Council Member, District 19, Queens |
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• Rosie Mendez, New York City Council Member, District 2, Manhattan |
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• David Yassky, New York City Council Member, District 33, Brooklyn |
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• Alan Gerson, New York City Council Member, District 1, Manhattan |
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• Community Board 1- Manhattan: Resolution in opposition of Intro 650 |
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• Community Board 3- Manhattan: Resolution in opposition of Intro 650 |
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• Community Board 6- Manhattan: Resolution in opposition of Intro 650 |
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• American Society of Safety Engineers Metropolitan Chaper |
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• American Society of Safety Engineers |
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• American Industrial Hygiene Association |
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• Riverkeeper, New York/New Jersey Baykeeper, Long Island Soundkeeper, Newton Creek Alliance |
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Intro 650 in the news |
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The Chief, 3/21/08 |
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New York Times, OP-ED, 1/30/08 |
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New York Times, City Room.com, 1/8/08 |
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Downtown Express, 1/8/08 |
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Village Voice, 1/15/08 |
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Gotham Gazette, 1/18/08 |
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Occupational Hazards, 1/28/08 |
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Nature.com, 1/30/08 |
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New York Metro, 2/6/08 |
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