Westchester Insider: Westchester County: 4/27 - 2PM - Westchester County Executive George Latimer Introduces Slate of Environmental Laws Aimed at Protecting Our County for Generations.

 

Westchester County Executive George Latimer Introduces Slate of Environmental Laws Aimed at Protecting Our County for Generations.

 

Latimer introducing four bills at the end of Earth Month as a part of the County’s commitment to being good stewards of our land and planet.

 

Thursday, April 27

 2 p.m.

Michaelian Office Building

148 Martine Ave.

9^th Floor

White Plains, NY 10601

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(White Plains, NY) – As Earth Month comes to a close, County Executive George Latimer is announcing his introduction of four bills aimed at advancing the environmental goals of his administration. These new proposals come at the end of a month filled with action on the environment by Latimer on behalf of the roughly one million current residents of Westchester and all its future residents.

 

Latimer said: “Whether its ensuring communities that have been overlooked are now addressed to promote real environmental justice, encouraging our partners in government to find innovative ways to expand their renewable energy capacity or ensuring the safety of our parks and the children who play in them – these bills I am proud to introduce take aim at long-standing environmental issues we as a County must address. We only have one planet and it’s on us all to work to protect it.”

 

 

The environmental law package includes:

·         The Lead Free Parks Act which will create a process for monitoring and remediating drinking water in all County parks to ensure its safety for our children

·         The Addressing Asthma in Communities of Color Amendment which will create a subcommittee of the African-American Advisory Board dedicated to studying the high rates of Asthma in communities of color

·         The Renewable Energy Database Act which will allow the County to assist municipalities in their move to create more renewable energy by establishing a database to encourage siting of renewable energy infrastructure on municipal property

·         The Equity in Environmental Legislation Act which will ensure that all communities are treated fairly when the County is considering any new law in an effort to combat historical cases of violation of environmental justice

 

County Director of Environment, Energy, & Sustainability Peter McCartt said: “We take our role as good stewards of our County very seriously – and the County Executive’s introduction of these wide ranging bills shows it. I am looking forward to working toward the eventual passage and implementation of these important initiatives.”

 

The introduction of these bills by Latimer begins the legislative process with the Board of Legislators.