‘THE SENATE cum STATE OF NEW YORK umn omneceo eornonAL COnSERTIEN Srennmomce conrriss eh aera anes ¢ cosy ase oun osmicr mest nies eet TONY AVELLA serets eo sous SENATOR, 1TH DISTRICT ‘mee SURANCE FOR POLICY & ADMINISTRATION OF THE (7 27.3001 FAK. an INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE March 3, 2015 praca man, ‘MtEDUATEATTENTIONREQUIRED Hon. Joseph J. Martens Commissioner New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway ‘Albany, NY 12233 Dear Commissioner Martens {am raising concerns with you regarding the recent story aired by CBS “60 Minutes” program on March 1, 2015 regarding Lumber Liquidators sale of Chinese-made laminate looting containing dangerous levels of formaldehyee. ‘As you may be aware, “60 Minutes" conducted an investigation of Lumber Liquidators operations in New York as wel as severalother states and uncovered that the company was selling this dangerous product {throughout ts stores in New York ‘As Vice-Chair ofthe Senate Environmental Conservation Committze, ask that youintiate an immediate Investigation into this natter to ensure this dangerous product Is temoved from the market. [alzo ask that {you take necessary action against Lumber Liquidators it has violated any application regulations or laws Against the sale ofthis product, Pease let me know how you intend to proceed inthis regard, Sincerely, Pao Tony Avella State Senator 11 Senatorial District