BILL NUMBER:S5514

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to authorize the transfer of certain pumping stations to the city
of New York

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill authorizes transfer of two pumping stations that service 75
homes within Waterside Estates development in Whitestone in the County
of Queens to the city of New York.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one states that Waterside Estates at Cresthaven Home Owners
Association, Inc. is authorized to transfer the rights, titles and
interests for the pumping stations located at 150-102 Powell's Cove
Boulevard, Whitestone, BB 4507, Lot 37 and 150-113 Powell's Cove Boule-
vard, Whitestone, BB 4487, Lot 90 to the city of New York.

This section further states that the city of New York shall accept such
transfer and authorize the department of environmental protection to
supervise and maintain the aforementioned pumping stations in the inter-
est of the residents of the Waterside Estates and the city of New York.

              

Section four of the bill sets forth an immediate effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

In 1998, the New York State Attorney General accepted an offering plan
sponsored by Waterside Estates at Cresthaven, LLC to develop a fifteen
acre site creating one hundred single family homes and a homeowners'
association. The plan required building two "pumping stations" to
service 75 of the 100 homes. During the development, 2 sanitary (sewer)
pumping stations were required to be built to allow the properties to
connect to the city sewer system.

Maintenance and servicing of these stations is an undue burden on the
homeowners of Waterside Estates who possess neither the expertise nor
financial ability to continue to maintain them.

Given that the city is in the best position to maintain and service
these pumping stations, it is in the public's interest that these pump-
ing stations be transferred to the city. This transfer is also reason-
able given the fact that the city maintains 2 other pumping stations
located only blocks away from the pumping stations servicing Waterside
Estates along Powell's Cove Boulevard.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Minimal.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately