Assembly Bill A8686

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a commission to be known as the "New York city seawall study commission"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A8686 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6927
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A2257, S3435

2017-A8686 - Summary

Establishes a commission to be known as the "New York seawall study commission" which will study the feasibility, costs, impacts, and best locations for construction of a seawall or sea gate being created to protect the city of New York from sea level rise and storm surge along the entire coastline.

2017-A8686 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8686
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  establish  a  commission  to be known as the "New York city
   seawall study commission"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  For  the  purposes of this act, the following terms shall
 have the following meanings:
   1. "Coastline" and "coastal areas" means  the  coastline  and  coastal
 areas of New York city;
   2.  "Coastal  hazards"  means the range of environmental processes and
 events that may affect coastlines or human activity near coastlines, and
 it includes but is not limited to sea level  rise,  rising  groundwater,
 coastal  flooding,  storm surge, coastal storms, or saltwater intrusion;
 and
   3. "Sea level rise" means the mean increase in sea level  relative  to
 shoreline, calculated yearly, on the coastline.
   §  2. There is hereby established a commission to be known as the "New
 York city seawall study commission", hereinafter referred to in this act
 as the "commission".
   § 3. 1. The commission shall:
   (a) be composed of 13 members appointed in accordance with subdivision
 two of this section; and
   (b) conduct its business in accordance with  the  provisions  of  this
 section.
   2.  The  members  shall be appointed for the life of the commission as
 follows:
   (a) 3 shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   (b) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
   (c) 3 shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (d) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A8686A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6927
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A2257, S3435

2017-A8686A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a commission to be known as the "New York seawall study commission" which will study the feasibility, costs, impacts, and best locations for construction of a seawall or sea gate being created to protect the city of New York from sea level rise and storm surge along the entire coastline.

2017-A8686A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8686--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL, DICKENS, VANEL, WEPRIN, WILLIAMS, CRES-
   PO  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation in accordance with Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  establish a commission to be known as the "New York seawall
   study commission"; and providing for the  repeal  of  such  provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. New York seawall study commission.  1.    There  is  hereby
 established,  within  the  department  of  environmental conservation, a
 seawall study  commission  ("commission")  which  shall  consist  of  14
 members who shall be appointed as follows:
   (a)  the  commissioner  of  environmental  conservation  or his or her
 designee;
   (b) the secretary of state or his or her designee;
   (c) two members appointed by the governor;
   (d) two members to be appointed by  the  temporary  president  of  the
 senate;
   (e) two members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (f) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
   (g) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
   (h) two members to be appointed by the mayor of the city of New York;
   (i)  one  member to be appointed by the county executive of the county
 of Nassau; and
   (j) one member to be appointed by the county executive of  the  county
 of Suffolk.
   2.  The  at large members should include individuals with expertise in
 one or more of the following  areas:  climatology;  hydrology;  environ-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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