Assembly Bill A2257

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 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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2019-A2257 - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8686

2019-A2257 - 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.

2019-A2257 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2257
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRABE-
   NEC, COOK, CRESPO, DICKENS, FERNANDEZ, HEVESI, HYNDMAN, LAVINE, ORTIZ,
   QUART,  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMOTAS,  TAYLOR,  VANEL, WEPRIN, WILLIAMS -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 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-
 mental; aquaculture; oceanography or coastal ocean  science;  and  engi-
 neering.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2019-A2257A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8686

2019-A2257A (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.

2019-A2257A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2257--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL, D'URSO, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A.  BRABENEC, COOK, CRESPO, DICKENS, FERNANDEZ, HEVESI, HYNDMAN,
   LAVINE,  ORTIZ,  QUART,  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMOTAS,  TAYLOR,  VANEL, WEPRIN,
   WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation  --  reported  and  referred to the Committee on Ways and
   Means -- 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  15
 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;
   (j) one member to be appointed by the county executive of  the  county
 of Suffolk; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02238-03-9

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