Assembly Bill A7869A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the stamping of plans by land surveyors and engineers for nitrogen-reducing sewage disposal systems in a county of one million or more

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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A7869 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6233
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10438, S8253

2019-A7869 - Summary

Relates to the stamping of plans by land surveyors and engineers for nitrogen-reducing sewage disposal systems in a county of one million or more which draws its primary source of drinking water for a majority of county residents from a designated sole source aquifer.

2019-A7869 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 6233                                                  A. 7869
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by M. of A. THIELE, STERN -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT in relation to qualifications for the design of a nitrogen-reduc-
   ing sewage disposal system in a county of one million  or  more  which
   draws  its  primary  source of drinking water for a majority of county
   residents from a designated sole source aquifer
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
 provisions of this act shall apply to a county with a population of  one
 million  or  more which draws its primary source of drinking water for a
 majority of county residents from a designated sole source aquifer.
   § 2. Where a nitrogen-reducing sewage disposal system, approved by the
 county department of health, is designed by a land surveyor for an indi-
 vidual residential lot, said land surveyor shall  constitute  an  exempt
 person under section 7208 of the education law. This section shall apply
 to  sewage disposal systems where the design flow is less than one thou-
 sand gallons per day.
   § 3. Where a nitrogen-reducing sewage disposal system, approved by the
 county department of health for replacement or retrofit on an individual
 residential lot, is designed by a person who holds a valid license  from
 the county to design sewage disposal systems for replacement or retrofit
 on an individual residential lot, said person shall constitute an exempt
 person under section 7208 of the education law. This section shall apply
 to  sewage disposal systems where the design flow is less than one thou-
 sand gallons per day.
   § 4. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be  severable  and
 if  any  portion  thereof  or the applicability thereof to any person or
 circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of this act  and  the
 application thereof shall not be affected thereby.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2019-A7869A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6233
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10438, S8253

2019-A7869A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the stamping of plans by land surveyors and engineers for nitrogen-reducing sewage disposal systems in a county of one million or more which draws its primary source of drinking water for a majority of county residents from a designated sole source aquifer.

2019-A7869A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 6233--A                                            A. 7869--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Cities --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by M. of A. THIELE, STERN -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT in relation to the stamping of plans by land surveyors and engi-
   neers for nitrogen-reducing sewage disposal systems in a county of one
   million or more which draws its primary source of drinking water for a
   majority of county residents from a designated sole source aquifer
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Notwithstanding any provision of article 145 of the educa-
 tion law, the public health law, or any other law to the contrary,  this
 act  shall  apply  to  a county with a population of one million or more
 which draws its primary source of drinking water for a majority of coun-
 ty residents from a designated sole source aquifer.
   § 2. In the case of nitrogen-reducing sewage disposal systems  includ-
 ing associated leaching structures, which are pre-engineered and pre-ma-
 nufactured  and  have  been approved for use by the county department of
 health, nothing shall prohibit a land surveyor or engineer from stamping
 with their seal the plans for the location of such systems  on  residen-
 tial  lots  for an application to the county department of health.  This
 section shall only apply to plans for the  upgrade  of  existing  sewage
 disposal systems and cesspools where design flow is one thousand gallons
 or less.
   §  3.    Severability.  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or
 part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of  competent  jurisdic-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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