Senate Bill S3968A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the safe water infrastructure action program

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

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2021-S3968 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-0322, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7551
2017-2018: S3292
2019-2020: S554
2023-2024: S4350

2021-S3968 - Summary

Establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of certain existing local drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems; applies to any county, city, town, village or public authority drinking water system, storm water system or sanitary sewer system within the state that is not under the maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of a private entity.

2021-S3968 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3968 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3968
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. HINCHEY, TEDISCO, AKSHAR, BAILEY, BORRELLO, BOYLE,
   GALLIVAN, HELMING, JORDAN, O'MARA, PERSAUD, RITCHIE, SANDERS, SEPULVE-
   DA, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
   committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   establishing the safe water  infrastructure  action  program  for  the
   purpose  of  making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation
   of existing local municipally-owned and funded drinking  water,  storm
   water and sanitary sewer systems
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 3-0322 to read as follows:
 § 3-0322. SAFE WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACTION PROGRAM.
   1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER
 LAW AND SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION MADE THEREFOR AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION  AND  WITH  THE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, ON AND AFTER
 THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO,  A  CONSOLIDATED  LOCAL
 INFRASTRUCTURE  PROGRAM  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING
 PAYMENTS TOWARD THE REPLACEMENT AND  REHABILITATION  OF  EXISTING  LOCAL
 MUNICIPALLY-OWNED  AND  FUNDED  DRINKING WATER, STORM WATER AND SANITARY
 SEWER SYSTEMS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SUCH PROGRAM SHALL APPLY TO
 ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE DRINKING  WATER  SYSTEM,  STORM  WATER
 SYSTEM  OR  SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM WITHIN THE STATE THAT IS NOT UNDER THE
 MAINTENANCE AND/OR OPERATIONAL JURISDICTION OF THE STATE NOR ANY PRIVATE
 ENTITY. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL  FACILI-
 TIES  CORPORATION,  SHALL PROMULGATE ALL NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS
 TO CARRY OUT THE PROGRAM SO THAT AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF AID  SHALL
 BE  MADE  FOR  THE  GENERAL  OPERATION AND/OR GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF ANY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03476-01-1
              

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2021-S3968A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-0322, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7551
2017-2018: S3292
2019-2020: S554
2023-2024: S4350

2021-S3968A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of certain existing local drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems; applies to any county, city, town, village or public authority drinking water system, storm water system or sanitary sewer system within the state that is not under the maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of a private entity.

2021-S3968A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3968A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3968--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. HINCHEY, TEDISCO, AKSHAR, BAILEY, BORRELLO, BOYLE,
   GALLIVAN, HELMING, JORDAN, O'MARA, PERSAUD, RITCHIE, SANDERS, SEPULVE-
   DA, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
   committed  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   establishing  the  safe  water  infrastructure  action program for the
   purpose of making payments toward the replacement  and  rehabilitation
   of  certain  existing  drinking  water, storm water and sanitary sewer
   systems
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 3-0322 to read as follows:
 § 3-0322. SAFE WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACTION PROGRAM.
   1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR  ANY  OTHER
 LAW AND SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION MADE THEREFOR AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND  WITH  THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,  ON  AND  AFTER
 THE  FIRST  DAY  OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, A CONSOLIDATED LOCAL
 INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  MAKING
 PAYMENTS  TOWARD  THE  REPLACEMENT  AND REHABILITATION OF EXISTING LOCAL
 MUNICIPALLY-OWNED AND FUNDED DRINKING WATER, STORM  WATER  AND  SANITARY
 SEWER SYSTEMS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SUCH PROGRAM SHALL APPLY TO
 ANY  DRINKING  WATER SYSTEM, STORM WATER SYSTEM OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
 WITHIN THE STATE THAT IS UNDER THE MAINTENANCE AND/OR OPERATIONAL JURIS-
 DICTION OF A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY;  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH  SYSTEM  SHALL  NOT BE UNDER THE MAINTENANCE AND/OR
 OPERATIONAL JURISDICTION OF  A  PRIVATE  ENTITY.  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN
 CONJUNCTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION, SHALL PROMUL-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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