Senate Bill S7627

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "Finger Lakes watershed stewardship act"

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • 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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2023-S7627 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8073
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1100, Pub Health L

2023-S7627 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Finger Lakes watershed stewardship act"; designates the department of health as the lead agency in governing watersheds of the eleven Finger Lakes that serve as a source of drinking water for surrounding communities; authorizes other state agencies to promulgate rules and regulations governing watersheds of the Finger Lakes that are not inconsistent with department of health rules and regulations.

2023-S7627 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7627 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7627
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  designating  the
   department of health as the lead agency in governing watersheds of the
   eleven  Finger  Lakes  that  serve  as  a source of drinking water for
   surrounding communities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   top  Section  1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited
 as the "Finger Lakes watershed stewardship act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. It  is  the  intent  of  the  legislature  to
 protect  and  preserve  the  Finger  Lakes region's natural heritage and
 clean, cool waters for generations to come. The Finger Lakes is a unique
 area of our state, made up of 11 lakes and  many  communities  that  are
 home  to  its  local tourism, wine, agricultural, and educational insti-
 tutions. These glacially carved lakes are especially sensitive to  envi-
 ronmental  pressures.  As  a  thriving  agriculture-tourism  region, the
 Finger Lakes are a major  economic  engine  for  the  state,  generating
 millions  of  dollars  every  year in tax revenue and creating more than
 25,000 jobs annually.  Home to more than 1.2 million people, nearly  21%
 of  the  state's  agricultural land, and holding upwards of 4.2 trillion
 gallons of fresh water that serve more than 2 million residents stretch-
 ing from Rochester to Syracuse, it is vital that we  keep  these  waters
 clean and pristine long into the future.
   §  3. Section 1100 of the public health law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY  TO
 GOVERN  ALL WATERSHEDS OF THE ELEVEN FINGER LAKES THAT SERVE AS A SOURCE
 OF DRINKING WATER FOR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  ACT
 AS  LEAD AGENCY IN THE DEVELOPMENT, APPROVAL, IMPLEMENTATION, AND UPDAT-
 ING OF SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11885-01-3

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