Assembly Bill A6192

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the management of PFAS in biosolids in the state by establishing a moratorium on land application of biosolids and requiring testing and reporting of certain groundwater, biosolids, and soil

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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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2025-A6192 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5759
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 8 §§27-0801 - 27-0805, Title 6 §§27-0601 - 27-0607, En Con L; add Art 11-C §151-p, Ag & Mkts L; add §95-l, St Fin L

2025-A6192 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the management of PFAS in biosolids in the state by establishing a moratorium on land application of biosolids and requiring testing and reporting of certain groundwater, biosolids, and soil; establishes the PFAS agricultural response program and fund to assist farms found to have levels of PFAS contamination which exceed regulatory standards; establishes the NYS biosolids task force to evaluate the risks and benefits of various methods of biosolids disposal; provides for the repeal of the moratorium and the task force upon the expiration thereof.

2025-A6192 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6192
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 26, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
   management of PFAS in biosolids and establishing the  New  York  state
   biosolids task force; to amend the agriculture and markets law and the
   state  finance  law, in relation to establishing the PFAS agricultural
   response program and the agricultural PFAS response fund; and  provid-
   ing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 8 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 8
                      MANAGEMENT OF PFAS IN BIOSOLIDS
 SECTION 27-0801. DEFINITIONS.
         27-0803. MORATORIUM ON LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLIDS.
         27-0805. TESTING AND REPORTING.
 § 27-0801. DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
   1. "BIOSOLIDS" MEANS THE ACCUMULATED SEMI-SOLIDS OR  SOLIDS  RESULTING
 FROM  TREATMENT OF WASTEWATERS FROM PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OWNED OR OPER-
 ATED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS.
   2. "ENTERPRISE BUDGET" MEANS AN ESTIMATION OF THE PLANNING  AND  ESTI-
 MATION OF REVENUE, COSTS, AND PROFITS FOR A FARM.
   3.  "MONITORING" MEANS SAMPLING OF BIOSOLIDS FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT
 FACILITIES, SOIL SAMPLES AND/OR GROUNDWATER  SAMPLES  FROM  AGRICULTURAL
 LAND TO DETERMINE THE CONCENTRATION OF PFAS PRESENT.
   4.  "PERFLUOROALKYL  AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES" OR "PFAS" MEANS A
 CLASS OF FLUORINATED ORGANIC CHEMICALS CONTAINING  AT  LEAST  ONE  FULLY
 FLUORINATED CARBON ATOM.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10313-02-5
 A. 6192                             2
              

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