Senate Bill S1733

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Creates a program to assist municipalities with water quality improvement of water bodies within the municipality managed by lake associations

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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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2025-S1733 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2627
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-0519, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7545, A9912
2021-2022: S655, A7543
2023-2024: S5728, A6056

2025-S1733 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a program to assist municipalities with water quality improvement of water bodies within the municipality managed by lake associations.

2025-S1733 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1733
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, HELMING, MAY, MAYER, ROLISON -- 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
   creating a program to assist local municipalities with  water  quality
   improvement of water bodies managed by lake associations
 
   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 15-0519 to read as follows:
 § 15-0519. WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; LAKE ASSOCIATIONS.
   1. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH PURPOSE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL,
 IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION, CREATE A
 PROGRAM TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY  IN  WATER
 BODIES  MANAGED  BY  LAKE ASSOCIATIONS LOCATED WITHIN SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
 THE PROGRAM SHALL, IN COOPERATION WITH MUNICIPALITIES AT THE REQUEST  OF
 THE LAKE ASSOCIATION:
   A.  IDENTIFY  ANY  WATER QUALITY CONCERNS AT A WATER BODY MANAGED BY A
 LAKE ASSOCIATION WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY;
   B. DETERMINE THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO  REMEDIATE  ANY  WATER  QUALITY
 CONCERNS; AND
   C.  ASSIST  WITH  DETERMINING  BEST  PRACTICES TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN
 WATER QUALITY OF WATER BODIES MANAGED BY LAKE  ASSOCIATIONS  WITHIN  THE
 MUNICIPALITY.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST MUNICI-
 PALITIES WITH REMEDIAL ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE  WATER  QUALITY  OF  WATER
 BODIES WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY MANAGED BY LAKE ASSOCIATIONS.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO
 IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment, and/or repeal of any rules and regulations necessary to  implement
 the  provisions  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be
 made and completed on or before such effective date.

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