Senate Bill S43

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to implementing a shoreline hardening plan

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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-S43 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16-0121, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6741
2021-2022: S1859
2023-2024: S4178

2025-S43 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Implements a shoreline hardening plan for all residents with property along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence river in order to prevent damage from flooding.

2025-S43 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    43
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. WALCZYK, BORRELLO -- 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
   shoreline hardening

   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 16-0121 to read as follows:
 § 16-0121. SHORELINE HARDENING.
   1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "SHORELINE" SHALL MEAN THE LINE ALONG WHICH A LARGE BODY OF  WATER
 MEETS THE LAND.
   (B)  "SHORELINE RESIDENT" OR "RESIDENT" SHALL MEAN ANY RESIDENT OF THE
 STATE WHO OWNS PROPERTY WHICH IS SITUATED ON A SHORELINE ON LAKE ONTARIO
 OR THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER WHICH IS PRONE TO FLOODING.
   (C) "SHORELINE HARDENING" SHALL MEAN THE PROCESS OF  ADDING  MATERIALS
 OR  STRUCTURES TO PROPERTY LOCATED ON A SHORELINE ON LAKE ONTARIO OR THE
 ST. LAWRENCE RIVER IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE CAUSED BY FLOODING.
   2. (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE  OVERSIGHT  AND  ASSIST  WITH  THE
 IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SHORELINE HARDENING CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR SHORELINE
 RESIDENTS ALONG LAKE ONTARIO AND THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER. SHORELINE RESI-
 DENTS SHALL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A  DESIGN
 PLAN FOR EACH PROPERTY LOCATED ON A SHORELINE ALONG LAKE ONTARIO AND THE
 ST.  LAWRENCE RIVER. SUCH DESIGN PLAN SHALL BE SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL
 BY THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO ANY CONSTRUCTION WORK BEING  COMMENCED  ON  A
 PROPERTY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00114-01-5
 S. 43                               2

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