Senate Bill S4995

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Designates water development representatives for each environmental region of the state

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Current 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-S4995 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-1109, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S4814

2025-S4995 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs DEC to designate a representative for each environmental conservation region of the state to serve as the point of contact for municipalities to aid in the acquisition of resources and funding for water projects.

2025-S4995 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4995 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4995
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HARCKHAM,  CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, HELMING, MAY --
   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
   designating water development representatives for  each  environmental
   region of the state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 15-1109 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIGNATE A REPRESENTATIVE FOR EACH ENVIRON-
 MENTAL REGION OF THE STATE TO SERVE AS THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR  MUNICI-
 PALITIES  LOCATED  IN  EACH  SUCH  REGION  TO  AID IN THE ACQUISITION OF
 RESOURCES AND FUNDING FOR WATER PROJECTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04750-02-5

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