Senate Bill S1790

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York water authority

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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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2023-S1790 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add Art 5 Title 10-E §§1240 - 1240-y, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8535

2023-S1790 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York water authority for the purposes of purchasing, upgrading, and maintaining small private water companies; makes an appropriation therefor.

2023-S1790 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1790 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1790
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
   the New York water authority; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Article 5 of the public  authorities  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new title 10-E to read as follows:
                                TITLE 10-E
                         NEW YORK WATER AUTHORITY
 SECTION 1240. SHORT TITLE.
         1240-A. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
         1240-B. DEFINITIONS.
         1240-C. NEW YORK WATER AUTHORITY.
         1240-D. GENERAL POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY.
         1240-E. NEW YORK WATER AUTHORITY ADVISORY BOARD.
         1240-F. WATER BOARD.
         1240-G. POWERS  OF  THE  WATER  BOARD  TO OPERATE, PURCHASE, AND
                   MAINTAIN CERTAIN WATER COMPANIES.
         1240-H. APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THE  WATER  BOARD  OR
                   AUTHORITY;   TRANSFER   OR  ACQUISITION  OF  PROPERTY;
                   CONTRACTS.
         1240-I. TRANSFER OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
         1240-J. SUBSIDIARIES.
         1240-K. BONDS OF THE AUTHORITY.
         1240-L. REMEDIES OF BONDHOLDERS.
         1240-M. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, STATE, AND WATER BOARD NOT LIABLE  ON
                   BONDS OR NOTES; AUTHORITY LIABLE.
         1240-N. LEGAL INVESTMENTS.
         1240-O. MONEYS OF THE AUTHORITY.
         1240-P. AGREEMENT OF THE STATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05705-01-3
              

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