Senate Bill S4607

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York state comprehensive flood mitigation grant act and makes an appropriation therefor

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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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2013-S4607 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6503
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add §16-0121, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1874
2017-2018: A2184
2019-2020: A7456
2021-2022: A7784
2023-2024: A2856

2013-S4607 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York state comprehensive flood mitigation grant act and appropriates $10,000,000 therefor.

2013-S4607 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4607 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4607

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  enacting  the New York state comprehensive flood mitigation grant act;
  making an appropriation therefor and providing for the repeal of  such
  provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "New York state comprehensive flood mitigation grant act".
  S  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
section 16-0121 to read as follows:
S 16-0121. COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM.
  1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN  AS
THE  "COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM". THE PURPOSE OF THIS
PROGRAM IS TO AID MUNICIPALITIES WITH A  POPULATION  OF  LESS  THAN  ONE
MILLION PEOPLE TO IMPLEMENT FLOOD MITIGATION PLANS.
  2.  (A)  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND
DEVELOP AN APPLICATION PROCESS TO AWARD  GRANTS  TO  MUNICIPALITIES  FOR
FLOOD  CONTROL  AND  WATERSHED  MANAGEMENT PROJECTS; AND FOR THE CAPITAL
COSTS RELATED TO THE DESIGN, PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF FLOOD  WARNING
PROJECTS,  FLOOD  MITIGATION  PROJECTS,  FLOOD  RELIEF PROJECTS OR OTHER
RELATED PROJECTS.
  (B) THE COMMISSIONER MAY APPROVE ANY APPLICATION IN WHICH THE PROJECTS
DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATION ARE (I)  CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF
THIS SUBDIVISION; (II) UNDERTAKEN  AS  PART  OF  A  COMPREHENSIVE  FLOOD
MANAGEMENT  PLAN  PREPARED AND ADOPTED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR PART OF A
MULTI-MUNICIPAL PROJECT  AS  DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
SECTION; AND (III) NOT INCONSISTENT WITH ANY STATE-WIDE FLOOD MANAGEMENT
PLAN.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08495-05-3
              

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