Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to environmental conservation |
May 07, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
Apr 01, 2013 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S4443
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S4443 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §55-0112, rpld §55-0113 subs 5, 6, 7 & 8, En Con L
2013-S4443 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4443 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to creating the Long Island aquifer commission, and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE: To create the Long Island Aquifer Commission, a regional commission comprised of seven voting members of various expertise relating to issues affecting groundwater and ensure the protection of Long Island's most precious natural resource, the sole source aquifer that supplies drinking water for all Long Island residents. The Commission will review existing New York State and Federal Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health reports in relation to water issues affecting both counties on Long Island. The objective of the commission is to provide further recommendations on sustaining the sole-source aquifer including saltwater intrusion, plume monitoring, and water table levels. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one states the legislative intent. Section two adds a new section 55-0112 of the environmental conservation law establishing the creation of the Long Island Aquifer
2013-S4443 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4443 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- 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 the Long Island aquifer commission, and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that protecting Long Island's sole source aquifer from contaminants, from whatever source, is critical to the health and wellbeing of millions of the state's citizens. Although the importance of this resource is indisputa- ble, ensuring its protection requires maximum coordination from all parts of Long Island and New York state. The legislature further finds that guaranteeing adequate supply and delivery of fresh drinking water at a reasonable cost on Long Island requires cooperation and sharing of information and resources between Long Island and the New York state department of environmental conserva- tion and department of health. S 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 55-0112 to read as follows: S 55-0112. LONG ISLAND AQUIFER COMMISSION. 1. THE COMMISSION. (A) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE LONG ISLAND AQUI- FER COMMISSION, WHICH SHALL POSSESS THE POWERS AND DUTIES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN VOTING MEMBERS: THE CHAIR OF THE LONG ISLAND WATER CONFERENCE, THE CHAIR OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, ONE PERSON APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE PERSON APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, ONE PERSON APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND ONE PERSON APPOINTED BY EACH OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVES FOR THE COUNTIES OF NASSAU AND SUFFOLK. ALL APPOINTED MEMBERS SHALL HAVE A BACKGROUND IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: HYDROLOGY, GEOLOGY, HYDROGEOLOGY, PUBLIC SANITATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09674-03-3
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