Assembly Bill A8544

                            
 
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                                   8544
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 10, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McLAUGHLIN  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 54 of the laws  of  2017  enacting  the  Capital
   Projects budget, in relation to making technical corrections thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2017,  enacting  the
 Capital  Projects budget, is amended by adding to such section the items
 underscored in this section.
                 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
 
                         CAPITAL PROJECTS 2017-18
 
 WATER RESOURCES (CCP)
 
   Capital Projects Funds - Other
   Capital Projects Fund
   Water Resources Purpose
 
 The sum of $2,500,000,000 is  hereby  appro-
   priated  for  the  capital  costs of clean
   water infrastructure  projects,  including
   services, expenses, and indirect costs, as
   follows:  not  less than $1,000,000,000 to
   the environmental  facilities  corporation
   for  projects  authorized  by the New York
   state water infrastructure improvement act
   of 2017; not less than $150,000,000 to the
   environmental facilities  corporation  for
   New   York   state   intermunicipal  water
   infrastructure   projects   pursuant    to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD13048-01-7

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   section  1285-s  of the public authorities
   law; not less than $245,000,000 for  water
   quality  improvement  projects,  including
   nonagricultural  nonpoint source abatement
   and control projects, municipal wastewater
   treatment projects, and municipal separate
   storm sewer system projects, and including
   up  to  $25,000,000  of  such  amount  for
   projects for the proper management of road
   salt;  up to $50,000,000 for green infras-
   tructure projects; $110,000,000  for  land
   acquisition   projects  for  source  water
   protection pursuant to title 33 of article
   15 of the environmental conservation  law,
   including  suballocation to the department
   of  agriculture   and   markets;   up   to
   $50,000,000   for   suballocation  to  the
   department of agriculture and markets  for
   state  assistance  payments, services, and
   expenses to soil  and  water  conservation
   districts  for  the  cost of water quality
   protection projects awarded on  a  compet-
   itive  basis  prioritizing  financial need
   and hardship, intended to  assist  concen-
   trated  animal  feeding  operations; up to
   $130,000,000 for transfer to the hazardous
   waste remedial fund for the remediation of
   sites;  not  less  than  $20,000,000   for
   suballocation  to the department of health
   for replacement  of  lead  drinking  water
   service  lines pursuant to section 1114 of
   the public health  law;  $200,000,000  for
   New  York  City for water quality projects
   located   within   the   New   York   City
   watershed;  not  less  than $75,000,000 to
   the environmental  facilities  corporation
   for a program to upgrade or replace septic
   systems  and cesspools pursuant to section
   1285-u of the public authorities  law;  up
   to $10,000,000 to the environmental facil-
   ities corporation for water infrastructure
   emergency  assistance  pursuant to section
   1285-t  of  the  public  authorities  law;
   $100,000,000  to the environmental facili-
   ties  corporation  to  support   municipal
   water   quality   infrastructure  programs
   which may otherwise not qualify for  state
   support,  or  may require additional state
   support; NOT LESS THAN $50,000,000 FOR THE
   EXPLORATION  AND  DEVELOPMENT  OF  A   NEW
   SOURCE  OF  DRINKING WATER FOR THE VILLAGE
   OF HOOSICK FALLS AND THE TOWN  OF  PETERS-
   BURGH;  and  up  to  $10,000,000  for  the
   development  of   information   technology
   systems  related to water quality pursuant

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   to section  3-0315  of  the  environmental
   conservation law (09CW1757) .............. 2,500,000,000
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately; and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2017.