Senate Bill S8254A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the Peconic Bay region septic system replacement loan program

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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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2017-S8254 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10445
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Add §64-ee, amd §64-e, Town L

2017-S8254 - Summary

Establishes the Peconic Bay region septic system replacement loan program; defines terms; authorizes any town in the Peconic Bay region to establish a septic system replacement loan program using water quality improvement monies from the Peconic Bay region community preservation funds; makes related provisions.

2017-S8254 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8254 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 8254                                                 A. 10445
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
   ment
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to authorizing  towns  in  the
   Peconic  Bay  region  to  establish  septic  system  replacement  loan
   programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  town law is amended by adding a new section 64-ee to
 read as follows:
   § 64-EE. PECONIC BAY REGION SEPTIC SYSTEM REPLACEMENT LOAN PROGRAM. 1.
 AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "PECONIC  BAY REGION" MEANS THE TOWNS OF EAST HAMPTON, RIVERHEAD,
 SHELTER ISLAND, SOUTHAMPTON AND SOUTHOLD.
   (B) "CESSPOOL" MEANS A DRYWELL THAT RECEIVES UNTREATED SANITARY  WASTE
 CONTAINING  HUMAN  EXCRETA,  WHICH  SOMETIMES  HAS AN OPEN BOTTOM AND/OR
 PERFORATED SIDES.
   (C) "SEPTIC SYSTEM" MEANS A SYSTEM THAT  PROVIDES  FOR  THE  TREATMENT
 AND/OR  DISPOSITION  OF THE COMBINATION OF HUMAN AND SANITARY WASTE WITH
 WATER NOT EXCEEDING ONE THOUSAND  GALLONS  PER  DAY,  SERVING  A  SINGLE
 PARCEL OF LAND.
   (D) "SEPTIC SYSTEM PROJECT" MEANS THE REPLACEMENT OF A CESSPOOL WITH A
 SEPTIC  SYSTEM,  THE  INSTALLATION,  REPLACEMENT  OR UPGRADE OF A SEPTIC
 SYSTEM OR SEPTIC SYSTEM COMPONENTS, OR INSTALLATION OF  ENHANCED  TREAT-
 MENT  TECHNOLOGIES,  INCLUDING  AN  ADVANCED NITROGEN REMOVAL SYSTEM, TO
 SIGNIFICANTLY AND QUANTIFIABLY REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL AND/OR PUBLIC HEALTH
 IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH EFFLUENT FROM A CESSPOOL  OR  SEPTIC  SYSTEM  TO
 GROUNDWATER  USED  AS  DRINKING  WATER,  OR  A THREATENED OR AN IMPAIRED
 WATERBODY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S8254A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10445
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Add §64-ee, amd §64-e, Town L

2017-S8254A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the Peconic Bay region septic system replacement loan program; defines terms; authorizes any town in the Peconic Bay region to establish a septic system replacement loan program using water quality improvement monies from the Peconic Bay region community preservation funds; makes related provisions.

2017-S8254A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8254A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8254--A
     Cal. No. 1603
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules
   -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to a third reading,
   passed  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote recon-
   sidered, restored to third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the town law, in relation to authorizing towns in the
   Peconic  Bay  region  to  establish  septic  system  replacement  loan
   programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 64-e of the  town
 law,  as added by chapter 551 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (e) "Water quality improvement project" means: (1)  wastewater  treat-
 ment  improvement  projects;  (2) non-point source abatement and control
 program projects developed pursuant to section eleven-b of the soil  and
 water conservation districts law, title 14 of article 17 of the environ-
 mental  conservation  law,  section  1455b  of  the federal coastal zone
 management act, or article forty-two of the executive law;  (3)  aquatic
 habitat  restoration projects; (4) pollution prevention projects[, and];
 (5) the operation of the Peconic Bay National Estuary Program, as desig-
 nated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency;  AND  (6)  A
 SEPTIC  SYSTEM REPLACEMENT LOAN PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-FOUR-
 EE OF THE TOWN LAW.   Such projects shall  have  as  their  purpose  the
 improvement  of  existing  water quality to meet existing specific water
 quality standards. Projects which have as a purpose to permit or  accom-
 modate new growth shall not be included within this definition.
   §  2. The town law is amended by adding a new section 64-ee to read as
 follows:
   § 64-EE. PECONIC BAY REGION SEPTIC SYSTEM REPLACEMENT LOAN PROGRAM. 1.
 AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
 
              

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