NY State Senate Bill S3292A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 12, 2018	referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1710 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 22, 2018	reported and committed to finance
Feb 02, 2018	print number 3292a
Feb 02, 2018	amend and recommit to environmental conservation
Jan 03, 2018	referred to environmental conservation
Jan 20, 2017	referred to environmental conservation

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May 22, 2018 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

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S3292 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3907
Current Committee:: Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §3-0321, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S7551
2019-2020: S554, A424
2021-2022: S224, S3968

S3292 - Summary

Establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of existing local municipally-owned and funded drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems; applies to any county, city, town or village drinking water system, storm water system or sanitary sewer system within the state that is not under the maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of the state nor any private entity.

S3292 - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S3292

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the environmental conservation law,
in relation to establishing the safe water infrastructure action
program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and
rehabilitation of existing local municipally-owned and funded drinking
water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This bill would implement a companion program to the existing
Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPs),
called the Safe Water Infrastructure Action Program (SWAP), which
offers assistance to local governments for drinking water, sanitary
sewer and storm water infrastructure.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 120-dd to
read as follows:

Section 1 of the bill establishes criteria for municipalities for the
purpose of replacing or infrastructure.the State to make payments to
rehabilitating aging water

Section 2 of the bill requires payments to be made quarterly.

Section 3 of the bill requires payments to be made based on length and
width of water infrastructure.

Section 4 of the bill authorizes funds to match federal assistance if
necessary and to purchase materials for water infrastructure projects.

Section 5 of the bill authorizes funds to be used toward a
consolidated project being undertaken with other municipalities, but
does not mandate or require consolidation.

Section 6 of the bill requires funds to be made available to the local
infrastructure account in an amount equal to the existing CHIPs
program.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Many examples of our aging infrastructure have recently been
manifested in the form of unsafe drinking water, transmission pipe
bursts, and sewer line collapses throughout the State.

An aging infrastructure is not only costly to our localities and a
threat to public safety; it is also an impediment to their fiscal
health. Communities facing severe fiscal constraints cannot absorb the
financial burden of the frequent and disruptive breaks associated with
an aged and deteriorating water and sewer infrastructure.

Economic growth is completely dependent upon updated and sound
infrastructure that can support added capacity. New York State will
simply not be competitive unless we invest in our infrastructure to
ensure it has the capacity for increased commercial growth and
residential populations, much less handle its current capacity. New
businesses will not invest in our state if they cannot depend on the
infrastructure to serve them.

Like the current CHIPS Program, the "SWAP" Program will provide our
towns and municipalities a reliable and consistent funding source to
maintain these systems, which in many cases are more than 100 years
old.   BILL HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

This program will cause the State Department of Environmental
Conservation to invest the same annual amount in local water
infrastructure projects as is invested in local CHIPS projects.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S3292 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3292

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 20, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  TEDISCO, BOYLE -- 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
  establishing the safe water  infrastructure  action  program  for  the
  purpose  of  making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation
  of existing local municipally-owned and funded drinking  water,  storm
  water and sanitary sewer systems

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 3-0321 to read as follows:
§ 3-0321. SAFE WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACTION PROGRAM.
  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER
LAW AND SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION MADE THEREFOR AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION  AND  WITH  THE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, ON AND AFTER
THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN,  A  CONSOLIDATED  LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE  PROGRAM  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING
PAYMENTS TOWARD THE REPLACEMENT AND  REHABILITATION  OF  EXISTING  LOCAL
MUNICIPALLY-OWNED  AND  FUNDED  DRINKING WATER, STORM WATER AND SANITARY
SEWER SYSTEMS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SUCH PROGRAM SHALL APPLY TO
ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE DRINKING  WATER  SYSTEM,  STORM  WATER
SYSTEM  OR  SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM WITHIN THE STATE THAT IS NOT UNDER THE
MAINTENANCE AND/OR OPERATIONAL JURISDICTION OF THE STATE NOR ANY PRIVATE
ENTITY. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL  FACILI-
TIES  CORPORATION,  SHALL PROMULGATE ALL NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS
TO CARRY OUT THE PROGRAM SO THAT AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF AID  SHALL
BE  MADE  FOR  THE  GENERAL  OPERATION AND/OR GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF ANY
EXISTING COUNTY, CITY, TOWN AND VILLAGE  DRINKING  WATER  SYSTEM,  STORM
WATER SYSTEM OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.

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

                                                           LBD07680-03-7

S. 3292                             2

  2.  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND
NOVEMBER OF EACH STATE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING WITH THE STATE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, THERE SHALL BE DISTRIB-
UTED AND PAID TO COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
THE  MONEYS APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION DIVIDED BY THE
NUMBER OF PAYMENT DATES IN THAT STATE FISCAL YEAR. SUCH AMOUNTS SHALL BE
DISTRIBUTED AND PAID PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
  3. AMOUNTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FOR LOCAL DRINKING WATER, STORM  WATER
AND  SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS BASED UPON THE TOTAL LENGTH AND WIDTH OF ALL
PIPELINES AND MAINS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
  4. MONIES MADE AVAILABLE MAY BE USED TO MATCH OTHER STATE AND  FEDERAL
FUNDS  MADE  AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PROJECTS.  THE FUNDS MAY ALSO BE USED TO
SUPPORT SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS CREATED TO PROVIDE DRINKING WATER,
WASTE WATER AND STORM WATER SERVICES UNDER  ARTICLES  TWELVE,  TWELVE-A,
TWELVE-C  AND THIRTEEN OF THE TOWN LAW.  THE REMAINDER OF THE APPORTION-
MENT MAY BE USED FOR ANY EXISTING DRINKING WATER, STORM WATER  OR  SEWER
SYSTEM PURCHASES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ACQUISITION OF MATE-
RIALS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION.
  5.  FOR  ANY  CITY,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE  WHICH PROPOSES INFRASTRUCTURE
CONSOLIDATION UNDER THIS SECTION OR MERGES  WITH  ANOTHER  MUNICIPALITY,
THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY FUND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
SUCH CONSOLIDATION.
  6.  FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR, STARTING IN TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, FUNDS ARE
TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE  ACCOUNT  OF
THE  GENERAL  FUND, AND DISTRIBUTED FROM THAT ACCOUNT, IN AN AMOUNT THAT
IS AT LEAST EQUAL TO  THOSE  APPROPRIATED  AND  MADE  AVAILABLE  IN  THE
CONSOLIDATED LOCAL STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CHIPS).
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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S3292A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3907
Current Committee:: Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §3-0321, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S7551
2019-2020: S554, A424
2021-2022: S224, S3968

S3292A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S3292A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S3292A

SPONSOR: TEDISCO
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in
relation to establishing the safe water infrastructure action program
for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabili-
tation of existing local municipally-owned and funded drinking water,
storm water and sanitary sewer systems

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would implement a companion program to the existing Consol-
idated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS), called the
Safe Water Infrastructure Action Program (SWAP), which offers assistance
to local governments for drinking water, sanitary sewer and storm water
infrastructure.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 120-dd to
read as follows:

Section 1 of the bill establishes criteria for municipalities for the
purpose of replacing or infrastructure.the State to make payments to
rehabilitating aging water

Section 2 of the bill requires payments to be made quarterly.

Section 3 of the bill requires payments to be made based on length and
width of water infrastructure.

Section 4 of the bill authorizes funds to match federal assistance if
necessary and to purchase materials for water infrastructure projects.

Section 5 of the bill authorizes funds to be used toward a consolidated
project being undertaken with other municipalities, but does not mandate
or require consolidation.

Section 6 of the bill requires funds to be made available to the local
infrastructure account in an amount equal to the existing CHIPs program.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Many examples of our aging infrastructure have recently been manifested
in the form of unsafe drinking water, transmission pipe bursts, and
sewer line collapses throughout the State.

An aging infrastructure is not only costly to our localities and a
threat to public safety; it is also an impediment to their fiscal
health. Communities facing severe fiscal constraints cannot absorb the
financial burden of the frequent and disruptive breaks associated with
an aged and deteriorating water and sewer infrastructure.

Economic growth is completely dependent upon updated and sound infras-
tructure that can support added capacity. New York State will simply not
be competitive unless we invest in our infrastructure to ensure it has
the capacity for increased commercial growth and residential popu-
lations, much less handle its current capacity. New businesses will not

invest in our state if they cannot depend on the infrastructure to serve
them.

Like the current CHIPS Program, the "SWAP" Program will provide our
towns and municipalities a reliable and consistent funding source to
maintain these systems, which in many cases are more than 100 years old.

 
BILL HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

This program will cause the State Department of Environmental Conserva-
tion to invest the same annual amount in local water infrastructure
projects as is invested in local CHIPS projects.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S3292A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 3292--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 20, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. TEDISCO, BAILEY, BOYLE, CARLUCCI, CROCI, DeFRANCIS-
  CO, GALLIVAN, ROBACH, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
  vation  --  recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  establishing the safe water  infrastructure  action  program  for  the
  purpose  of  making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation
  of existing local municipally-owned and funded drinking  water,  storm
  water and sanitary sewer systems

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 3-0321 to read as follows:
§ 3-0321. SAFE WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACTION PROGRAM.
  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER
LAW AND SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION MADE THEREFOR AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION  AND  WITH  THE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, ON AND AFTER
THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL, TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN,  A  CONSOLIDATED  LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE  PROGRAM  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING
PAYMENTS TOWARD THE REPLACEMENT AND  REHABILITATION  OF  EXISTING  LOCAL
MUNICIPALLY-OWNED  AND  FUNDED  DRINKING WATER, STORM WATER AND SANITARY
SEWER SYSTEMS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SUCH PROGRAM SHALL APPLY TO
ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE DRINKING  WATER  SYSTEM,  STORM  WATER
SYSTEM  OR  SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM WITHIN THE STATE THAT IS NOT UNDER THE
MAINTENANCE AND/OR OPERATIONAL JURISDICTION OF THE STATE NOR ANY PRIVATE
ENTITY. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL  FACILI-
TIES  CORPORATION,  SHALL PROMULGATE ALL NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS

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

                                                           LBD07680-04-8

S. 3292--A                          2

TO CARRY OUT THE PROGRAM SO THAT AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF AID  SHALL
BE  MADE  FOR  THE  GENERAL  OPERATION AND/OR GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF ANY
EXISTING COUNTY, CITY, TOWN AND VILLAGE  DRINKING  WATER  SYSTEM,  STORM
WATER SYSTEM OR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.
  2.  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND
NOVEMBER OF EACH STATE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING WITH THE STATE FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, THERE SHALL BE DISTRIB-
UTED AND PAID TO COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
THE MONEYS APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION DIVIDED BY  THE
NUMBER OF PAYMENT DATES IN THAT STATE FISCAL YEAR. SUCH AMOUNTS SHALL BE
DISTRIBUTED AND PAID PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
  3.  AMOUNTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FOR LOCAL DRINKING WATER, STORM WATER
AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS BASED UPON THE TOTAL LENGTH AND WIDTH OF  ALL
PIPELINES AND MAINS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
  4.  MONIES MADE AVAILABLE MAY BE USED TO MATCH OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL
FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PROJECTS.  THE FUNDS MAY ALSO BE  USED  TO
SUPPORT SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS CREATED TO PROVIDE DRINKING WATER,
WASTE  WATER  AND  STORM WATER SERVICES UNDER ARTICLES TWELVE, TWELVE-A,
TWELVE-C AND THIRTEEN OF THE TOWN LAW.  THE REMAINDER OF THE  APPORTION-
MENT  MAY  BE USED FOR ANY EXISTING DRINKING WATER, STORM WATER OR SEWER
SYSTEM PURCHASES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ACQUISITION OF MATE-
RIALS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION.
  5. FOR ANY  CITY,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE  WHICH  PROPOSES  INFRASTRUCTURE
CONSOLIDATION  UNDER  THIS  SECTION OR MERGES WITH ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY,
THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY FUND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
SUCH CONSOLIDATION.
  6. FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR, STARTING IN TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, FUNDS  ARE
TO  BE  MADE AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT OF
THE GENERAL FUND, AND DISTRIBUTED FROM THAT ACCOUNT, IN AN  AMOUNT  THAT
IS  AT  LEAST  EQUAL  TO  THOSE  APPROPRIATED  AND MADE AVAILABLE IN THE
CONSOLIDATED LOCAL STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CHIPS).
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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May 22, 2018 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

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Bill Amendments

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S3292 - Bill Text download pdf

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