Senate Bill S6927A

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a commission to be known as the "New York city seawall study commission"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6927 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8686
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S3435, A2257

2017-S6927 - Summary

Establishes a commission to be known as the "New York seawall study commission" which will study the feasibility, costs, impacts, and best locations for construction of a seawall or sea gate being created to protect the city of New York from sea level rise and storm surge along the entire coastline.

2017-S6927 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6927 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6927
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to establish a commission to be  known  as  the  "New  York  city
   seawall study commission"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. For the purposes of this act,  the  following  terms  shall
 have the following meanings:
   1.  "Coastline"  and  "coastal  areas" means the coastline and coastal
 areas of New York city;
   2. "Coastal hazards" means the range of  environmental  processes  and
 events that may affect coastlines or human activity near coastlines, and
 it  includes  but  is not limited to sea level rise, rising groundwater,
 coastal flooding, storm surge, coastal storms, or  saltwater  intrusion;
 and
   3.  "Sea  level rise" means the mean increase in sea level relative to
 shoreline, calculated yearly, on the coastline.
   § 2. There is hereby established a commission to be known as the  "New
 York city seawall study commission", hereinafter referred to in this act
 as the "commission".
   § 3. 1. The commission shall:
   (a) be composed of 13 members appointed in accordance with subdivision
 two of this section; and
   (b)  conduct  its  business  in accordance with the provisions of this
 section.
   2. The members shall be appointed for the life of  the  commission  as
 follows:
   (a) 3 shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   (b) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
   (c) 3 shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (d) 1 shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S6927A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8686
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S3435, A2257

2017-S6927A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a commission to be known as the "New York seawall study commission" which will study the feasibility, costs, impacts, and best locations for construction of a seawall or sea gate being created to protect the city of New York from sea level rise and storm surge along the entire coastline.

2017-S6927A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6927A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6927--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accord-
   ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to establish a commission to be known as the  "New  York  seawall
   study  commission";  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.  New  York  seawall study commission. 1.   There is hereby
 established, within the  department  of  environmental  conservation,  a
 seawall  study  commission  ("commission")  which  shall  consist  of 14
 members who shall be appointed as follows:
   (a) the commissioner of  environmental  conservation  or  his  or  her
 designee;
   (b) the secretary of state or his or her designee;
   (c) two members appointed by the governor;
   (d)  two  members  to  be  appointed by the temporary president of the
 senate;
   (e) two members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (f) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
   (g) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
   (h) two members to be appointed by the mayor of the city of New York;
   (i) one member to be appointed by the county executive of  the  county
 of Nassau; and
   (j)  one  member to be appointed by the county executive of the county
 of Suffolk.
   2. The at large members should include individuals with  expertise  in
 one  or  more  of  the following areas: climatology; hydrology; environ-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13492-04-8
              

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