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                                   7386
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2019
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 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  allowing  soil  and
   water  conservation  districts,  acting  in  cooperation  with a local
   government, to be active participants in the local waterfront revital-
   ization grant program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 911 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  "SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT" SHALL MEAN A SOIL AND WATER
 CONSERVATION DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE  OF
 THE  SOIL  AND  WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS LAW, WHERE SUCH DISTRICT IS
 ACTING PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENTS  TO  PREPARE  A  WATERFRONT  REVITALIZATION  PROGRAM FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 and the opening paragraph of  subdivision
 4 of section 915 of the executive law, subdivision 1 as amended by chap-
 ter  454 of the laws of 2001, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 842 of
 the laws of 1981, subdivision 3 and the opening paragraph of subdivision
 4 as added by chapter 840 of the laws of 1981, are amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  It  is the intention of this article to offer the fullest possible
 support by the state and its agencies to those  local  governments  that
 desire  to  revitalize their waterfronts. Accordingly, any local govern-
 ment or two or more local governments acting jointly  OR  ANY  SOIL  AND
 WATER  CONSERVATION  DISTRICT  which has any portion of its jurisdiction
 contiguous to the state's coastal waters or inland waterways  and  which
 desires to participate may submit a waterfront revitalization program to
 the secretary as herein provided.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   2.  The  secretary  may  provide technical and financial assistance as
 provided in sections nine hundred seventeen and nine hundred eighteen OF
 THIS ARTICLE to any local government for the preparation of a waterfront
 revitalization program for the purposes of this article.  THE  SECRETARY
 MAY  ALSO  PROVIDE  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  AS  PROVIDED  IN SECTION NINE
 HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE TO ANY  SOIL  AND  WATER  CONSERVATION
 DISTRICT  FOR THE PREPARATION OF A WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PROGRAM FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE.
   3. A local government or two or more local governments acting  jointly
 OR  ANY  SOIL  AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT which intends to submit a
 waterfront revitalization program for the purposes of  this  article  is
 strongly encouraged to consult, during its preparation, with other enti-
 ties  that  may be affected by its program, including local governments,
 SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS,  county  and  regional  agencies,
 appropriate  port  authorities,  community  based  groups  and state and
 federal agencies. On request by  the  local  government,  the  secretary
 shall take appropriate action to facilitate such consultation.
   The  secretary shall prepare and distribute guidelines and regulations
 for local governments OR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS  desiring
 to prepare, or cause to be prepared, a waterfront revitalization program
 (hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  "program").  Such  guidelines shall
 provide that the program  will  be  consistent  with  the  policies  and
 purposes of this article generally and shall include, but not be limited
 to:
   §  3. Section 917 of the executive law, as added by chapter 840 of the
 laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
   § 917. Technical assistance. The secretary shall encourage and  assist
 local governments AND SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS in the prep-
 aration  of waterfront revitalization programs and in the administration
 and implementation  of  approved  programs.  Such  assistance  shall  be
 provided  on request by the local government OR SOIL AND WATER CONSERVA-
 TION DISTRICT and shall include, as may be  deemed  appropriate  by  the
 secretary,  the  provision of maps, data, criteria, model implementation
 provisions, and technical counsel and advice. In addition, the secretary
 shall facilitate consultation  and  coordination  among  local,  county,
 regional,  state  and  federal  agencies  and  community based groups in
 connection with the preparation and administration  of  approved  water-
 front  revitalization  programs,  and  to  facilitate the development of
 projects called for by approved programs.
   § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 920 of the executive law,  as  added  by
 chapter 840 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  The  secretary  shall make this inventory available to state agen-
 cies, local governments, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS  and  the
 public for planning purposes.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.