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Assembly Bill A7456A

Vetoed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the flood mitigation council act

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2019-A7456 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2682
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6503, S4503
2015-2016: A1874, S4940
2017-2018: A2184, S8491
2021-2022: A7784, S6075
2023-2024: A2856

2019-A7456 - Summary

Establishes the flood mitigation and prevention task force to evaluate ways of protecting communities and residents of the state from flooding.

2019-A7456 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7456
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   enacting  the New York state comprehensive flood mitigation grant act;
   making an appropriation therefor 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. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "New York state comprehensive flood mitigation grant act".
   §  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
 section 16-0121 to read as follows:
 § 16-0121. COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM.
   1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN  AS
 THE  "COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM". THE PURPOSE OF THIS
 PROGRAM IS TO AID MUNICIPALITIES WITH A  POPULATION  OF  LESS  THAN  ONE
 MILLION PEOPLE TO IMPLEMENT FLOOD MITIGATION PLANS.
   2.  (A)  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND
 DEVELOP AN APPLICATION PROCESS TO AWARD  GRANTS  TO  MUNICIPALITIES  FOR
 FLOOD  CONTROL  AND  WATERSHED  MANAGEMENT PROJECTS; AND FOR THE CAPITAL
 COSTS RELATED TO THE DESIGN, PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF FLOOD  WARNING
 PROJECTS,  FLOOD  MITIGATION  PROJECTS,  FLOOD  RELIEF PROJECTS OR OTHER
 RELATED PROJECTS.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER MAY APPROVE ANY APPLICATION IN WHICH THE PROJECTS
 DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICATION ARE (I)  CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  ELIGIBILITY
 CRITERIA  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION; (II) UNDERTAKEN  AS  PART  OF  A  COMPREHENSIVE  FLOOD
 MANAGEMENT  PLAN  PREPARED AND ADOPTED BY SUCH MUNICIPALITY OR PART OF A
 MULTI-MUNICIPAL PROJECT  AS  DESCRIBED  IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
 SECTION; AND (III) NOT INCONSISTENT WITH ANY STATE-WIDE FLOOD MANAGEMENT
 PLAN.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2019-A7456A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2682
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6503, S4503
2015-2016: A1874, S4940
2017-2018: A2184, S8491
2021-2022: A7784, S6075
2023-2024: A2856

2019-A7456A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the flood mitigation and prevention task force to evaluate ways of protecting communities and residents of the state from flooding.

2019-A7456A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7456--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT relating to establishing the flood mitigation and prevention task
   force; 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. 1. There is hereby established in the department  of  envi-
 ronmental  conservation  a  flood  mitigation  and prevention task force
 ("task force") to consist of eleven members who shall  be  appointed  as
 follows:
   (a)  the  commissioner  of  environmental  conservation  or his or her
 designee;
   (b) the commissioner of general services or his or her designee;
   (c) the commissioner of the department of transportation or his or her
 designee;
   (d) the director of the state emergency management office  or  his  or
 her designee;
   (e)  the commissioner of the New York state division of homeland secu-
 rity and emergency services or his or her designee;
   (f) two members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (g) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
   (h) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
   (i) two members to be appointed by  the  temporary  president  of  the
 senate.
   2.  The  at-large  members  should  include  individuals who represent
 flood-prone municipalities and counties.
   3. Task force members shall receive no compensation for their services
 but shall be reimbursed for actual, necessary expenses incurred  in  the
 performance of their duties.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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