| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2020 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S7545
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
Actions
2019-S7545 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S7545 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7545
SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
creating a program to assist lake associations with water quality
improvement
PURPOSE:
To create a program to assist lake associations with water quality
improvement
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 establishes a program to assist lake associations with water
quality improvement subject to an appropriation for such purpose. The
program shall assist in identifying water quality concerns at a water
body managed by a lake association as well as determining the most
effective means of remediation for these concerns and deciding practices
2019-S7545 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7545
I N S E N A T E
January 24, 2020
___________
Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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
creating a program to assist lake associations with water quality
improvement
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 15-0519 to read as follows:
§ 15-0519. WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; LAKE ASSOCIATIONS.
1. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH PURPOSE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL,
IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES CORPORATION, CREATE A
PROGRAM TO ASSIST LAKE ASSOCIATIONS WITH WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. THE
PROGRAM SHALL, AT THE REQUEST OF A LAKE ASSOCIATION:
A. IDENTIFY ANY WATER QUALITY CONCERNS AT A WATER BODY MANAGED BY A
LAKE ASSOCIATION;
B. DETERMINE THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO REMEDIATE ANY WATER QUALITY
CONCERNS; AND
C. ASSIST WITH DETERMINING BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN
WATER QUALITY AT LAKE ASSOCIATIONS.
2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST WITH REME-
DIAL ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE WATER QUALITY AT LAKE ASSOCIATIONS.
3. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO
IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment, and/or repeal of any rules and regulations necessary to implement
the provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and
directed to be completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14921-01-0
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