assembly Bill A5557

Vetoed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a commission to be known as the "New York seawall study commission"

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  • Introduced
  • In Committee
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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Vetoed by Governor

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 23, 2022 tabled
vetoed memo.52
Nov 22, 2022 delivered to governor
Jun 02, 2022 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.1854
substituted for s7141
May 09, 2022 referred to finance
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 05, 2022 advanced to third reading cal.596
May 03, 2022 reported
Jan 05, 2022 referred to ways and means
May 20, 2021 reported referred to ways and means
Feb 19, 2021 referred to environmental conservation

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A5557 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7141
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10779, S8841
2023-2024: S1812

A5557 (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.

A5557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5557
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARNWELL, GOTTFRIED, GRIFFIN, COLTON -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRABENEC, COOK, DICKENS,  FERNANDEZ,  HEVESI,
   HYNDMAN,  LAVINE, QUART, SEAWRIGHT, TAYLOR, VANEL, WEPRIN, WILLIAMS --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 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 16
 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)  three  members  appointed  by  the governor, at least one of whom
 shall have expertise in environmental justice issues;
   (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;
   (j) one member to be appointed by the county executive of  the  county
 of Suffolk; and
   (k)  one  member to be appointed by the county executive of the county
 of Westchester.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07033-01-1