Senate Bill S7581

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of flooding prevention and mitigation

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

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2021-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9190
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 26-A §§730 - 736, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S3335, A132

2021-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of flooding prevention and mitigation to manage and coordinate the work of task forces, commissions, and other bodies and programs tasked with examining issues related to flooding, to review and assess best practices and make recommendations regarding flood prevention and mitigation, and to assist municipalities in developing strategies and policies to combat flooding.

2021-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7581 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7581
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   office of flooding prevention and mitigation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  article  26-A
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 26-A
               OFFICE OF FLOODING PREVENTION AND MITIGATION
 SECTION 730. DECLARATION OF FINDINGS AND LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
         731. OFFICE OF FLOODING PREVENTION AND MITIGATION.
         732. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
         733. SUPPORT FOR COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES.
         734. GOVERNMENT ENTITY COORDINATION; INTRAGOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS.
         735. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION; REPORTING.
         736. FLOODING RESILIENCY.
   § 730. DECLARATION OF FINDINGS AND LEGISLATIVE INTENT. 1. THE LEGISLA-
 TURE  FINDS  THAT  FLOODING  EVENTS CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT AND ONGOING
 THREAT TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY IN THE  STATE  AND  THAT  THE  THREATS  OF
 FLOODING  ARE  EXPECTED  TO  BE EXACERBATED BY THE INCREASING EFFECTS OF
 CLIMATE CHANGE.  THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT THERE IS A NEED  FOR
 BETTER  COORDINATION AND DIRECTION OF STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO PREVENT
 AND MITIGATE FLOODING.
   2. THE LEGISLATURE DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR A NEW EXECUTIVE
 OFFICE TO MANAGE AND COORDINATE THE WORK OF VARIOUS EXISTING TASK  FORC-
 ES,  COMMISSIONS,  AND  OTHER  BODIES AND PROGRAMS TASKED WITH EXAMINING
 ISSUES RELATED TO FLOODING, TO REVIEW AND ASSESS BEST PRACTICES AND MAKE
 RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FLOOD PREVENTION AND MITIGATION, AND TO ASSIST
 MUNICIPALITIES IN DEVELOPING STRATEGIES AND POLICIES TO COMBAT FLOODING.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13557-02-1
 S. 7581                             2
              

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