Senate Bill S7630

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7630
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 29, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   authorizing and directing the department of environmental conservation
   to  conduct  a  study  of the water supply and water management in the
   state

   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 15-1531 to read as follows:
 § 15-1531. WATER SUPPLY AND WATER MANAGEMENT STUDY.
   1. THE DEPARTMENT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CONDUCT A STUDY
 OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE.  SUCH STUDY SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   A. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE WATER SUPPLY IN THIS STATE AND ANY LIKELY
 CHANGES IN THAT STATUS;
   B. ISSUES OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL DROUGHT EFFECTS, SHORT-TERM AND  LONG-
 TERM  DROUGHT MANAGEMENT EFFORTS AND THE ADEQUACY OF DROUGHT PREPARATION
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE;
   C. THE STATUS OF CURRENT WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN THIS STATE;
   D. THE CURRENT STATE OF EACH ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA AND THE  LEVEL  OF
 PROGRESS TOWARD MANAGEMENT GOALS IN EACH ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA;
   E.  THE  STATUS  OF ANY PENDING OR LIKELY LITIGATION REGARDING SURFACE
 WATER ADJUDICATIONS OR OTHER WATER RELATED LITIGATION AND THE  POTENTIAL
 IMPACTS ON THIS STATE'S WATER SUPPLIES;
   F.  THE  STATUS OF INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENTS AND RELATED NEGOTI-
 ATIONS THAT AFFECT THIS STATE; AND
   G. OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE  RELIABILITY  OF  THIS  STATE'S  WATER
 SUPPLIES, THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADEQUACY OF THE
 DEPARTMENT'S  AND  OTHER  ENTITIES' RESOURCES TO MEET THIS STATE'S WATER
 MANAGEMENT NEEDS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13082-01-1
              

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   2. THE DEPARTMENT MAY CONSULT WITH ANY STATE OR LOCAL OFFICE,  AGENCY,
 DEPARTMENT  OR  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE THAT HAS INFORMATION
 RELEVANT TO THE COMPLETION OF THIS STUDY AND REPORT.
   3. ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR AND IN
 ODD  NUMBERED YEARS THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DELIVER A REPORT OF
 THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS
 SECTION AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT
 OF  THE  SENATE,  THE  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE
 STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND THE  CHAIR  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.