Assembly Bill A4019

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes local water and sewerage authorities to charge fees for surface runoff

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Current Bill Status - Stricken


  • 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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2023-A4019 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4169
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1196-b & 1196-d, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9445, S8857

2023-A4019 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the water bill fairness act; authorizes local water and sewerage authorities to charge fees for surface runoff.

2023-A4019 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4019
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALLAGHER, BURDICK, L. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, KELLES,
   GONZALEZ-ROJAS, DAVILA, FORREST --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
   local water and sewerage authorities to charge fees for surface runoff

   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 "water bill fairness act".
   § 2. Section 1196-b of the public authorities law is amended by adding
 seven new subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 to read as follows:
   22. "STORMWATER" SHALL MEAN A FLOW OF WATER OCCURRING  ON  THE  GROUND
 SURFACE  WHEN RAIN OR MELTWATER CAN NO LONGER BE ABSORBED BY THE SOIL OR
 GROUND SURFACE.
   23. "GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE" SHALL MEAN THE RANGE OF MEASURES  THAT  USE
 PLANT OR SOIL SYSTEMS, PERMEABLE PAVEMENT OR OTHER PERMEABLE SURFACES OR
 SUBSTRATES, STORMWATER HARVEST OR REUSE, OR LANDSCAPING TO STORE, INFIL-
 TRATE  OR  EVAPOTRANSPIRATE  STORMWATER  AND  REDUCE  FLOWS  TO SEWERAGE
 SYSTEMS, SEWERAGE FACILITIES, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, DRAINAGE FACILITIES,  OR
 TO SURFACE WATERS.
   24.  "MS4 COMPLIANCE" SHALL MEAN EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN TO COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF  PERMITS  ISSUED  FOR  MUNICIPAL  SEPARATE  STORM  SEWER
 SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO ANY FEDERAL RULE OR REGULATION REQUIRED BY 31 U.S.C.
 SECTION  1342, INCLUDING 40 C.F.R. PARTS 9, 122, 123, AND 124 ("STORMWA-
 TER II") OR ANY SUCCESSOR REGULATION.
   25. "COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN A SEWERAGE SYSTEM  OR  SEWERAGE
 FACILITY  OWNED  BY  THE  STATE, AUTHORITY, OR MUNICIPALITY THAT CONVEYS
 STORMWATER AND  SANITARY WASTEWATER FROM  RESIDENTIAL,  COMMERCIAL,  AND
 INDUSTRIAL SOURCES THROUGH A SINGLE-PIPE SYSTEM.
   26.  "COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW" SHALL MEAN THE DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE FROM
 A COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM AT A POINT IN SUCH SYSTEM BEFORE SUCH SEWAGE HAS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00254-04-3
              

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