Establishes the consolidated lead-contaminated water supply line replacement program to provide financial assistance and reimbursement to municipalities for the abatement, removal and replacement of lead-contaminated water supply lines; establishes the consolidated lead-contaminated water supply line replacement fund; makes an appropriation of $500,000,000 to reimburse municipalities for such remediation, removal and replacement of lead-contaminated water supply lines; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10568
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 13, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the
consolidated lead-contaminated water supply line replacement program;
to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the
consolidated lead-contaminated water supply line replacement fund; to
repeal certain provisions of the public health law relating thereto;
and making an appropriation therefor
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1114 of the public health law is REPEALED and a new
section 1114 is added to read as follows:
§ 1114. CONSOLIDATED LEAD-CONTAMINATED WATER SUPPLY LINE REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM. 1. A CONSOLIDATED LEAD-CONTAMINATED WATER LINE REPLACEMENT
PROGRAM IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE ABATEMENT, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT
OF LEAD-CONTAMINATED WATER LINES.
2. TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT, A MUNICIPALITY
SHALL:
(A) PRESENT PROOF OF COMPLETING THE ABATEMENT, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT
OF LEAD-CONTAMINATED WATER SUPPLY LINES. SUCH PROOF SHALL BE IN THE FORM
OF A SWORN CERTIFICATION BY A LICENSED ENGINEER OR A REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR THE DEPARTMENT THAT SUCH REMEDIATION
WAS COMPLETED.
(B) PRESENT PROOF OF THE DIRECT COSTS OF THE ABATEMENT, REMOVAL AND
REPLACEMENT OF SUCH LEAD-CONTAMINATED WATER SUPPLY LINES. SUCH PROOF
SHALL BE IN THE FORM OF A SWORN CERTIFICATION BY THE MUNICIPALITY'S
COMPTROLLER, TREASURER, OR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. COSTS OF THE MUNICI-
PAL ATTORNEY, CORPORATION COUNSEL, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATOR OR CITY
MANAGER, VILLAGE MANAGER OR MUNICIPAL ENGINEER SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR
REIMBURSEMENT. THE MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
PER WATER SUPPLY LINE REPLACED PLUS INTEREST ON ANY LOANS TAKEN OUT
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ABATEMENT, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE LEAD-CON-
TAMINATED WATER LINES.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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