S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3722
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award
grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality
projects
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1283 of the public authorities
law, as amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read
as follows:
2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUORO-
ALKYL SUBSTANCES" OR "PFAS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION
37-0203 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
3. THE CORPORATION MAY AWARD GRANTS AND LOANS TO NON-PUBLIC ENTITIES
FOR WATER QUALITY PROJECTS THAT RELATE TO THE REMOVAL OF PERFLUOROALKYL
AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) FOR A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM WHICH
PROVIDES WATER TO THE PUBLIC FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THROUGH PIPES OR
OTHER CONSTRUCTED CONVEYANCES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
"PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM" MEANS A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM AS DEFINED IN 10 NYCRR
5-1.1(CB) AND INCLUDES A COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, NONCOMMUNITY WATER
SYSTEM, TRANSIENT NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, NONTRANSIENT NONCOMMUNITY
WATER SYSTEM AS DEFINED IN SUCH REGULATIONS AND ANY SUBSEQUENT UPDATES
OF SUCH REGULATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
4. It is hereby found and declared that such purposes are in all
respects for the benefit of the people of the state of New York and the
corporation shall be regarded as performing an essential governmental
function in carrying out its purposes and in exercising the powers
granted by this title.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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