S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3961
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. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
Duane Lake, in the town of Duanesburg, county of Schenectady, to
participate in the septic system replacement fund
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 1285-u of the
public authorities law, as added by section 9 of part T of chapter 57 of
the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The department of environmental conservation, in consultation with
the department of health and participating counties, shall from the list
of participating counties establish priority geographic areas and, in
the absence of county information, identify eligible septic system
projects, based on an area's vulnerability to contamination, including
the presence of a sole source aquifer, or known water quality impair-
ment, population density, soils, hydrogeology, climate, and reasonable
ability for septic system projects to mitigate water quality impacts.
SEPTIC SYSTEM PROJECTS LOCATED IN DUANE LAKE, IN THE TOWN OF DUANESBURG,
COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE
PROGRAM. The department of environmental conservation may delegate to a
participating county the identification of priority geographic areas.
The department of environmental conservation, in consultation with
participating counties in which priority areas have been identified,
shall determine the amount of money from the fund to be provided to each
participating county based on density, demand for reimbursement from the
fund and the criteria used to establish the priority geographic areas.
The corporation shall publish information, application forms, procedures
and guidelines relating to the program on its website and in a manner
that is accessible to the public.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03262-01-5
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