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Assembly Bill A7992

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the city of New York to conduct an analysis of stormwater and groundwater issues in southeast Queens

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2025-A7992 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4557
Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7863
2015-2016: S3765
2017-2018: S4094
2019-2020: S2116
2021-2022: S1567
2023-2024: S1449, S8137

2025-A7992 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the city of New York to conduct an analysis of stormwater and groundwater issues in southeast Queens.

2025-A7992 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7992
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to direct the city of New York to conduct an analysis of stormwa-
   ter and groundwater issues in southeast Queens
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The city of New York shall conduct a detailed analysis of
 stormwater and groundwater issues  in  southeast  Queens  including  the
 communities  of  Ozone  Park, South Ozone Park, Jamaica, Hollis, Spring-
 field Gardens, Laurelton, Rosedale and Brookville. The  analysis  shall,
 at  a minimum, include an evaluation of: the feasibility and efficacy of
 the installation of reverse seepage basins;  the  status  of  stormwater
 sewer  upgrades; and the potential rehabilitation of former water supply
 wells.  A report on the findings of such analysis shall be submitted  to
 the legislature no later than June 30, 2026.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09103-01-5

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