Senate Bill S1345

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1345
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   requiring  the  department  of environmental conservation to conduct a
   study on sea level rise in cities with a population of one million  or
   more
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 3-0320 to read as follows:
 § 3-0320. STUDY  ON  SEA  LEVEL  RISE;  CITIES  WITH A POPULATION OF ONE
             MILLION OR MORE.
   1. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE  SHALL
 CONDUCT  A  STUDY  ON THE ONGOING AND IMPENDING SEA LEVEL RISE IN CITIES
 WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE  ENVIRON-
 MENT AND COASTAL LANDS. THE STUDY SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) THE CAUSE OF THE SEA LEVEL RISES AROUND THE CITY;
   (B)  A  RISK  ASSESSMENT THAT ANALYZES ISSUES RELATED TO THE IMPACT OF
 SEA LEVEL RISE;
   (C) THE RATES OF CHANGE IN SEA LEVEL;
   (D) THE EFFECTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON FLOODING AND FLOOD MITIGATION;
   (E) THE EFFECTS OF THE RISE IN SEA LEVEL ON BIODIVERSITY;
   (F) THE EFFECTS OF SEA LEVEL ON HEALTH AND VITALITY OF THE  LANDS  AND
 WATER FRONTS;
   (G) A DETERMINATION OF COASTAL LANDS IN THE STATE THAT ARE AND WILL BE
 IMPACTED BY SEA LEVEL RISE;
   (H) A RISK ASSESSMENT THAT ANALYZES ISSUES RELATED TO THE OWNERSHIP OF
 STATE  COASTAL  LANDS,  INCLUDING  POTENTIAL LEGAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO
 TITLE FROM THE NEED TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF COASTAL LANDS AND  STRANDED
 ASSETS DUE TO SEA LEVEL RISE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (I)  A LIST OF COASTAL LANDS IN THE CITY THAT MAY SEE LEGAL CHALLENGES
 ARISE FROM EFFORTS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE;
   (J)  LISTS OF THE COASTAL PROPERTIES IN THE STATE THAT ARE IMPACTED BY
 SEA LEVEL RISE;
   (K) INFORMATION ON THE RESIDENTIAL STATUS OF  THE  OWNERS  OF  COASTAL
 PROPERTY  IN  THE  STATE  THAT  IS IMPACTED BY SEA LEVEL RISE, INCLUDING
 INFORMATION RELATED TO THE NUMBERS IN REAL  PROPERTY  IN  OCCUPANCY  AND
 OWNERSHIP; AND
   (L)  AN  ASSESSMENT ON EFFECTIVE MITIGATION TECHNIQUES AND INFRASTRUC-
 TURE CHANGES TO CURTAIL THE SEA LEVEL RISES IN THE CITY.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT MAY CONSULT WITH AND REQUEST THAT EACH CITY OR COUN-
 TY DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NEW YORK  CITY
 DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO
 PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH ANY REQUESTED DATA OR MATERIALS NECESSARY TO
 CONDUCT THE STUDY REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, AND ALL AGENCIES AND AUTHOR-
 ITIES OF THE STATE, AND ALL MUNICIPALITIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF
 THE STATE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION ARE HEREBY  DIRECTED
 TO  COOPERATE  WITH  THE DEPARTMENT TO FACILITATE THE PURPOSES SET FORTH
 HEREIN.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, NOT LATER  THAN  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-EIGHT,  SUBMIT A REPORT OF ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDA-
 TIONS, INCLUDING ANY PROPOSED RULES AND REGULATIONS,  TO  THE  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIRS OF
 SENATE AND ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEES, THE CHAIR  OF
 THE  SENATE  FINANCE  COMMITTEE  AND  THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND
 MEANS COMMITTEE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.