NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6892A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 27, 2026	print number 6892a
Apr 27, 2026	amend and recommit to health
Jan 07, 2026	referred to health
Mar 26, 2025	referred to health

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2025-S6892 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1114-c, Pub Health L

2025-S6892 - Summary

Enacts the lead pipe replacement act to require the replacement of all lead service lines by November 1, 2037.

2025-S6892 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6892

SPONSOR: RIVERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the lead
pipe replacement act

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To facilitate the efficient and equitable replacement of all lead
service lines that pose a risk of contaminating drinking water and harm-
ing human health in New York State.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one establishes the title of the bill as the lead pipe replace-
ment act.

Section two adds new section 1114-C to the public health law.

Section two, subdivision one provides definitions for the bill.

Section two, subdivision two requires covered water systems to replace
all lead service lines in their distribution systems by November 1,
2037; authorizes covered water systems to access service lines in their
distribution systems for the purposes of identifying and replacing lead
service lines; requires covered water systems to offer lead service line
replacements at no direct charge to customers; describes the responsi-
bilities of a covered water system's customers if they decline to accept
the offer of a lead service line replacement at no charge; outlines the
process for covered water systems to replace lead service lines if
encountering non-responsiveness or non-compliance by a customer;
requires covered water systems to prioritize lead service line replace-
ments in disadvantaged communities and other vulnerable populations;
prohibits partial lead service line replacements except in instances of
emergency repairs; requires the use of copper piping when replacing lead
service lines; and requires covered water systems to provide a free lead
filter to any customer with a verified lead service line who requests
one.

Section two, subdivision three directs the department of health to
publish all lead service line replacement plans created by covered water
systems on the department's website.

Section two, subdivision four requires covered water systems to report
data on lead service line disposal and replacement in disadvantaged
communities and other vulnerable populations.

Section two, subdivision five authorizes covered water systems to use a
variety of public funding to replace lead service lines; authorizes the
department of health to make funding available for the implementation of
this section; and directs the department of health to promulgate regu-
lations and guidance to assist covered water systems with the implemen-
tation of this section.

Section two, subdivision six provides a severability clause.

Section three sets forth the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:

There is no safe level of lead in drinking water. Even low levels of
lead exposure are linked to speech and hearing loss, lower IQ, and
neurological problems in children. Adults can also experience increased
risk of high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, and kidney damage
from lead exposure. Lead poisoning disproportionately harms low-income
communities and communities of color.

Lead service lines are the greatest contributor to lead in drinking
water. These water pipes connect the water mains under our streets to a
building's internal plumbing, and pose a risk of leaching a dangerous
neurotoxin into drinking water. While the US Environmental Protection
Agency (US EPA) banned the installation of new lead service tines in
1986, New York still has an estimated 500,000 lead service tines deliv-
ering drinking water to millions of New Yorkers across the state. Due to
our old housing stock and the prevalence of local codes permitting,
encouraging, or requiring the use of lead material, New York has the 5th
highest number of lead service lines in the nation.

In November 2024, the US EPA finalized the landmark Lead and Copper Rule
Improvements (LCRI), which require water utilities nationwide to replace
all lead service lines under their control by November 1, 2037. Impor-
tantly, EPA left several issues as to the implementation of these regu-
lations for the states to address.

The Lead Pipe Replacement Act creates the most equitable and efficient
program in the nation to get the lead out of drinking water. The bill
codifies the requirement to replace all lead pipes in New York, protect-
ing it from any potential rollback by the 119th Congress and the Trump
administration, and addresses key gaps in EPA's LCRI.  Specifically, the
bill requires water utilities to replace all lead pipes - regardless of
the ownership status - at no cost to customers, saving economically-
struggling New Yorkers thousands of dollars while creating thousands of
well-paying union jobs. Significant state and federal funding from the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Clean Water Infrastructure Act, and other
sources is available to ensure this work is affordable for water utili-
ties.

Every New Yorker deserves lead-free drinking water. The Lead Pipe
Replacement Act recognizes that lead service tines pose a public health
emergency and that it is in the public interest that all lead service
tines are replaced as soon as possible. This bill will ensure that New
York leads the nation in getting the lead out of drinking water.

New legislation.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S6892 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6892
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the  lead
   pipe replacement act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "lead pipe replacement act".
   §  2.  The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1114-c
 to read as follows:
   § 1114-C. LEAD SERVICE  LINE  REPLACEMENT.  1.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "COVERED WATER SYSTEM" MEANS (I) A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM THAT SERVES
 AT  LEAST  FIFTEEN  SERVICE  CONNECTIONS USED BY YEAR-ROUND RESIDENTS OR
 REGULARLY SERVES AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEAR-ROUND RESIDENTS;  OR  (II)  A
 PUBLIC  WATER  SYSTEM  THAT REGULARLY SERVES AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE OF THE
 SAME PEOPLE, FOUR HOURS OR MORE PER DAY, FOR FOUR OR MORE DAYS PER WEEK,
 FOR TWENTY-SIX OR MORE WEEKS PER YEAR.
   (B) "SERVICE LINE" MEANS ANY PIPING  CONNECTING  A  WATER  MAIN  TO  A
 BUILDING INLET.
   (C)  "GALVANIZED  SERVICE  LINE"  MEANS A SERVICE LINE MADE OF IRON OR
 STEEL THAT HAS BEEN DIPPED IN ZINC TO PREVENT CORROSION AND RUSTING.
   (D) "GALVANIZED-REQUIRING-REPLACEMENT SERVICE LINE" MEANS A GALVANIZED
 SERVICE LINE THAT CURRENTLY IS OR EVER WAS DOWNSTREAM OF A LEAD  SERVICE
 LINE;  OR IS CURRENTLY DOWNSTREAM OF A LEAD STATUS UNKNOWN SERVICE LINE.
 FOR THIS DEFINITION, DOWNSTREAM MEANS IN THE DIRECTION OF  FLOW  THROUGH
 THE  SERVICE  LINE. IF THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO DEMONSTRATE
 THAT THE GALVANIZED SERVICE LINE WAS NEVER DOWNSTREAM OF A LEAD  SERVICE
 LINE, IT IS A GALVANIZED-REQUIRING-REPLACEMENT SERVICE LINE.
   (E)  "CONNECTOR"  MEANS  A SHORT SEGMENT OF PIPING NOT EXCEEDING THREE
 FEET THAT CAN BE BENT  AND  IS  USED  FOR  CONNECTIONS  BETWEEN  SERVICE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10763-02-5

 S. 6892                             2
 
 PIPING,  TYPICALLY  CONNECTING THE SERVICE LINE TO THE MAIN. A CONNECTOR
 MAY ALSO BE REFERRED TO AS A GOOSENECK OR PIGTAIL.
   (F) "LEAD CONNECTOR" MEANS A CONNECTOR MADE OF LEAD.
   (G)  "LEAD  SERVICE LINE" MEANS A SERVICE LINE MADE OF LEAD OR WHERE A
 PORTION OF THE SERVICE LINE IS MADE OF LEAD. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  A  LEAD-LINED GALVANIZED SERVICE LINE, A GALVANIZED-REQUIRING-
 REPLACEMENT SERVICE LINE, AND A LEAD CONNECTOR SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE
 LEAD SERVICE LINES.
   (H) "LEAD STATUS UNKNOWN SERVICE LINE" MEANS A SERVICE LINE WHOSE PIPE
 MATERIAL HAS NOT BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE A LEAD  SERVICE  LINE,  GALVAN-
 IZED-REQUIRING-REPLACEMENT SERVICE LINE, OR A NON-LEAD SERVICE LINE.
   (I)  "PARTIAL  LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT" MEANS REPLACEMENT OF ANY
 PORTION OF A LEAD SERVICE LINE THAT LEAVES IN SERVICE ANY  LENGTH  OF  A
 LEAD SERVICE LINE UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK.
   (J) "DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION 75-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
   (K)  "ELEVATED  LEAD LEVELS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (L) "CUSTOMER" MEANS AN OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY SERVED BY  THE  COVERED
 WATER SYSTEM.
   (M) "PROPERTY" MEANS REAL PROPERTY SERVED BY A COVERED WATER SYSTEM.
   (N)  "OCCUPANT"  MEANS A PERSON, AGE EIGHTEEN OR OLDER, OTHER THAN THE
 CUSTOMER, THAT IS OCCUPYING, WITH THE  CONSENT  OF  THE  CUSTOMER,  REAL
 PROPERTY  SERVED  BY THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-F
 OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.
   (O) "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY" MEANS THE UNITED STATES ENVIRON-
 MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
   (P) "LOCALLY ADOPTED CODE" MEANS ANY LOCAL LAW,  LOCAL  ORDINANCE,  OR
 COVERED WATER SYSTEM RULE OR REGULATION.
   2.  LEAD  SERVICE  LINE  REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS. (A) A COVERED WATER
 SYSTEM SHALL REPLACE ALL LEAD SERVICE LINES IN ITS DISTRIBUTION  SYSTEM,
 REGARDLESS  OF  THE  OWNERSHIP  STATUS OF SUCH LEAD SERVICE LINES OR THE
 TYPE OF PROPERTY ON WHICH THEY  ARE  LOCATED,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED IN THIS SECTION, NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND THIRTY-SEVEN.
   (B) TO THE EXTENT NOT PROVIDED ELSEWHERE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW,
 REGULATION,  OR  WATER  TARIFF  AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, COVERED WATER
 SYSTEMS ARE HEREBY PROVIDED  LEGAL  ACCESS  TO  ALL  SERVICE  LINES  AND
 CONNECTORS  IN THEIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING
 AND REPLACING LEAD SERVICE LINES.
   (C) A COVERED  WATER  SYSTEM  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  LEAD  SERVICE  LINE
 REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL OFFER TO REPLACE ALL PORTIONS OF
 A  LEAD  SERVICE  LINE  AT  NO DIRECT CHARGE TO ANY CUSTOMER WITH A LEAD
 SERVICE LINE, AND SHALL  COVER  THE  COSTS  OF  PLANNING,  CONSTRUCTION,
 RECONSTRUCTION,  RESTORATION,  CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT, AND ANY OTHER ACTIV-
 ITIES RELATED TO LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT.   FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  SECTION, A DIRECT CHARGE SHALL NOT INCLUDE REVENUES RAISED THROUGH
 WATER RATE INCREASES.
   (D) UPON BEING OFFERED A LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT  AT  NO  DIRECT
 CHARGE  BY  THE  COVERED  WATER  SYSTEM,  ANY  CUSTOMER SERVED BY A LEAD
 SERVICE LINE OWNED BY THE CUSTOMER IN WHOLE OR IN PART SHALL EITHER:
   (I) FACILITATE THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM'S REPLACEMENT OF ALL  PORTIONS
 OF  THE  LEAD  SERVICE  LINE AT NO DIRECT CHARGE, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING
 ACCESS TO THE CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY AND PROVIDING ANY  INFORMATION  NECES-
 SARY FOR THE REPLACEMENT REQUESTED BY THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM; OR
 S. 6892                             3
 
   (II)  OPT-OUT OF THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM'S LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACE-
 MENT PROGRAM BY REPLACING THE CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTION OF THE LEAD SERVICE
 LINE THROUGH THE CUSTOMER'S OWN AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS AND AT THE CUSTOM-
 ER'S OWN EXPENSE. IF THE CUSTOMER ELECTS TO REPLACE  THE  CUSTOMER-OWNED
 PORTION  OF  THE LEAD SERVICE LINE UNDER THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE REPLACE-
 MENT MUST BE COMPLETED NOT LATER THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER THE  COVERED
 WATER  SYSTEM FIRST COMMUNICATES TO THE CUSTOMER THE AVAILABILITY OF THE
 LEAD  SERVICE  LINE  REPLACEMENT  PROGRAM.  THE  REPLACEMENT  SHALL   BE
 INSPECTED  BY  A  LICENSED  PLUMBER  TO  CERTIFY  THAT  THE  REPLACEMENT
 OCCURRED, WITH SUCH CERTIFICATION PROVIDED TO THE COVERED WATER  SYSTEM.
 IF  A  CUSTOMER  NOTIFIES  THE  COVERED WATER SYSTEM THAT THEY INTEND TO
 REPLACE OR HAVE REPLACED THE CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTION OF THE LEAD  SERVICE
 LINE, THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM MUST REPLACE, AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOM-
 ER,  THE  PORTION  OF  THE  LEAD SERVICE LINE OWNED BY THE COVERED WATER
 SYSTEM AT THE SAME TIME AS, OR WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF, THE  CUSTOMER-
 INITIATED  REPLACEMENT. IF THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM CANNOT REPLACE THEIR
 PORTION OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS DUE TO THE NEGA-
 TIVE IMPACT SUCH A REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE ON OTHER  PLANNED  OR  ONGOING
 LEAD  SERVICE  LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS, THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM SHALL
 NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF THIS FACT AND SHALL REPLACE  THEIR  PORTION  OF
 THE  LEAD  SERVICE  LINE WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE DATE THAT
 THE CUSTOMER COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTION  OF
 THE LEAD SERVICE LINE.
   (E)  IF  THE  CUSTOMER  FAILS TO FACILITATE THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM'S
 LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT AT NO DIRECT CHARGE AND DOES  NOT  REPLACE
 THE  CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTION OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINE THROUGH THE CUSTOM-
 ER'S OWN AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS AND AT THE CUSTOMER'S OWN EXPENSE  WITHIN
 THE  FORTY-FIVE  DAY  PERIOD DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH
 (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, OR FAILS TO COMMUNICATE WITH OR  IS  NONRESPON-
 SIVE  TO  THE  COVERED WATER SYSTEM'S ATTEMPTED COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING
 THE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM OFFERED:
   (I) THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM SHALL SEEK ACCESS TO  THE  PROPERTY  FROM
 ANY  NON-CUSTOMER  OCCUPANT IN ORDER TO REPLACE ALL PORTIONS OF THE LEAD
 SERVICE LINE. A COVERED WATER SYSTEM ACTING IN GOOD FAITH THAT ENTERS  A
 CUSTOMER'S  PROPERTY  AND CONDUCTS A LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT UNDER
 THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY AND IS  NOT  LIABLE  TO  THE
 CUSTOMER  WITH  RESPECT  TO  THE  ENTRY  OR THE REPLACEMENT. AN OCCUPANT
 ACTING IN GOOD FAITH THAT PROVIDES SUCH ACCESS  TO  THE  PROPERTY  SHALL
 ALSO  BE  HELD  HARMLESS  BY AND IS ALSO NOT LIABLE TO THE CUSTOMER WITH
 RESPECT TO THE ENTRY OR THE REPLACEMENT; OR
   (II) IF THERE IS NO NON-CUSTOMER OCCUPANT OF THE PROPERTY OR THE OCCU-
 PANT DOES NOT GRANT ACCESS, THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM SHALL  TAKE  ACTION
 CONSISTENT WITH ITS LOCALLY ADOPTED CODE TO SECURE ACCESS TO THE PROPER-
 TY  TO  REPLACE  ALL  PORTIONS  OF  A LEAD SERVICE LINE. A COVERED WATER
 SYSTEM ACTING IN GOOD  FAITH  THAT  ENTERS  A  CUSTOMER'S  PROPERTY  AND
 CONDUCTS A REPLACEMENT UNDER THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY
 AND  IS  NOT  LIABLE  TO  THE  CUSTOMER WITH RESPECT TO THE ENTRY OR THE
 REPLACEMENT.
   (F) A COVERED PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM SHALL WHEN FEASIBLE PRIORITIZE  LEAD
 SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS:
   (I) IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND
   (II) AT DAYCARES, SCHOOLS, AND HOMES WITH CHILDREN WITH ELEVATED BLOOD
 LEAD LEVELS, WHEN DATA ON SUCH PROPERTIES IS AVAILABLE.
   (G)  THE  RELEVANT  OFFICES, AGENCIES, AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE OF
 NEW YORK, THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND ALL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES,  INCLUDING
 BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS, AND GENERAL SERVICES,
 S. 6892                             4
 
 SHALL, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, WORK WITH COVERED  WATER  SYSTEMS
 TO  PLAN  LEAD  SERVICE  LINE  REPLACEMENTS  IN COORDINATION WITH STREET
 REPAVINGS, PLANNED WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, OR OTHER MUNICIPAL
 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
   (H)  EACH  LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE REPLACED WITH A COPPER  SERVICE  LINE.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 THE  FOREGOING,  THE  DEPARTMENT MAY AUTHORIZE A COVERED WATER SYSTEM TO
 USE AN ALTERNATIVE REPLACEMENT MATERIAL DUE TO CORROSIVE SOIL CONDITIONS
 WHICH WOULD CAUSE COPPER PIPE SLEEVING OR WRAPPING TO BE  INADEQUATE  TO
 PREVENT CORROSION.
   (I)  A  COVERED  WATER SYSTEM SHALL NOT CONDUCT A PARTIAL LEAD SERVICE
 LINE REPLACEMENT UNLESS SUCH A REPLACEMENT IS CONDUCTED AS  PART  OF  AN
 EMERGENCY REPAIR.
   (J)  WHEN  REQUESTED BY A CUSTOMER WITH A LEAD SERVICE LINE, A COVERED
 WATER SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE TO THE CUSTOMER, AT NO CHARGE, A  PITCHER  OR
 POINT  OF  USE FILTER CERTIFIED BY AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTI-
 TUTE ACCREDITED CERTIFIER TO REDUCE LEAD, AT LEAST SIX MONTHS' WORTH  OF
 REPLACEMENT  CARTRIDGES, AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. WHENEVER THE ENVIRON-
 MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REQUIRES A  COVERED  WATER  SYSTEM  TO  PROVIDE
 PITCHER OR POINT OF USE FILTERS AND REPLACEMENT CARTRIDGES TO CUSTOMERS,
 A  COVERED  WATER  SYSTEM  SHALL  PROVIDE SUCH FILTERS AND CARTRIDGES TO
 CUSTOMERS AT NO CHARGE.
   3. LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PLAN. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  MAKE  THE
 MOST RECENT VERSION OF ALL LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PLANS AVAILABLE
 TO  THE PUBLIC ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF RECEIV-
 ING SUCH PLANS. EACH COVERED WATER SYSTEM SHALL  MAKE  ITS  MOST  RECENT
 LEAD  SERVICE  LINE  REPLACEMENT  PLAN  AVAILABLE  TO  THE PUBLIC ON ITS
 WEBSITE, IF SUCH A WEBSITE EXISTS.
   4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (A) IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION THAT THE
 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REQUIRES COVERED WATER SYSTEMS TO  ANNU-
 ALLY REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT, COVERED WATER SYSTEMS SHALL ALSO ANNUALLY
 REPORT:
   (I)  THE NUMBER OF LEAD SERVICE LINES REPLACED IN DISADVANTAGED COMMU-
 NITIES; AT DAYCARES, SCHOOLS, AND  HOMES  WITH  CHILDREN  WITH  ELEVATED
 BLOOD   LEAD  LEVELS,  WHEN  KNOWN;  AND  IN  COORDINATION  WITH  STREET
 REPAVINGS, PLANNED WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, OR OTHER MUNICIPAL
 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS; AND
   (II) HOW THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM HAS DISPOSED OF  EACH  LEAD  SERVICE
 LINE IT HAS REPLACED, WHERE EACH LEAD SERVICE LINE WAS REMOVED FROM, AND
 WHETHER AND WHERE ANY LEAD SERVICE LINES WERE LEFT IN THE GROUND.
   5.  FUNDING,  REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE. (A) A COVERED WATER SYSTEM MAY
 USE STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS AND LOANS, PROCEEDS FROM  MUNICIPAL  BONDS,
 WATER  RATE  REVENUE,  AND OTHER TYPES OF FUNDING TO INSPECT AND REPLACE
 LEAD SERVICE LINES, REGARDLESS OF  THE  OWNERSHIP  STATUS  OF  THE  LEAD
 SERVICE LINE OR THE TYPE OF PROPERTY ON WHICH IT IS LOCATED.
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE FUNDING AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
 CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT, DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND, AND
 OTHER  FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION AND ANY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THERETO.
   (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS IT  DEEMS
 NECESSARY AND PROPER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO COVERED WATER SYSTEMS AND
 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ON IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  3.  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act
 shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to  be  invalid
 and  after exhaustion of all further judicial review, the judgment shall
 S. 6892                             5
 
 not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder  thereof,  but  shall  be
 confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or
 part of this act directly involved in the controversy in which the judg-
 ment shall have been rendered.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2025-S6892A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Health
Law Section:: Public Health Law
Laws Affected:: Add §1114-c, Pub Health L

2025-S6892A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the lead pipe replacement act to require the replacement of all lead service lines by November 1, 2037.

2025-S6892A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6892A

SPONSOR: RIVERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the lead
pipe replacement act

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To facilitate the efficient and equitable replacement of all lead
service lines that pose a risk of contaminating drinking water and harm-
ing human health in New York State.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one establishes the title of the bill as the lead pipe replace-
ment act.

Section two adds new section 1114-C to the public health law.  Subdivi-
sion one provides definitions for the bill.

Section two, subdivision two requires covered water systems to replace
all lead service lines in their distribution systems by November 1,
2037; authorizes covered water systems to access service lines in their
distribution systems for the purposes of identifying and replacing lead
service lines; requires covered water systems to offer lead service line
replacements at no direct charge to customers; describes the responsi-
bilities of a covered water system's customers if they decline to accept
the offer of a lead service line replacement at no charge; outlines the
process for covered water systems to replace lead service lines if
encountering non-responsiveness or non-compliance by a customer;
requires covered water systems to prioritize lead service line replace-
ments in disadvantaged communities and other vulnerable populations;
prohibits partial lead service line replacements except in instances of
emergency repairs; requires the use of copper piping when replacing lead
service lines, prospectively, with an exception where there are corro-
sive soil. conditions that would not be conducive for the use of copper;
and requires covered water systems to provide a free lead filter to any
customer with a verified lead service line who requests
 one. This subdivision also clarifies that there is a compelling public
health purpose for covered water systems to replace these service Lines
regardless of if the service lines are located on private property or
not.

Section two, subdivision three directs the department of health to
publish all lead service line replacement plans created by covered water
systems on the department's website. It also requires cover water
systems to include in their replacement plan whether the water system
allowed lead connector pipes, which link a service line to the water
main.

Section two, subdivision four requires covered water systems to report
data on which lead service lines were left in the ground after being
replaced .

Section two, subdivision five authorizes covered water systems to use a
variety of public funding to replace lead service lines; authorizes the
department of health to make funding available for the implementation of
this section; and directs the department of health to promulgate regu-
lations and guidance to assist covered water systems with the implemen-
tation of this section.

Section three provides a severability clause.

Section four sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

There is no safe level of lead in drinking water. Even low levels of
lead exposure are linked to speech and hearing loss, lower IQ, and
neurological problems in children. Adults can also experience increased
risk of high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, and kidney damage
from lead exposure. Lead poisoning disproportionately harms low-income
communities and communities of color.

Lead service lines are the greatest contri butor to lead in drinking
water. These water pipes connect the water mains under our streets to a
building's internal plumbing, and pose a risk of leaching a dangerous
neurotoxin into drinkingwater. While the US Environmental Protection
Agency (US EPA) banned the installation of new lead service tines in
1986, New York still has an estimated 500,000 lead service lines deliv-
ering drinking water to millions of New Yorkers across the state. Due to
our old housing stock and the prevalence of local codes permitting,
encouraging, or requiring the use of lead material, New York has the 5th
highest number of lead service lines in the nation.

In November 2024, the US EPA finalized the landmark Lead and Copper Rule
Improvements (LCRI), which require water utilities nationwide to replace
all lead service tines under their control by November 1, 2037. Impor-
tantly, EPA left several issues as to the implementation of these regu-
lations for the states to address:

The Lead Pipe Replacement Act creates the most equitable and efficient
program in the nation to get the lead out of drinking water. The bill
codifies the requirement to replace all lead pipes in New York, protect-
ing it from any potential rollback by the 119th Congress and the Trump
administration, and addresses key gaps in EPA's LCRI.  Specifically, the
bill requires water utilities to replace all lead pipes - regardless of
the ownership status - at no cost to customers, saving economically-
struggling New Yorkers thousands of dollars while creating thousands of
well-paying union jobs. Significant state and federal funding from the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Clean Water Infrastructure Act, and other
sources is available to ensure this work is affordable for water utili-
ties.

Every New Yorker deserves lead-free drinking water. The Lead Pipe
Replacement Act recognizes that lead service lines pose a public health
emergency and that it is in the public interest that all lead service
lines are replaced as soon as possible. This bill will ensure that New
York leads the nation in getting the lead out of drinking water.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New legislation.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S6892A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6892--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RIVERA, ASHBY, BOTTCHER, BROUK, CANZONERI-FITZPA-
   TRICK, COMRIE, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON,  MARTINS,
   MAY, MAYER, ROLISON, SALAZAR, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, WEBB -- read twice and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health  in  accordance  with
   Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to enacting the  lead
   pipe replacement act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "lead pipe replacement act".
   §  2.  The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1114-c
 to read as follows:
   § 1114-C. LEAD SERVICE  LINE  REPLACEMENT.  1.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "COVERED WATER SYSTEM" MEANS (I) A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM THAT SERVES
 AT  LEAST  FIFTEEN  SERVICE  CONNECTIONS USED BY YEAR-ROUND RESIDENTS OR
 REGULARLY SERVES AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEAR-ROUND RESIDENTS;  OR  (II)  A
 PUBLIC  WATER  SYSTEM  THAT REGULARLY SERVES AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE OF THE
 SAME PEOPLE, FOUR HOURS OR MORE PER DAY, FOR FOUR OR MORE DAYS PER WEEK,
 FOR TWENTY-SIX OR MORE WEEKS PER YEAR.
   (B) "SERVICE LINE" MEANS ANY PIPING CONNECTING A  WATER  MAIN  TO  THE
 BUILDING  PLUMBING  AT  THE FIRST SHUT-OFF VALVE INSIDE THE BUILDING, OR
 EIGHTEEN INCHES INSIDE THE BUILDING, WHICHEVER IS SHORTER.
   (C) "GALVANIZED SERVICE LINE" MEANS A SERVICE LINE  MADE  OF  IRON  OR
 STEEL THAT HAS BEEN DIPPED IN ZINC TO PREVENT CORROSION AND RUSTING.
   (D) "GALVANIZED-REQUIRING-REPLACEMENT SERVICE LINE" MEANS A GALVANIZED
 SERVICE  LINE THAT CURRENTLY IS OR EVER WAS DOWNSTREAM OF A LEAD SERVICE
 LINE; OR IS CURRENTLY DOWNSTREAM OF A LEAD STATUS UNKNOWN SERVICE  LINE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10763-03-6

 S. 6892--A                          2
 
 FOR  THIS  DEFINITION, DOWNSTREAM MEANS IN THE DIRECTION OF FLOW THROUGH
 THE SERVICE LINE. IF THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM IS UNABLE  TO  DEMONSTRATE
 THAT  THE GALVANIZED SERVICE LINE WAS NEVER DOWNSTREAM OF A LEAD SERVICE
 LINE, IT IS A GALVANIZED-REQUIRING-REPLACEMENT SERVICE LINE.
   (E)  "CONNECTOR"  MEANS  A SHORT SEGMENT OF PIPING NOT EXCEEDING THREE
 FEET THAT CAN BE BENT  AND  IS  USED  FOR  CONNECTIONS  BETWEEN  SERVICE
 PIPING,  TYPICALLY  CONNECTING  THE  SERVICE  LINE  TO THE WATER MAIN. A
 CONNECTOR MAY ALSO BE REFERRED TO AS A GOOSENECK OR PIGTAIL.
   (F) "LEAD CONNECTOR" MEANS A CONNECTOR MADE OF LEAD.
   (G) "LEAD SERVICE LINE" MEANS A SERVICE LINE MADE OF LEAD OR  WHERE  A
 PORTION  OF  THE  SERVICE LINE IS MADE OF LEAD. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, A LEAD-LINED GALVANIZED SERVICE LINE AND  A  GALVANIZED-REQUIR-
 ING-REPLACEMENT  SERVICE  LINE  SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED TO BE LEAD SERVICE
 LINES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  MATERIAL  STATUS  OF  A
 CONNECTOR  SHALL  NOT DETERMINE WHETHER A SERVICE LINE IS A LEAD SERVICE
 LINE, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT A LEAD CONNECTOR ATTACHED TO A LEAD  SERVICE
 LINE SHALL BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINE.
   (H) "LEAD STATUS UNKNOWN SERVICE LINE" MEANS A SERVICE LINE WHOSE PIPE
 MATERIAL  HAS  NOT  BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE A LEAD SERVICE LINE, GALVAN-
 IZED-REQUIRING-REPLACEMENT SERVICE LINE, OR A NON-LEAD SERVICE LINE. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A LEAD STATUS  UNKNOWN  CONNECTOR  IS  NOT
 CONSIDERED TO BE A LEAD STATUS UNKNOWN SERVICE LINE.
   (I)  "PARTIAL  LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT" MEANS REPLACEMENT OF ANY
 PORTION OF A LEAD SERVICE LINE THAT LEAVES IN SERVICE ANY  LENGTH  OF  A
 LEAD SERVICE LINE UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK.
   (J) "DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION 75-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
   (K)  "ELEVATED  LEAD LEVELS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (L) "CUSTOMER" MEANS AN OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY SERVED BY  THE  COVERED
 WATER SYSTEM.
   (M) "PROPERTY" MEANS REAL PROPERTY SERVED BY A COVERED WATER SYSTEM.
   (N)  "OCCUPANT"  MEANS A PERSON, AGE EIGHTEEN OR OLDER, OTHER THAN THE
 CUSTOMER, THAT IS OCCUPYING, WITH THE  CONSENT  OF  THE  CUSTOMER,  REAL
 PROPERTY  SERVED  BY THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE-F
 OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.
   (O) "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY" MEANS THE UNITED STATES ENVIRON-
 MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
   (P) "LOCALLY ADOPTED CODE" MEANS ANY LOCAL LAW,  LOCAL  ORDINANCE,  OR
 COVERED WATER SYSTEM RULE OR REGULATION.
   (Q)  "DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM" MEANS ALL PIPES, SERVICE LINES, CONNECTORS,
 AND APPURTENANCES USED TO DELIVER POTABLE WATER FROM THE WATER MAIN TO A
 BUILDING CONNECTION, INCLUDING ANY PORTION OF A SERVICE LINE LOCATED  ON
 PRIVATE PROPERTY OR OTHERWISE OWNED BY A CUSTOMER.
   2. LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE
 OWNERSHIP  STATUS  OF  A  LEAD  SERVICE  LINE, A COVERED WATER SYSTEM IS
 AUTHORIZED TO AND SHALL PERFORM OR CAUSE TO BE PERFORMED THE REPLACEMENT
 OF ALL LEAD SERVICE LINES WITHIN ITS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INCLUDING  ANY
 PORTIONS  OF  LEAD SERVICE LINES LOCATED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  NO  LATER  THAN
 NOVEMBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTY-SEVEN.  SUCH  REPLACEMENTS ARE A
 PUBLIC PURPOSE AND WITHIN THE POWERS OF THE COVERED  WATER  SYSTEM,  AND
 COVERED WATER SYSTEMS MAY EXPEND PUBLIC FUNDS FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
   (B) TO THE EXTENT NOT PROVIDED ELSEWHERE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW,
 REGULATION,  OR  WATER  TARIFF  AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, COVERED WATER
 S. 6892--A                          3
 
 SYSTEMS ARE HEREBY PROVIDED  LEGAL  ACCESS  TO  ALL  SERVICE  LINES  AND
 CONNECTORS  IN THEIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING
 AND REPLACING LEAD SERVICE LINES AND LEAD CONNECTORS.
   (C)  A  COVERED  WATER  SYSTEM  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  LEAD SERVICE LINE
 REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL OFFER TO REPLACE ALL PORTIONS OF
 A LEAD SERVICE LINE AT NO DIRECT CHARGE TO  ANY  CUSTOMER  WITH  A  LEAD
 SERVICE  LINE,  AND  SHALL  COVER  THE  COSTS OF PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION,
 RECONSTRUCTION, RESTORATION, CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT, AND ANY  OTHER  ACTIV-
 ITIES  RELATED  TO  LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT.   FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, A DIRECT CHARGE SHALL NOT INCLUDE REVENUES RAISED  THROUGH
 WATER RATE INCREASES.
   (D)  UPON  BEING  OFFERED A LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT AT NO DIRECT
 CHARGE BY THE COVERED WATER  SYSTEM,  ANY  CUSTOMER  SERVED  BY  A  LEAD
 SERVICE LINE OWNED BY THE CUSTOMER IN WHOLE OR IN PART SHALL EITHER:
   (I)  FACILITATE THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM'S REPLACEMENT OF ALL PORTIONS
 OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINE AT NO DIRECT  CHARGE,  INCLUDING  BY  PROVIDING
 ACCESS  TO  THE CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY AND PROVIDING ANY INFORMATION NECES-
 SARY FOR THE REPLACEMENT REQUESTED BY THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM; OR
   (II) OPT-OUT OF THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM'S LEAD SERVICE LINE  REPLACE-
 MENT PROGRAM BY REPLACING THE CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTION OF THE LEAD SERVICE
 LINE THROUGH THE CUSTOMER'S OWN AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS AND AT THE CUSTOM-
 ER'S  OWN  EXPENSE. IF THE CUSTOMER ELECTS TO REPLACE THE CUSTOMER-OWNED
 PORTION OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINE UNDER THIS SUBPARAGRAPH,  THE  REPLACE-
 MENT  MUST BE COMPLETED NOT LATER THAN FORTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER THE COVERED
 WATER SYSTEM FIRST COMMUNICATES TO THE CUSTOMER THE AVAILABILITY OF  THE
 LEAD   SERVICE  LINE  REPLACEMENT  PROGRAM.  THE  REPLACEMENT  SHALL  BE
 INSPECTED  BY  A  LICENSED  PLUMBER  TO  CERTIFY  THAT  THE  REPLACEMENT
 OCCURRED,  WITH SUCH CERTIFICATION PROVIDED TO THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM.
 IF A CUSTOMER NOTIFIES THE COVERED WATER  SYSTEM  THAT  THEY  INTEND  TO
 REPLACE  OR HAVE REPLACED THE CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTION OF THE LEAD SERVICE
 LINE, THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM MUST REPLACE, AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOM-
 ER, THE PORTION OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINE  OWNED  BY  THE  COVERED  WATER
 SYSTEM  AT THE SAME TIME AS, OR WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF, THE CUSTOMER-
 INITIATED REPLACEMENT. IF THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM CANNOT REPLACE  THEIR
 PORTION OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS DUE TO THE NEGA-
 TIVE  IMPACT  SUCH  A REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE ON OTHER PLANNED OR ONGOING
 LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS, THE COVERED WATER  SYSTEM  SHALL
 NOTIFY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF THIS FACT AND SHALL REPLACE THEIR PORTION OF
 THE LEAD SERVICE LINE WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF  THE  DATE  THAT
 THE  CUSTOMER COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTION OF
 THE LEAD SERVICE LINE.
   (E) IF THE CUSTOMER FAILS TO FACILITATE  THE  COVERED  WATER  SYSTEM'S
 LEAD  SERVICE  LINE REPLACEMENT AT NO DIRECT CHARGE AND DOES NOT REPLACE
 THE CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTION OF THE LEAD SERVICE LINE THROUGH THE  CUSTOM-
 ER'S  OWN AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS AND AT THE CUSTOMER'S OWN EXPENSE WITHIN
 THE FORTY-FIVE-DAY PERIOD DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH
 (D)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, OR FAILS TO COMMUNICATE WITH OR IS NONRESPON-
 SIVE TO THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM'S  ATTEMPTED  COMMUNICATIONS  REGARDING
 THE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM OFFERED:
   (I)  THE  COVERED  WATER SYSTEM SHALL SEEK ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY FROM
 ANY NON-CUSTOMER OCCUPANT IN ORDER TO REPLACE ALL PORTIONS OF  THE  LEAD
 SERVICE  LINE. A COVERED WATER SYSTEM ACTING IN GOOD FAITH THAT ENTERS A
 CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY AND CONDUCTS A LEAD SERVICE LINE  REPLACEMENT  UNDER
 THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE  HELD HARMLESS BY AND IS NOT LIABLE TO THE
 CUSTOMER WITH RESPECT TO THE  ENTRY  OR  THE  REPLACEMENT.  AN  OCCUPANT
 ACTING  IN  GOOD  FAITH  THAT PROVIDES SUCH ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY SHALL
 S. 6892--A                          4
 
 ALSO BE HELD HARMLESS BY AND IS ALSO NOT LIABLE  TO  THE  CUSTOMER  WITH
 RESPECT TO THE ENTRY OR THE REPLACEMENT; OR
   (II) IF THERE IS NO NON-CUSTOMER OCCUPANT OF THE PROPERTY OR THE OCCU-
 PANT  DOES  NOT GRANT ACCESS, THE COVERED WATER SYSTEM SHALL TAKE ACTION
 CONSISTENT WITH ITS LOCALLY ADOPTED CODE TO SECURE ACCESS TO THE PROPER-
 TY TO REPLACE ALL PORTIONS OF A  LEAD  SERVICE  LINE.  A  COVERED  WATER
 SYSTEM  ACTING  IN  GOOD  FAITH  THAT  ENTERS  A CUSTOMER'S PROPERTY AND
 CONDUCTS A REPLACEMENT UNDER THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY
 AND IS NOT LIABLE TO THE CUSTOMER WITH  RESPECT  TO  THE  ENTRY  OR  THE
 REPLACEMENT.
   (F)  A COVERED PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM SHALL WHEN FEASIBLE PRIORITIZE LEAD
 SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS:
   (I) IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; AND
   (II) AT DAYCARES, SCHOOLS, AND HOMES WITH CHILDREN WITH ELEVATED BLOOD
 LEAD LEVELS, WHEN DATA ON SUCH PROPERTIES IS AVAILABLE.
   (G) THE RELEVANT OFFICES, AGENCIES, AND DEPARTMENTS OF  THE  STATE  OF
 NEW  YORK, THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND ALL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS, AND  GENERAL  SERVICES,
 SHALL,  TO  THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, WORK WITH COVERED WATER SYSTEMS
 TO PLAN LEAD SERVICE  LINE  REPLACEMENTS  IN  COORDINATION  WITH  STREET
 REPAVINGS, PLANNED WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, OR OTHER MUNICIPAL
 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
   (H)  EACH  LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE REPLACED WITH A COPPER  SERVICE  LINE.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 THE  FOREGOING,  THE  DEPARTMENT MAY AUTHORIZE A COVERED WATER SYSTEM TO
 USE AN ALTERNATIVE REPLACEMENT MATERIAL DUE TO CORROSIVE SOIL CONDITIONS
 WHICH WOULD CAUSE COPPER PIPE SLEEVING OR WRAPPING TO BE  INADEQUATE  TO
 PREVENT CORROSION. COVERED WATER SYSTEMS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPLACE ANY
 NON-LEAD  SERVICE  LINES  INSTALLED  BEFORE  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION.
   (I) A COVERED WATER SYSTEM SHALL NOT CONDUCT A  PARTIAL  LEAD  SERVICE
 LINE  REPLACEMENT  UNLESS  SUCH A REPLACEMENT IS CONDUCTED AS PART OF AN
 EMERGENCY REPAIR.
   (J) WHEN REQUESTED BY A CUSTOMER WITH A LEAD SERVICE LINE,  A  COVERED
 WATER  SYSTEM  SHALL PROVIDE TO THE CUSTOMER, AT NO CHARGE, A PITCHER OR
 POINT OF USE FILTER CERTIFIED BY AN AMERICAN NATIONAL  STANDARDS  INSTI-
 TUTE  ACCREDITED CERTIFIER TO REDUCE LEAD, AT LEAST SIX MONTHS' WORTH OF
 REPLACEMENT CARTRIDGES, AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE. WHENEVER THE  ENVIRON-
 MENTAL  PROTECTION  AGENCY  REQUIRES  A  COVERED WATER SYSTEM TO PROVIDE
 PITCHER OR POINT OF USE FILTERS AND REPLACEMENT CARTRIDGES TO CUSTOMERS,
 A COVERED WATER SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE  SUCH  FILTERS  AND  CARTRIDGES  TO
 CUSTOMERS AT NO CHARGE.
   3. LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PLAN. (A) IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMA-
 TION  THAT  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION AGENCY REQUIRES COVERED WATER
 SYSTEMS TO INCLUDE IN ITS LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PLAN, A  COVERED
 WATER  SYSTEM  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  INFORMATION  ON WHETHER ITS LOCALLY
 ADOPTED CODE OR OPERATIONAL STANDARDS EVER REQUIRED OR ALLOWED  THE  USE
 OF LEAD CONNECTORS, NEVER ALLOWED THE USE OF LEAD CONNECTORS, PROHIBITED
 OR  DOCUMENTED  THE  END  OF  THE  INSTALLATION  OF LEAD CONNECTORS IN A
 CERTAIN YEAR, OR NEVER ADDRESSED THE USE OF LEAD CONNECTORS.
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE THE MOST  RECENT  VERSION  OF  ALL  LEAD
 SERVICE  LINE  REPLACEMENT  PLANS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE DEPART-
 MENT'S WEBSITE WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF RECEIVING SUCH PLANS. EACH  COVERED
 WATER  SYSTEM  SHALL  MAKE ITS MOST RECENT LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT
 PLAN AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE, IF SUCH A WEBSITE EXISTS.
 S. 6892--A                          5
 
   4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. A COVERED WATER SYSTEM  SHALL  REPORT,  VIA
 ITS LEAD SERVICE LINE INVENTORY REQUIRED BY SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FOUR-
 TEEN-B OF THIS TITLE, EACH LEAD SERVICE LINE LEFT IN THE GROUND AFTER IT
 WAS REPLACED WITH A NON-LEAD SERVICE LINE.
   5.  FUNDING,  REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE. (A) A COVERED WATER SYSTEM MAY
 USE STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS AND LOANS, PROCEEDS FROM  MUNICIPAL  BONDS,
 WATER  RATE  REVENUE,  AND OTHER TYPES OF FUNDING TO INSPECT AND REPLACE
 LEAD SERVICE LINES AND LEAD CONNECTORS WITHIN ITS  DISTRIBUTION  SYSTEM,
 INCLUDING  ANY PORTIONS OF LEAD SERVICE LINES OR LEAD CONNECTORS LOCATED
 ON PRIVATE PROPERTY OR OTHERWISE OWNED BY A CUSTOMER.
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE FUNDING AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
 CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT, DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND, AND
 OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS SECTION AND ANY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THERETO.
   (C)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS IT DEEMS
 NECESSARY AND PROPER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO COVERED WATER SYSTEMS AND
 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ON IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of  this  act
 shall  be  adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid
 and after exhaustion of all further judicial review, the judgment  shall
 not  affect,  impair  or  invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be
 confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or
 part of this act directly involved in the controversy in which the judg-
 ment shall have been rendered.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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