NY State Senate Bill 2025-S7756A

Senate Bill S7756A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Revives provisions of law relating to authorizing the use of existing village sewer rents for infrastructure projects other than sewer projects in the village of Baldwinsville

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 20, 2025	print number 7756a
May 20, 2025	amend (t) and recommit to local government
May 05, 2025	referred to local government

Bill Amendments

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2025-S7756 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8464
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Onondaga County
Laws Affected:: Amd §2, Chap 198 of 2021

2025-S7756 - Summary

Revives provisions of law relating to authorizing the use of existing village sewer rents for infrastructure projects other than sewer projects in the village of Baldwinsville.

2025-S7756 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7756 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7756
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT authorizing the use of existing village sewer rents  for  infras-
   tructure  projects  other  than sewer projects in the village of Bald-
   winsville; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expi-
   ration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding section 453 of the general municipal law to
 the contrary, the village of Baldwinsville, upon the transfer  of  sewer
 service  to  the  county  of  Onondaga,  is hereby authorized to use the
 existing village sewer rents for the payment of expenses or  obligations
 incurred by the village for infrastructure improvements, or to be placed
 in a capital reserve fund to be used specifically for future infrastruc-
 ture improvements.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed one year after
 such date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11856-01-5

2025-S7756A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8464
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Onondaga County
Laws Affected:: Amd §2, Chap 198 of 2021

2025-S7756A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Revives provisions of law relating to authorizing the use of existing village sewer rents for infrastructure projects other than sewer projects in the village of Baldwinsville.

2025-S7756A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7756A

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend chapter 198 of the laws of 2021, relating to authorizing
the use of existing village sewer rents for infrastructure projects
other than sewer projects in the village of Baldwinsville, in relation
to the effectiveness thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation will allow for the Village of Baldwinsville to use
their sewer funds for other municipal purposes since the County of Onon-
daga is taking over the administration of the sewers.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Allows the village of Baldwinsville to use revenues from
their sewer fund towards municipality infrastructure improvements.
Revives Chapter 198 of 2021.

Section 2. Effective Date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Current law states a municipality's sewer rents, charges, penalties and
interest cannot be used for any purpose other than sewer related
purposes. This is in stark contrast to water utility funding which may
be credited to a municipality's infrastructure funding.

In Onondaga County, the County is consolidating all local municipal
sewer systems under the County. Due to the County taking over the main-
tenance and operation of the Baldwinsville sewers, the village of Bald-
winsville will no longer have need of a dedicated sewer fund.

Ultimately, this will prevent stranded assets in the Village's sewer
fund. Under this legislation, the Village of Baldwinsville will be
authorized to transfer sewer funds to other village infrastructure
projects over a period of a year, after which this law will be repealed.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

Chapter 198 of 2021

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined, none to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2025-S7756A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7756--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 198 of the laws of 2021, relating to authorizing
   the use of existing village sewer rents  for  infrastructure  projects
   other than sewer projects in the village of Baldwinsville, in relation
   to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 198 of the laws of 2021,  relating  to
 authorizing  the  use of existing village sewer rents for infrastructure
 projects other than sewer projects in the village of  Baldwinsville,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall expire and be  deemed  repealed  [one  year]
 FIVE YEARS after such date.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  article  5 of the general
 construction law, the provisions of chapter 198 of the laws of 2021,  as
 amended by section one of this act, are hereby revived and shall contin-
 ue  in  full  force  and effect as such provisions existed on August 29,
 2022.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11856-02-5

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