Senate Bill S8241

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides reimbursement for enhanced septic system projects

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S8241 - Details

Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1285-u, Pub Auth L

2025-S8241 - Summary

Provides reimbursement for enhanced septic system projects and defines what qualifies as an enhanced septic system project.

2025-S8241 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8241 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8241
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- (at request of the Environmental Facili-
   ties Corporation) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed
   to  be  committed  to  the  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and
   Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  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.   Paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and  (f)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  1285-u of the public authorities law, are relettered paragraphs
 (d), (e), (f) and (g) and a new  paragraph  (c)  is  added  to  read  as
 follows:
   (C)  "ENHANCED  SEPTIC  SYSTEM  PROJECT" MEANS AN ONSITE DECENTRALIZED
 WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM(S) THAT (I) AT A  MINIMUM,  IS  DESIGNED  TO
 REDUCE  TOTAL  NITROGEN  IN  TREATED EFFLUENT TO 19 MG/L OR (II) SIGNIF-
 ICANTLY AND QUANTIFIABLY  REDUCES  ENVIRONMENTAL  AND/OR  PUBLIC  HEALTH
 IMPACTS   ASSOCIATED   WITH  PHOSPHOROUS  OR  PER-  AND  POLYFLUOROALKYL
 SUBSTANCES AND ASSOCIATED COMPOUNDS  IN  EFFLUENT  FROM  A  CESSPOOL  OR
 SEPTIC SYSTEM.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1285-u of the public
 authorities law, as amended by chapter 363  of  the  laws  of  2017,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  There is hereby created the state septic system replacement fund,
 which shall be administered by the  corporation  to  reimburse  property
 owners  or at the written request of a property owner, the septic system
 installer contracted by the property owner, for up to (I) fifty  percent
 of  the  eligible  costs  incurred  for eligible septic system projects,
 provided that no property owner shall be reimbursed more than ten  thou-
 sand  dollars and no septic system installer may be reimbursed more than
 ten thousand dollars per property FOR SUCH PROJECTS;  OR  (II)  SEVENTY-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10327-01-5
 S. 8241                             2

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2025-S8241A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1285-u, Pub Auth L

2025-S8241A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides reimbursement for enhanced septic system projects and defines what qualifies as an enhanced septic system project.

2025-S8241A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8241A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8241--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- (at request of the Environmental Facili-
   ties Corporation) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed
   to  be  committed  to  the  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and
   Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to 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.    Paragraphs  (c),  (d),  (e) and (f) of subdivision 1 of
 section 1285-u of the public authorities law, are relettered  paragraphs
 (d),  (e),  (f)  and  (g)  and  a  new paragraph (c) is added to read as
 follows:
   (C) "ENHANCED SEPTIC SYSTEM PROJECT"  MEANS  AN  ONSITE  DECENTRALIZED
 WASTEWATER  TREATMENT  SYSTEM(S)  THAT  (I) AT A MINIMUM, IS DESIGNED TO
 REDUCE TOTAL NITROGEN IN TREATED EFFLUENT TO 19  MG/L  OR  (II)  SIGNIF-
 ICANTLY  AND  QUANTIFIABLY  REDUCES  ENVIRONMENTAL  AND/OR PUBLIC HEALTH
 IMPACTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  PHOSPHOROUS  OR  PER-   AND   POLYFLUOROALKYL
 SUBSTANCES  AND  ASSOCIATED  COMPOUNDS  IN  EFFLUENT  FROM A CESSPOOL OR
 SEPTIC SYSTEM.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1285-u  of  the  public
 authorities  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  363 of the laws of 2017, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) There is hereby created the state septic system replacement  fund,
 which  shall  be  administered  by the corporation to reimburse property
 owners or at the written request of a property owner, the septic  system
 installer  contracted by the property owner, for up to (I) fifty percent
 of the eligible costs incurred  for  eligible  septic  system  projects,
 provided  that no property owner shall be reimbursed more than ten thou-
 sand dollars and no septic system installer may be reimbursed more  than
 ten  thousand  dollars  per property FOR SUCH PROJECTS; OR (II) SEVENTY-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10327-04-5

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