Directs the commissioner of economic development to designate representatives for each department of environmental conservation region of the state to serve as the point of contact for municipalities to aid in the acquisition of resources and funding for water projects.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A6083
SPONSOR: Glick
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to designating
water development representatives for each department of environmental
conservation region of the state
 
PURPOSE:
Designates water development representatives for each environmental
conservation region in New York.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the economic development law by adding a new section to
designate a representative for each environmental conservation region of
the state to serve as point of contact for municipalities to aid in the
acquisition of resources and funding for water projects.
Section 2 states the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
New York's water infrastructilre is among the oldest in the country.
Oftentimes municipalities face various hurdles in attempts to secure
grants and funding for updating their water infrastructure. Improve-
ments to water infrastructure include repairs and upgrades to water
mains, ensuring the removal of harmful chemicals from water supplies
such as PFAs, and replacing lead pipes that contribute to contamination.
By assigning a representative for each environmental conservation
region, municipalities can have one point of contact for assistance in
securing resources and funding. As the climate crisis continues, New
York must maintain its competitive edge in the abundance of fresh water.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill,
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after• it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6083
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 3, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to designating
water development representatives for each department of environmental
conservation region of the state
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 49 of section 100 of the economic development
2 law, as renumbered by chapter 728 of the laws of 2021, is renumbered
3 subdivision 50 and a new subdivision 49 is added to read as follows:
4 49. to designate a representative for each department of environmental
5 conservation region of the state to serve as the point of contact for
6 municipalities located in each such region to aid in the acquisition of
7 resources and funding for water projects.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
9 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09329-01-3