Authorizes the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to community water systems and non-community water systems for water quality projects that relate to the removal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9853
SPONSOR: Burdick TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants
and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality projects
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of this bill amends subdivision 2 of section 1283 of the
public authorities law, as amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 1970
Subdivision 2 ensures that for the purposes of this bill, the definition
of "PFAS" will be consistent with the definition found in the environ-
mental conservation law.
Section 1 of this bill also adds a subdivision 3 which allows the envi-
ronmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to non-public
entities for water quality projects related to the removal of PFAS for
public water systems. This subdivision ensures that for the purposes of
this bill, the definition used for "public water systems" is consistent
with the relevant Department of Health regulations.
Section 2 of this bill establishes the effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
This is a new bill.
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation is to provide authority which the Environmental Facili-
ties Corporation presently does not possess to provide, at its
discretion, grants and loans to non-public entities with public water
supplies for projects to remove harmful PFAS from their drinking water.
Given the recently reduced allowable thresholds for PFAS, non-public
entities are under enormous financial stress to comply with the more
stringent standards.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This a new bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9853
IN ASSEMBLY
April 24, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award
grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality
projects
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1283 of the public authorities
2 law, as amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read
3 as follows:
4 2. For the purposes of this section, "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoro-
5 alkyl substances" or "PFAS" shall have the same meaning as in section
6 37-0203 of the environmental conservation law.
7 3. The corporation may award grants and loans to non-public entities
8 for water quality projects that relate to the removal of perfluoroalkyl
9 and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for a public water system which
10 provides water to the public for human consumption through pipes or
11 other constructed conveyances. For purposes of this subdivision,
12 "public water system" means a public water system as defined in 10 NYCRR
13 5-1.1(cb) and includes a community water system, noncommunity water
14 system, transient noncommunity water system, nontransient noncommunity
15 water system as defined in such regulations and any subsequent updates
16 of such regulations by the department of health.
17 4. It is hereby found and declared that such purposes are in all
18 respects for the benefit of the people of the state of New York and the
19 corporation shall be regarded as performing an essential governmental
20 function in carrying out its purposes and in exercising the powers
21 granted by this title.
22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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