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).
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8001
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 15, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 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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