A01345 Summary:
BILL NO | A01345 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S04940 |
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SPONSOR | Mayer |
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COSPNSR | Buchwald, Crouch, Jaffee, Lavine, Ortiz, Raia, Rozic, Schimel, Skartados, Otis, Titone, Abinanti, Malliotakis, Brabenec, Colton, Lupardo, Weinstein, Murray |
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MLTSPNSR | Cook, Gunther, Lopez, Perry, Rivera, Saladino, Thiele |
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Establishes the flood mitigation and prevention task force to evaluate ways of protecting communities and residents of the state from flooding. |
A01345 Actions:
BILL NO | A01345 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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01/12/2015 | referred to environmental conservation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/27/2015 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/04/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/07/2015 | advanced to third reading cal.290 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/13/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/13/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/13/2015 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S4940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/14/2015 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/26/2015 | vetoed memo.200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/26/2015 | tabled |
A01345 Committee Votes:
Go to topA01345 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
ER
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
ER
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
ER
Stirpe
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walter
ER
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
ER
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
ER
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
ER
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A01345 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1345 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 12, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAYER, BUCHWALD, CROUCH, JAFFEE, LAVINE, ORTIZ, RAIA, ROZIC, SCHIMEL, SKARTADOS, OTIS, TITONE, ABINANTI, MALLIOTAKIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, COOK, GUNTHER, PERRY, RIVERA, SALADINO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT relating to establishing the flood mitigation and prevention task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. 1. There is hereby established in the department of envi- 2 ronmental conservation a flood mitigation and prevention task force 3 ("task force") to consist of eleven members who shall be appointed as 4 follows: 5 (a) the commissioner of environmental conservation or his or her 6 designee; 7 (b) the commissioner of general services or his or her designee; 8 (c) the commissioner of the department of transportation or his or her 9 designee; 10 (d) the director of the state emergency management office or his or 11 her designee; 12 (e) the commissioner of the New York state division of homeland secu- 13 rity and emergency services or his or her designee; 14 (f) two members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; 15 (g) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 16 (h) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; 17 (i) two members to be appointed by the temporary president of the 18 senate; 19 2. The at-large members should include individuals who represent 20 flood-prone municipalities and counties. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00365-01-5A. 1345 2 1 3. Task force members shall receive no compensation for their services 2 but shall be reimbursed for actual, necessary expenses incurred in the 3 performance of their duties. 4 4. The chairperson of the task force shall be the commissioner of 5 environmental conservation or his or her designee. The task force shall 6 meet no less than four times at the call of the chairperson. 7 5. Any vacancies on the task force shall be filled in the manner 8 provided for in the initial appointment. 9 6. The task force shall be authorized to hold public hearings and 10 meetings to enable it to accomplish its duties. 11 7. The task force may consult with any organization, educational 12 institution, other government entity or agency or person including, but 13 not limited to, the army corps of engineers, in the development of the 14 report required by subdivision 10 of this section. 15 8. The department of environmental conservation shall provide the task 16 force with such facilities, assistance and data as will enable the task 17 force to carry out its powers and duties. Additionally, all other agen- 18 cies of the state or subdivisions thereof may, at the request of the 19 chairperson, provide the task force with such facilities, assistance and 20 data as will enable the task force to carry out its powers and duties. 21 9. The purpose of the flood mitigation/prevention task force shall be 22 to evaluate ways of protecting New York's communities and residents from 23 flooding, including inland flooding, and applying the best available 24 science and research to examine flooding-related issues and impacts. 25 10. No later than December 31, 2017, the task force shall transmit to 26 the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of 27 the assembly a report containing: 28 (a) an assessment of the extent and magnitude of the problem statewide 29 caused by flooding, including identifying those regions and populations 30 most affected by flooding; 31 (b) criteria and guidelines for identifying and prioritizing regions 32 and projects most in need of mitigation; 33 (c) identification of existing and emerging technologies, strategies 34 and concepts which can mitigate the impact of flooding on populations 35 and infrastructure; 36 (d) identification of potential funding sources to support residen- 37 tial, commercial and public mitigation efforts; 38 (e) research projects or studies to better understand how flooding 39 affects the geography and the population of this state; and 40 (f) recommendations to the governor and the state legislature on how 41 the state can best use its resources to assist flood-prone counties and 42 municipalities to prevent or mitigate the effects of flooding. 43 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 44 deemed repealed January 1, 2018.