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A04371 Summary:

BILL NO	A04371
SAME AS	SAME AS S01859
SPONSOR	Walczyk
COSPNSR	Jensen
MLTSPNSR
Add §16-0121, En Con L
Implements a shoreline hardening plan for all residents with property along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence river in order to prevent damage from flooding.

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A04371 Actions:

BILL NO	A04371
02/04/2021	referred to environmental conservation
01/05/2022	referred to environmental conservation
04/25/2022	held for consideration in environmental conservation

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A04371 Committee Votes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   Chair:Englebright      
DATE:04/25/2022AYE/NAY:20/8  Action: Held for Consideration         
Englebright
Aye
Smullen
Nay
Glick
Aye
Miller
Nay
Colton
Aye
Tague
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Manktelow
Nay
O'Donnell
Aye
Brown
Nay
Gunther
Aye
Durso
Nay
Thiele
Aye
Lemondes
Nay
Abinanti
Aye
Simpson
Nay
Fahy
Aye
Otis
Aye
Williams
Excused
Barrett
Aye
Carroll
Excused
Burke
Aye
Griffin
Aye
Epstein
Aye
McMahon
Aye
Burdick
Aye
Lunsford
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Septimo
Aye

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A04371 Floor Votes:

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A04371 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4371
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 4, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. WALCZYK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          shoreline hardening
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
     2  new section 16-0121 to read as follows:
     3  § 16-0121. Shoreline hardening.
     4    1.  For  purposes  of this section, the following terms shall have the
     5  following meanings:
     6    (a) "Shoreline" shall mean the line along which a large body of  water
     7  meets the land.
     8    (b)  "Shoreline resident" or "resident" shall mean any resident of the
     9  state who owns property which is situated on a shoreline on Lake Ontario
    10  or the St. Lawrence River which is prone to flooding.
    11    (c) "Shoreline hardening" shall mean the process of  adding  materials
    12  or  structures to property located on a shoreline on Lake Ontario or the
    13  St. Lawrence River in order to minimize damage caused by flooding.
    14    2. (a) The department shall provide  oversight  and  assist  with  the
    15  implementation  of  shoreline hardening construction plans for shoreline
    16  residents along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence river. Shoreline resi-
    17  dents shall work in conjunction with the department to develop a  design
    18  plan for each property located on a shoreline along Lake Ontario and the
    19  St.  Lawrence river. Such design plan shall be subject to final approval
    20  by the department prior to any construction work being  commenced  on  a
    21  property.
    22    (b) The department shall be responsible for assisting and providing to
    23  shoreline  residents all necessary and required permits for all approved
    24  shoreline hardening proposals.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05046-01-1
        A. 4371                             2
 
     1    3. (a) Each shoreline resident shall  be  responsible  for  the  costs
     2  related  to  the  implementation  of  their approved shoreline hardening
     3  plan.
     4    (b)  After  a  shoreline  hardening  plan  has  been  implemented  and
     5  completed, the department shall ensure the completed work complies  with
     6  the department's approved plan.
     7    (c) If the department determines that the approved plans for shoreline
     8  hardening  have  been satisfied, the department shall provide reimburse-
     9  ment to each resident for up to fifty percent of such resident's  shore-
    10  line hardening costs.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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