Allows soil and water conservation districts, acting in cooperation with local governments, to be active participants in the local waterfront revitalization grant program.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7386
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 29, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to allowing soil and
water conservation districts, acting in cooperation with a local
government, to be active participants in the local waterfront revital-
ization grant program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 911 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
3 8. "Soil and water conservation district" shall mean a soil and water
4 conservation district as defined in subdivision one of section three of
5 the soil and water conservation districts law, where such district is
6 acting pursuant to a written agreement with a local government or local
7 governments to prepare a waterfront revitalization program for the
8 purposes of this article.
9 § 2. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 and the opening paragraph of subdivision
10 4 of section 915 of the executive law, subdivision 1 as amended by chap-
11 ter 454 of the laws of 2001, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 842 of
12 the laws of 1981, subdivision 3 and the opening paragraph of subdivision
13 4 as added by chapter 840 of the laws of 1981, are amended to read as
14 follows:
15 1. It is the intention of this article to offer the fullest possible
16 support by the state and its agencies to those local governments that
17 desire to revitalize their waterfronts. Accordingly, any local govern-
18 ment or two or more local governments acting jointly or any soil and
19 water conservation district which has any portion of its jurisdiction
20 contiguous to the state's coastal waters or inland waterways and which
21 desires to participate may submit a waterfront revitalization program to
22 the secretary as herein provided.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 2. The secretary may provide technical and financial assistance as
2 provided in sections nine hundred seventeen and nine hundred eighteen of
3 this article to any local government for the preparation of a waterfront
4 revitalization program for the purposes of this article. The secretary
5 may also provide technical assistance as provided in section nine
6 hundred seventeen of this article to any soil and water conservation
7 district for the preparation of a waterfront revitalization program for
8 the purposes of this article.
9 3. A local government or two or more local governments acting jointly
10 or any soil and water conservation district which intends to submit a
11 waterfront revitalization program for the purposes of this article is
12 strongly encouraged to consult, during its preparation, with other enti-
13 ties that may be affected by its program, including local governments,
14 soil and water conservation districts, county and regional agencies,
15 appropriate port authorities, community based groups and state and
16 federal agencies. On request by the local government, the secretary
17 shall take appropriate action to facilitate such consultation.
18 The secretary shall prepare and distribute guidelines and regulations
19 for local governments or soil and water conservation districts desiring
20 to prepare, or cause to be prepared, a waterfront revitalization program
21 (hereinafter referred to as the "program"). Such guidelines shall
22 provide that the program will be consistent with the policies and
23 purposes of this article generally and shall include, but not be limited
24 to:
25 § 3. Section 917 of the executive law, as added by chapter 840 of the
26 laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
27 § 917. Technical assistance. The secretary shall encourage and assist
28 local governments and soil and water conservation districts in the prep-
29 aration of waterfront revitalization programs and in the administration
30 and implementation of approved programs. Such assistance shall be
31 provided on request by the local government or soil and water conserva-
32 tion district and shall include, as may be deemed appropriate by the
33 secretary, the provision of maps, data, criteria, model implementation
34 provisions, and technical counsel and advice. In addition, the secretary
35 shall facilitate consultation and coordination among local, county,
36 regional, state and federal agencies and community based groups in
37 connection with the preparation and administration of approved water-
38 front revitalization programs, and to facilitate the development of
39 projects called for by approved programs.
40 § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 920 of the executive law, as added by
41 chapter 840 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
42 3. The secretary shall make this inventory available to state agen-
43 cies, local governments, soil and water conservation districts and the
44 public for planning purposes.
45 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.