Relates to the stamping of plans by land surveyors and engineers for nitrogen-reducing sewage disposal systems in a county of one million or more which draws its primary source of drinking water for a majority of county residents from a designated sole source aquifer.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 6233--A A. 7869--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
May 28, 2019
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, STERN -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT in relation to the stamping of plans by land surveyors and engi-
neers for nitrogen-reducing sewage disposal systems in a county of one
million or more which draws its primary source of drinking water for a
majority of county residents from a designated sole source aquifer
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of article 145 of the educa-
2 tion law, the public health law, or any other law to the contrary, this
3 act shall apply to a county with a population of one million or more
4 which draws its primary source of drinking water for a majority of coun-
5 ty residents from a designated sole source aquifer.
6 § 2. In the case of nitrogen-reducing sewage disposal systems includ-
7 ing associated leaching structures, which are pre-engineered and pre-ma-
8 nufactured and have been approved for use by the county department of
9 health, nothing shall prohibit a land surveyor or engineer from stamping
10 with their seal the plans for the location of such systems on residen-
11 tial lots for an application to the county department of health. This
12 section shall only apply to plans for the upgrade of existing sewage
13 disposal systems and cesspools where design flow is one thousand gallons
14 or less.
15 § 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or
16 part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdic-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 tion to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate
2 the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the
3 clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof, directly involved
4 in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
5 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
