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NY S00956
Bill
Status
12/16/2022
Primary Sponsor
James Gaughran
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AI Summary
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Adds Public Health Law Section 1167-a to require municipalities or recipients receiving state assistance payments/grants for drinking water contamination removal projects to reimburse the corporation only the excess amount recovered from responsible parties above the total project costs (capital, operating, and maintenance) and litigation expenses.
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Caps reimbursement obligations at the amount of the original state assistance payment/grant received, preventing municipalities from owing more than the grant value.
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Prohibits evidence of state assistance payments/grants from being admissible in legal actions against responsible parties and prevents courts from reducing awards based on receipt of such state assistance.
Legislative Description
Relates to cost recovery by municipalities and other recipients from responsible parties; ensures that responsible parties do not benefit from state assistance payments/grants made by the environmental facilities corporation to municipalities and recipients and unnecessarily burden taxpayers.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.707
12/16/2022