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NY S07141
Bill
Status
6/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Addabbo
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AI Summary
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Establishes a 16-member New York seawall study commission within the Department of Environmental Conservation to examine seawall feasibility, costs, impacts, and optimal locations for protecting New York City from sea level rise and storm surge.
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Commission membership includes the environmental conservation commissioner (chair), secretary of state, three governor appointees (including one environmental justice expert), legislative leaders' appointees, two NYC mayoral appointees, and one each from Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester county executives.
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Members should have expertise in climatology, hydrology, environmental science, aquaculture, flood risk management, environmental justice, ecological restoration, oceanography, or engineering.
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Commission must submit a report by December 31, 2024 to the governor and legislative leaders detailing coastal risk areas, seawall location options, feasibility and costs of natural solutions, and recommendations for regulatory changes.
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The commission expires and is repealed January 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Establishes a commission to be known as the "New York seawall study commission" which will study the feasibility, costs, impacts, and best locations for construction of a seawall or sea gate being created to protect the city of New York from sea level rise and storm surge along the entire coastline.
Last Action
SUBSTITUTED BY A5557
6/2/2022