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NY S01850
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
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AI Summary
- Establishes the Safe Water and Infrastructure Action Program beginning April 1, 2026, to fund replacement and rehabilitation of municipally-owned drinking water, storm water, and sanitary sewer systems
- Limits any single county, city, town, village, or public authority to receiving no more than 10% of total program funds to ensure equitable distribution
- Distributes payments quarterly (April, June, September, November) starting in fiscal year 2027, with funding formulas based on pipe dimensions, infrastructure age, treatment facilities, and socioeconomic factors including disadvantaged communities
- Restricts new infrastructure expansion to areas already zoned as commercial or residential as of January 1, 2025, to prevent development sprawl into natural areas
- Requires annual reports from all recipients detailing fund usage, with the Department of Environmental Conservation and Comptroller authorized to conduct site visits for oversight
Legislative Description
Establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of certain existing local drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems; applies to any county, city, town, village or public authority drinking water system, storm water system or sanitary sewer system within the state that is not under the maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of a private entity.
Last Action
PRINT NUMBER 1850B
2/25/2026
Committee Referrals
Finance2/24/2026
Environmental Conservation1/7/2026
Finance2/25/2025
Environmental Conservation1/14/2025
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