NY S09115

Imposes a moratorium on the land application, sale, and distribution of biosolids (sewage treatment solids) in New York, beginning one year after enactment and lasting five years, covering biosolids used as fertilizer, soil amendments, mulch, and similar purposes on agricultural and non-crop lands.

Requires the Department of Environmental Conservation, within one year, to promulgate regulations adding PFAS as a parameter of concern, mandating quarterly soil testing by current and recent permit holders and quarterly testing of nearby drinking water wells (within half a mile) and surface water (within one mile) for at least one year.

Requires all wastewater treatment facilities to test biosolids for PFAS quarterly for five years, using EPA Method 1633A or broader detection methods as they become available, and report results to the department.

Directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to create a publicly accessible database of disaggregated soil, biosolid, and water PFAS testing results within 18 months, with privacy protections aggregating private land data by region and excluding personally identifying information.

Establishes the PFAS Agricultural Response Program and a dedicated Agricultural PFAS Response Fund to provide grants to farmers for income replacement, lost crop reimbursement, alternative cropping systems, remediation strategies, transitional equipment, and enterprise budget planning on PFAS-contaminated land, with violations of the law subject to penalties of up to $2,500 per violation plus $500 per day of continued noncompliance.