Bill Text: NY A00681 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the installation of water monitoring systems at class C high hazard dams; provides requirements for the provision of information by water monitoring systems installed at certain dams about the water level and flood risk at such dams.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-08 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A00681 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A00681-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           681

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 8, 2025
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the installa-
          tion of water monitoring systems at class C high hazard dams

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Section 1005-b of the public authorities law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
     3    15. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the term "dam" shall mean  a
     4  dam  classified  by  the  department  of environmental conservation as a
     5  class C or high hazard dam pursuant to section  673.5  of  part  673  of
     6  title 6 of the New York state code of rules and regulations.
     7    (b)  The  canal corporation shall install a water monitoring system at
     8  any dam within its jurisdiction, as set forth in subdivision one of this
     9  section, provided that the governing board of the municipality in  which
    10  such  dam is located or any other municipality which is adjacent to such
    11  municipality and downstream from such dam, after public hearing,  adopts
    12  a local law, ordinance or resolution providing for such installation.
    13    (c) Water monitoring systems installed at dams pursuant to this subdi-
    14  vision shall be able to provide information in real time about the water
    15  level and flood risk at such dams. Such information shall be made avail-
    16  able:  (i)  to local emergency management authorities in order to assist
    17  such authorities in their ability to respond to dangerous conditions  or
    18  flooding at such dams; and (ii) on the alert.ny.gov webpage.
    19    (d) The canal corporation is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and
    20  regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this subdivision.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    22  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    23  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    24  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
    25  completed on or before such effective date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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