Bill Text: NY A09435 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Includes stormwater in the definition of sewage for purposes of certain water, sewer, and water and sewer authorities; defines stormwater.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-14 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A09435 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A09435-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9435 IN ASSEMBLY March 14, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to including stormwater in the definition of sewage for purposes of certain water, sewer, and water and sewer authorities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 1045-b of the public authorities 2 law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 12. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from 5 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 6 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface 7 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or 8 other waste also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this 9 title. 10 § 2. Subdivisions 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of section 1045-b of the 11 public authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 12 and a new subdivision 17 is added to read as follows: 13 17. "Stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the ground or 14 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 15 soil or other surface. 16 § 3. Subdivision 19 of section 1115-a of the public authorities law, 17 as amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 19. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from 20 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 21 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface 22 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or 23 other waste also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this 24 title. 25 § 4. Subdivisions 24, 25 and 26 of section 1115-a of the public 26 authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 25, 26 and 27 and a new 27 subdivision 24 is added to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14685-02-4A. 9435 2 1 24. "Stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the ground or 2 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 3 soil or other surface. 4 § 5. Subdivision 17 of section 1122 of the public authorities law, as 5 added by chapter 595 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows: 6 17. "Sewerage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from 7 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 8 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface 9 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or 10 other wastes also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of 11 this title. 12 § 6. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 of section 1122 of 13 the public authorities law, as added by chapter 595 of the laws of 1991, 14 are renumbered subdivisions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 and a new 15 subdivision 22 is added to read as follows: 16 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 17 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 18 soil or other surface. 19 § 7. Subdivision 18 of section 1122 of the public authorities law, as 20 added by chapter 592 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows: 21 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 22 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 23 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may 24 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also 25 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 26 § 8. Subdivisions 22, 23 and 24 of section 1122 of the public authori- 27 ties law, as added by chapter 592 of the laws of 1991, are renumbered 28 subdivisions 23, 24, and 25 and a new subdivision 22 is added to read as 29 follows: 30 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 31 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 32 soil or other surface. 33 § 9. Subdivisions 16, 17 and 18 of section 1147-a of the public 34 authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 17, 18 and 19 and a new 35 subdivision 16 is added to read as follows: 36 16. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from 37 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 38 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface 39 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or 40 other waste also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this 41 title. 42 § 10. Subdivisions 19 and 20 of section 1147-a of the public authori- 43 ties law are renumbered subdivisions 21 and 22 and a new subdivision 20 44 is added to read as follows: 45 20. "Stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the ground or 46 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 47 soil or other surface. 48 § 11. Section 1176 of the public authorities law is amended by adding 49 a new subdivision 26 to read as follows: 50 26. The term "stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the 51 ground or other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed 52 by the soil or other surface. 53 § 12. Subdivision 12 of section 1196-b of the public authorities law, 54 as added by chapter 510 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as 55 follows:A. 9435 3 1 12. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from 2 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 3 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface 4 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or 5 other waste also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this 6 title. 7 § 13. Subdivisions 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of section 1196-b of the 8 public authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 9 and a new subdivision 17 is added to read as follows: 10 17. "Stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the ground or 11 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 12 soil or other surface. 13 § 14. Subdivision 19 of section 1199-a of the public authorities law, 14 as added by chapter 723 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as 15 follows: 16 19. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 17 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 18 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may 19 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also 20 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 21 § 15. Subdivisions 23, 24 and 25 of section 1199-a of the public 22 authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 24, 25 and 26 and a new 23 subdivision 23 is added to read as follows: 24 23. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 25 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 26 soil or other surface. 27 § 16. Subdivision 18 of section 1199-bb of the public authorities law, 28 as added by chapter 501 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as 29 follows: 30 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 31 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 32 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may 33 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also 34 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 35 § 17. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of section 1199-bb of 36 the public authorities law, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 28 as 37 renumbered by chapter 501 of the laws of 1990, are renumbered subdivi- 38 sions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 and a new subdivision 22 is added to 39 read as follows: 40 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 41 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 42 soil or other surface. 43 § 18. Subdivision 18 of section 1199-bbbb of the public authorities 44 law, as added by chapter 195 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as 45 follows: 46 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 47 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 48 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may 49 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also 50 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 51 § 19. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of section 1199-bbbb 52 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 195 of the laws of 53 1995, are renumbered subdivisions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 and a 54 new subdivision 22 is added to read as follows:A. 9435 4 1 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 2 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 3 soil or other surface. 4 § 20. Subdivision 18 of section 1199-aaaa of the public authorities 5 law, as added by chapter 411 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 8 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 9 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may 10 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also 11 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 12 § 21. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of section 1199-aaaa 13 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 411 of the laws of 14 1995, are renumbered subdivisions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 and a 15 new subdivision 22 is added to read as follows: 16 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 17 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 18 soil or other surface. 19 § 22. Subdivision 2 of section 1230-g of the public authorities law is 20 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows: 21 (h) "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 22 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 23 soil or other surface. 24 § 23. Subdivision 21 of section 1232-b of the public authorities law, 25 as added by chapter 685 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 21. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 28 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 29 with such ground water infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as 30 may be present. The admixture of sewage with industrial or other waste 31 also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 32 § 24. Subdivisions 26 and 27 of section 1232-b of the public authori- 33 ties law are renumbered subdivisions 27 and 28 and a new subdivision 26 34 is added to read as follows: 35 26. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 36 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 37 soil or other surface. 38 § 25. Subdivision 16 of section 1281 of the public authorities law, as 39 amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as 40 follows: 41 16. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from 42 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 43 together with such ground water infiltration, stormwater, and surface 44 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial waste 45 or other waste shall also be considered "sewage" within the meaning of 46 this title. 47 § 26. Section 1281 of the public authorities law is amended by adding 48 a new subdivision 35 to read as follows: 49 35. "Stormwater" or "storm water" shall mean a flow of water occurring 50 on the ground or other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be 51 absorbed by the soil or other surface. 52 § 27. This act shall take effect immediately.