Bill Text: NY S04466 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of health, in conjunction with the commissioner of the department of environmental conservation, to examine, evaluate and make recommendations concerning the safety and condition of New York's water supplies and infrastucture.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO HEALTH [S04466 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S04466-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4466
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 15, 2017
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        Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
        AN ACT in relation to authorizing a study of the safety and condition of
          New York's water supplies and infrastructure
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The commissioner of health, in conjunction with the commis-
     2  sioner  of  the department of environmental conservation, shall examine,
     3  evaluate and make recommendations concerning the safety and condition of
     4  New York's water supplies and infrastructure. Such study shall  include,
     5  but be not limited to, the following:
     6    (a)  the  identification  of  technologies  and partners to assist the
     7  state in providing long term, sustainable, and cost effective, automated
     8  monitoring of public water supply and private water cooling  infrastruc-
     9  ture for pathogens and selected contaminants on a statewide basis;
    10    (b)  identification  of  new  or existing revenue sources to invest in
    11  statewide water handling infrastructure;
    12    (c) identification of sustainable and  affordable  funding  models  to
    13  assist small public water systems in conducting water testing;
    14    (d)  recommendations  for measures designed to spur private investment
    15  in water infrastructure;
    16    (e) recommendations for a statewide system to assist with the  regular
    17  assessment of the integrity and safety of municipal systems;
    18    (f)  recommendations  for  measures  to spur municipal reinvestment in
    19  water infrastructure and safety measures on an ongoing  and  sustainable
    20  basis;
    21    (g)  any  other  such  areas  of  study  regarding water safety as the
    22  commissioners deem appropriate for study;
    23    (h) measures municipalities may take to consolidate and share services
    24  in relation to water infrastructure;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (i) development of a  strategic  statewide  water  safety  plan  which
     2  prioritizes infrastructure needs, maintenance, and expansion of existing
     3  systems.
     4    §  2.  Within 12 months of the effective date of this act, the commis-
     5  sioners of health and environmental conservation shall submit  a  report
     6  to  the  governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of
     7  the assembly, the chair of the senate standing committee on health,  the
     8  chair  of  the  assembly  standing committee on health, the chair of the
     9  senate standing committee on environmental conservation, and  the  chair
    10  of the assembly standing committee on environmental conservation, of the
    11  commissioner's  findings, conclusions, and recommendations for implemen-
    12  tation of their findings.
    13    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.