STATE OF NEW YORK
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8861
IN SENATE
March 22, 2024
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Introduced by Sens. MAY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed 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.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 4. Subdivisions 24, 25 and 26 of section 1115-a of the public
2 authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 25, 26 and 27 and a new
3 subdivision 24 is added to read as follows:
4 24. "Stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the ground or
5 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the
6 soil or other surface.
7 § 5. Subdivision 17 of section 1122 of the public authorities law, as
8 added by chapter 595 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
9 17. "Sewerage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from
10 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places,
11 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface
12 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or
13 other wastes also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of
14 this title.
15 § 6. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 of section 1122 of
16 the public authorities law, as added by chapter 595 of the laws of 1991,
17 are renumbered subdivisions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 and a new
18 subdivision 22 is added to read as follows:
19 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or
20 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the
21 soil or other surface.
22 § 7. Subdivision 18 of section 1122 of the public authorities law, as
23 added by chapter 592 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
24 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi-
25 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together
26 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may
27 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also
28 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title.
29 § 8. Subdivisions 22, 23 and 24 of section 1122 of the public authori-
30 ties law, as added by chapter 592 of the laws of 1991, are renumbered
31 subdivisions 23, 24, and 25 and a new subdivision 22 is added to read as
32 follows:
33 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or
34 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the
35 soil or other surface.
36 § 9. Subdivisions 16, 17 and 18 of section 1147-a of the public
37 authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 17, 18 and 19 and a new
38 subdivision 16 is added to read as follows:
39 16. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from
40 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places,
41 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface
42 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or
43 other waste also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this
44 title.
45 § 10. Subdivisions 19 and 20 of section 1147-a of the public authori-
46 ties law are renumbered subdivisions 21 and 22 and a new subdivision 20
47 is added to read as follows:
48 20. "Stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the ground or
49 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the
50 soil or other surface.
51 § 11. Section 1176 of the public authorities law is amended by adding
52 a new subdivision 26 to read as follows:
53 26. The term "stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the
54 ground or other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed
55 by the soil or other surface.
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1 § 12. Subdivision 12 of section 1196-b of the public authorities law,
2 as added by chapter 510 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 § 13. Subdivisions 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of section 1196-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 § 14. Subdivision 19 of section 1199-a of the public authorities law,
17 as added by chapter 723 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as
18 follows:
19 19. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi-
20 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together
21 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may
22 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also
23 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title.
24 § 15. Subdivisions 23, 24 and 25 of section 1199-a of the public
25 authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 24, 25 and 26 and a new
26 subdivision 23 is added to read as follows:
27 23. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or
28 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the
29 soil or other surface.
30 § 16. Subdivision 18 of section 1199-bb of the public authorities law,
31 as added by chapter 501 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as
32 follows:
33 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi-
34 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together
35 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may
36 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also
37 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title.
38 § 17. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of section 1199-bb of
39 the public authorities law, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 28 as
40 renumbered by chapter 501 of the laws of 1990, are renumbered subdivi-
41 sions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 and a new subdivision 22 is added to
42 read as follows:
43 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or
44 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the
45 soil or other surface.
46 § 18. Subdivision 18 of section 1199-bbbb of the public authorities
47 law, as added by chapter 195 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
48 follows:
49 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi-
50 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together
51 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may
52 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also
53 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title.
54 § 19. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of section 1199-bbbb
55 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 195 of the laws of
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1 1995, are renumbered subdivisions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 and a
2 new subdivision 22 is added to read as follows:
3 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or
4 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the
5 soil or other surface.
6 § 20. Subdivision 18 of section 1199-aaaa of the public authorities
7 law, as added by chapter 411 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
8 follows:
9 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi-
10 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together
11 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may
12 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also
13 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title.
14 § 21. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of section 1199-aaaa
15 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 411 of the laws of
16 1995, are renumbered subdivisions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 and a
17 new subdivision 22 is added to read as follows:
18 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or
19 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the
20 soil or other surface.
21 § 22. Subdivision 2 of section 1230-g of the public authorities law is
22 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
23 (h) "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or
24 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the
25 soil or other surface.
26 § 23. Subdivision 21 of section 1232-b of the public authorities law,
27 as added by chapter 685 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as
28 follows:
29 21. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi-
30 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together
31 with such ground water infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as
32 may be present. The admixture of sewage with industrial or other waste
33 also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title.
34 § 24. Subdivisions 26 and 27 of section 1232-b of the public authori-
35 ties law are renumbered subdivisions 27 and 28 and a new subdivision 26
36 is added to read as follows:
37 26. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or
38 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the
39 soil or other surface.
40 § 25. Subdivision 16 of section 1281 of the public authorities law, as
41 amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as
42 follows:
43 16. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from
44 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places,
45 together with such ground water infiltration, stormwater, and surface
46 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial waste
47 or other waste shall also be considered "sewage" within the meaning of
48 this title.
49 § 26. Section 1281 of the public authorities law is amended by adding
50 a new subdivision 35 to read as follows:
51 35. "Stormwater" or "storm water" shall mean a flow of water occurring
52 on the ground or other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be
53 absorbed by the soil or other surface.
54 § 27. This act shall take effect immediately.