New York S 3972: Relates to changes in assessment for businesses that make payments in lieu of taxes

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S03972 Summary:

BILL NOS03972 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00216

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRCLEARE, COMRIE, FAHY, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, MAY, SERRANO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§37-0123 & 37-0125, En Con L

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Directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treatment installation grant program, providing a one-time grant to private well users for the installation of PFAS treatment or service connection to a public water system; directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treatment maintenance rebate program, providing a rebate to private well users for the maintenance of PFAS treatment equipment.

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BILL NOS03972 

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

02/11/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3972

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, MAY -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
 mental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 directing the department of environmental conservation to establish a
 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treatment
 installation grant program and a perfluoroakyl and polyfluoroalkyl
 substances removal treatment maintenance rebate program

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

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 37-0123 to read as follows:
 3 § 37-0123. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treat-
 4 ment installation grant program.
 5 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, "perfluoroalkyl and
 6 polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" shall have the same meaning as in
 7 section 27-3301 of this chapter.
 8 2. Grant program. The department, within amounts from any source
 9 appropriated or otherwise provided for such purpose, shall establish a
 10 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances removal treatment instal-
 11 lation grant program. The department shall provide a one-time grant to
 12 private well users for up to five thousand dollars for the installation
 13 of PFAS treatment, or up to ten thousand dollars for a service
 14 connection to a public water system.
 15 3. Eligibility. (a) The following persons shall be eligible to apply
 16 for such grant program:
 17 (i) owners of a single or multiple-unit residential property; and
 18 (ii) tenants or occupants of a residential property where the owner of
 19 such property has not applied for the grant for such property.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01014-01-5

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 1 (b) Installers of such treatments may apply for such grant on behalf
 2 of an eligible applicant, provided there is a waiver of claims between
 3 such parties.
 4 (c) An applicant shall not be eligible to apply for such grant program
 5 if such applicant has an offer of an alternate water source from a third
 6 party, including bottled water, treatment, or service connection.
 7 4. Application. (a) Applicants shall submit an application to the
 8 department in a manner and form to be determined by the commissioner,
 9 and shall include the following documentation:
 10 (i) analytical results from a laboratory certified to test for PFAS by
 11 the department of health environmental laboratory approval program. Such
 12 results must show a PFAS result greater than the maximum contaminant
 13 level or other drinking water cleanup standard set for PFAS by the
 14 department of health or the United States environmental protection agen-
 15 cy;
 16 (ii) an estimate for the cost of treatment installation or service
 17 connection; and
 18 (iii) specification sheets for treatment and