New York A 5150: Provides that public officers convicted of a felony related to the abuse of his or her office shall forfeit their state pension

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A05150 Summary:

BILL NOA05150A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORKelles

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COSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, McMahon, Burdick, Shimsky, Otis, Shrestha, Rosenthal, Slater, Santabarbara

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §15-0519, En Con L; add §99-ss, St Fin L

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Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"; establishes the harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention fund.

Go to top A05150 Actions:

BILL NOA05150A

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02/12/2025referred to environmental conservation

03/21/2025amend and recommit to environmental conservation

03/21/2025print number 5150a

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5150--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, McMAHON, BURDICK, SHIM-
 SKY, OTIS, SHRESTHA, ROSENTHAL, SLATER -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance
 law, in relation to enacting the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and
 prevention act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and declarations. The legislature finds that
 4 the state of New York has a responsibility to maintain the health and
 5 safety of its abundant clean water resources, upon which the residents
 6 of New York state, as well as its many visitors, rely on for drinking,
 7 agriculture, tourism, recreation, and their livelihoods. Because the
 8 waters of the state are under threat by harmful algal blooms (HABS),
 9 which are known to be toxic and even fatal to humans, pets, and wild-
 10 life, the state has a responsibility to participate in coordinated,
 11 statewide monitoring, evaluation, prevention and mitigation, going
 12 beyond water body-specific data collection and isolated mitigation
 13 efforts. While the causes of HABS are complex and varied, with a coordi-
 14 nated and standardized approach to monitoring and evaluation, patterns
 15 can more readily be identified to isolate the combination of relevant
 16 causes specific to different bodies of water across the state and deter-
 17 mine the most effective targeted interventions. To address this threat,
 18 the state must develop and maintain a comprehensive state clearinghouse
 19 to bring together existing and new available statewide cross-sectional
 20 and longitudinal data and information on harmful algal blooms, potential
 21 and known causes, best practice interventions, expertise, and funding

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05332-02-5

 A. 5150--A 2

 1 resources. This data and subsequent report will enable the state to
 2 effectively and efficiently administer a central grant program support-
 3 ing data-driven best practices in prevention and mitigation of harmful
 4 algal blooms.
 5 § 3. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new
 6 section 15-0519 to read as follows:
 7 § 15-0519. Harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention program.
 8 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms
 9 shall have the following meanings:
 10 a. "Harmful algal blooms" shall mean growths of blooms of algal
 11 species present in fresh or salt water that can produce toxins that are
 12 harmful to public health, the economy, or recreational enjoyment, or
 13 that can impair water quality and the natural ecology therein.
 14 b. "Municipality" shall mean a county, city, town, or village.
 15 c. "Waters of the state" means all waterways, or bodies of water
 16 located within New York state or that part of any body of water which is
 17 adjacent to New York state over which the state has territorial juris-
 18 diction.
 19 2. Comprehensiv