New York S 4071: Includes stormwater in the definition of sewage for purposes of certain water, sewer, and water and sewer authorities

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S04071 Summary:

BILL NOS04071B

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SAME ASSAME AS A07467-B

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSRBOTTCHER, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COMRIE, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MARTINS,
 MATTERA, MAYER, MURRAY, MYRIE, PALUMBO, RAMOS, ROLISON, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SERRANO, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Pub Auth L, generally

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Includes stormwater in the definition of sewage for purposes of certain water, sewer, and water and sewer authorities; defines stormwater.

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BILL NOS04071B

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01/31/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

03/25/20251ST REPORT CAL.599

03/26/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/27/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/03/2025PASSED SENATE

04/03/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/03/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

01/09/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

01/09/2026PRINT NUMBER 4071A

01/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.123

01/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

01/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/05/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4071B

05/19/2026PASSED SENATE

05/19/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/19/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4071--B
 Cal. No. 123

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 31, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. MAY, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, CLEARE, COMRIE, FAHY,
 FERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MAYER, MURRAY, MYRIE,
 PALUMBO, RAMOS, ROLISON, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SERRANO, SKOUFIS -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
 Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
 second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
 reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

 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. Subdivisions 12, 13 and 14 of section 1045-b of the public
 2 authorities law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, are
 3 amended to read as 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. "Sewerage facility" or "sewerage facilities" shall mean any
 11 plants, structures and other real and personal property acquired, reha-
 12 bilitated or constructed or planned for the purpose of collecting,
 13 conveying, treating and disposing of stormwater or sewage, including
 14 main, trunk, intercepting, connecting, lateral, outlet or other sewers,
 15 outfall, pumping stations, treatment and disposal plants, groundwater

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08685-06-6

 S. 4071--B 2

 1 recharge basins, back-flow prevention devices, sludge dewatering or
 2 disposal equipment and facilities, clarifiers, filters, phosphorous
 3 removal equipment, and other plants, structures, equipment, vehicles,
 4 conveyances, real or personal property or rights therein and appurte-
 5 nances thereto necessary or useful and convenient for the collection,
 6 conveyance, pumping, treatment, neutralizing, storing and disposing of
 7 stormwater or sewage.
 8 14. "Sewerage system" shall mean the [sewage] system or systems for
 9 the col