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S08503 Summary:

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Amd §§34-0103, 34-0109 & 34-0110, En Con L

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Relates to permits granted in coastal erosion hazard areas; provides that as a condition of any permit issued in a coastal erosion hazard area, the department of environmental conservation shall require green infrastructure to help reduce stormwater runoff and mitigate coastal erosion.

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09/10/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8503

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 September 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 permits granted in coastal erosion hazard areas

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

 1 Section 1. Section 34-0103 of the environmental conservation law is
 2 amended by adding two new subdivisions 5-a and 8-a to read as follows:
 3 5-a. "Green infrastructure" shall mean the range of measures that use
 4 plant or soil systems, permeable pavement or other permeable surfaces or
 5 substrates, stormwater harvest and reuse, or landscaping to store,
 6 infiltrate, or evapotranspirate stormwater and reduce flows to sewer
 7 systems or to surface waters.
 8 8-a. "Permeable pavement" shall mean a porous paving material composed
 9 of open pore pavers on the surface level accompanied by an underlying
 10 drainage layer to facilitate water infiltration into the subgrade or,
 11 blocks nonporous materials that are spaced to permit water infiltration.
 12 § 2. Section 34-0109 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 13 by adding five new subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows:
 14 4. Green infrastructure. As a condition of any permit issued pursuant
 15 to this article, the department shall require green infrastructure to
 16 help reduce stormwater runoff and mitigate coastal erosion.
 17 5. Measures for coastal erosion reduction. Measures shall be taken to
 18 reach the technical standards for coastal erosion reduction as set by
 19 the department. The department may adopt technical guidance on accepta-
 20 ble practices for each specific measure. This may include, but is not
 21 limited to physical monitoring, ecological assessments, data analysis,
 22 cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, and more.
 23 6. Coastal erosion preventative measures. Such coastal erosion preven-
 24 tative measures may include, but are not limited to:
 25 (a) green roofs or vegetated roofing systems;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 1 (b) permeable surfaces and pavements;
 2 (c) vegetated retention systems; and
 3 (d) preservation strategies such as tree planting.
 4 7. Waivers or modifications. The department may waive or modify
 5 requirements. If one measure is infeasible, the department may require
 6 the incorporation of other practical measures. The department may
 7 approve a waiver or modification of requirements if it determines that:
 8 (a) compliance is technically infeasible due to site-specific condi-
 9 tions including but not limited to historic structures and soil limita-
 10 tions; or
 11 (b) the cost of compliance would result in a financial burden
 12 disproportionate to the value of the development.
 13 8. Local and county enforcement. Local and county governments are
 14 entitled to enforce stricter standards and guidelines in line with the
 15 intention of this article, to reduce stormwater runoff and mitigate
 16 coastal erosion, as promulgated by sections 34-0105 and 34-0106 of this
 17 article.
 18 § 3. Section 34-0110 of the environmental conservation law, as added
 19 by chapter 841 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
 20 § 34-0110. Provision of technical assistance.