New York S 8001: Authorizes the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality projects

Status: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (as of 2026-03-26)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 8001

Sponsors: Leroy Comrie

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S08001 Summary:

BILL NOS08001 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03722

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSR

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Amd §1283, Pub Auth L

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Authorizes the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to community water systems and non-community water systems for water quality projects that relate to the removal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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BILL NOS08001 

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

05/27/20251ST REPORT CAL.1286

05/28/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/29/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

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

03/24/20261ST REPORT CAL.585

03/25/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8001

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, 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 authorizing
 the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award
 grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality
 projects

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1283 of the public authorities
 2 law, as amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 2. For the purposes of this section, "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoro-
 5 alkyl substances" or "PFAS" shall have the same meaning as in section
 6 37-0203 of the environmental conservation law.
 7 3. The corporation may award grants and loans to non-public entities
 8 for water quality projects that relate to the removal of perfluoroalkyl
 9 and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for a public water system which
 10 provides water to the public for human consumption through pipes or
 11 other constructed conveyances. For purposes of this subdivision,
 12 "public water system" means a public water system as defined in 10 NYCRR
 13 5-1.1(cb) and includes a community water system, noncommunity water
 14 system, transient noncommunity water system, nontransient noncommunity
 15 water system as defined in such regulations and any subsequent updates
 16 of such regulations by the department of health.
 17 4. It is hereby found and declared that such purposes are in all
 18 respects for the benefit of the people of the state of New York and the
 19 corporation shall be regarded as performing an essential governmental
 20 function in carrying out its purposes and in exercising the powers
 21 granted by this title.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08106-01-5

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