New York S 9698: Relates to increasing the New York state housing finance agency bonding authority

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S09698 Summary:

BILL NOS09698 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §33-f, Nav L; amd §3-0301, En Con L

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Relates to the regulation of exhaust gas cleaning systems on vessels and provides enforcement mechanisms and remedies for violations; relates to the powers of the department of environmental conservation.

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BILL NOS09698 

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04/02/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9698

 IN SENATE

 April 2, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to the regulation of
 exhaust gas cleaning systems on vessels; and to amend the environ-
 mental conservation law, in relation to the powers of the department
 of environmental conservation

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

 1 Section 1. The navigation law is amended by adding a new section 33-f
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 33-f. Regulating exhaust gas cleaning systems. 1. As used in this
 4 section:
 5 (a) "exhaust gas cleaning systems" means a mechanism intended to
 6 remove particulate matter from exhaust gasses generated as a result of
 7 the combustion process in marine engines, whose output is the discharge
 8 of wash water as water, spray, exhaust or other form of discharge; and
 9 (b) "department" means the state department of environmental conserva-
 10 tion.
 11 2. (a) No exhaust gas cleaning system on any vessel used or operated
 12 upon navigable waters of this state shall be operated so as to discharge
 13 into said waters or air directly or indirectly except as required for
 14 safety reasons.
 15 (b) Exhaust gas cleaning system overboard discharge valves shall be
 16 sealed while the vessel is in navigable waters of the state.
 17 3. No exhaust gas cleaning system shall be used, sold, or physically
 18 offered for sale in this state.
 19 4. The department shall require persons making application for a boat
 20 registration certificate for a vessel pursuant to the vehicle and traf-
 21 fic law to disclose whether such vessel has within or on it an exhaust
 22 gas cleaning system and if so, to certify that such device shall not be
 23 used in the waters of this state as required by this section. The
 24 department is further empowered to direct that the issuance of a boat
 25 registration certificate or a renewal thereof be withheld if such device
 26 is used in violation of this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08370-01-5

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 1 5. All vessels located upon waters of this state shall be subject to
 2 boarding and inspection by the department or any lawfully designated
 3 agents or inspectors thereof, for the purpose of determining whether
 4 such vessel is in compliance with this section.
 5 6. The department is hereby authorized and empowered to make, adopt,
 6 promulgate, amend and repeal such standards and rules and regulations as
 7 are necessary, or convenient for the carrying out of duties and obli-
 8 gations and powers conferred on the department by this section.
 9 7. A copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to this section and any
 10 of the amendments thereto, shall be filed in the office of the depart-
 11 ment, the water resources commission, and in the office of the secretary
 12 of state. Rules, regulations and standards shall be published by the
 13 department in convenient form.
 14 8. Any person who violates this section, shall be guilty of an offense
 15 and upon conviction shall be punished with a fine of up to twenty-five
 16 thousand dollars per violation; provided, however, that in the event any
 17 person violates this section more than twice during the same calendar
 18 year and is convicted of more than two such violations, the third and
 19 each subsequent violation shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
 20 9. A