New York S 1833: Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"

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S01833 Summary:

BILL NOS01833A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, FAHY, HARCKHAM, HELMING, ROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §15-0519, En Con L; add §99-tt, 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 S01833 Actions:

BILL NOS01833A

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

02/11/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

06/04/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

06/04/2025PRINT NUMBER 1833A

06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1604

06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/10/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

02/24/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

03/24/20261ST REPORT CAL.594

03/25/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/21/2026PASSED SENATE

04/21/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/22/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1833--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MAY, FAHY, HARCKHAM, HELMING, ROLISON -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Environmental Conservation -- reported favorably from said commit-
 tee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- 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 provide coordinated, statewide
 11 monitoring, evaluation, prevention and mitigation, going beyond water
 12 body-specific data collection and isolated mitigation efforts. While the
 13 causes of HABS are complex and varied, with a coordinated and standard-
 14 ized approach to monitoring and evaluation, patterns can more readily be
 15 identified to isolate the combination of relevant causes specific to
 16 different bodies of water across the state and determine the most effec-
 17 tive targeted interventions. To address this threat, the state must
 18 develop and maintain a comprehensive state clearinghouse to bring
 19 together existing and new available statewide cross-sectional and longi-
 20 tudinal data and information on harmful algal blooms, potential and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05332-04-5

 S. 1833--A 2

 1 known causes, best practice interventions, expertise, and funding
 2 resources. This data and subsequent report will enable the state to
 3 effectively and efficiently administer a central grant program support-
 4 ing data-driven best practices in prevention and mitigation of harmful
 5 algal blooms.
 6 § 3. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new
 7 section 15-0519 to read as follows:
 8 § 15-0519. Harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention program.
 9 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms
 10 shall have the following meanings:
 11 a. "Harmful algal blooms" shall mean growths