New York A 5082: Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to establish the Lake DeForest Flood Control Pilot Program

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A05082 Summary:

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Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to establish the Lake Deforest Flood Control Pilot Program.

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02/12/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5082

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. P. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to authorize the department of environmental conservation to
 establish the Lake DeForest Flood Control Pilot Program; and providing
 for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The department of environmental conservation shall estab-
 2 lish the Lake DeForest Flood Control Pilot Program to regulate the
 3 volume and releases of water from the Lake DeForest reservoir, which is
 4 operated by a privately owned waterworks corporation as defined in
 5 section 2 of the public service law, to mitigate downstream flooding, to
 6 the maximum extent practicable while recognizing and ensuring the prima-
 7 ry purpose of the availability of sufficient quality drinking water. The
 8 department shall promulgate rules and regulations describing the circum-
 9 stances in which flood control authority may be used including the
 10 anticipation of a major weather event, large inflow of water into reser-
 11 voirs, dam safety, seasonal precipitation schedules or any other condi-
 12 tion that may reasonably cause unnecessary flooding to surrounding
 13 areas.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect December 31, 2026 and shall expire and
 15 be deemed repealed December 31, 2036.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07601-01-5

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