New York A 4221: Prohibits point source pollution in the Long Island Sound and Great South Bay

Status: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 4221

Sponsors: Keith Brown, David McDonough, Jerett Gandolfo, Joe DeStefano

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A04221 Summary:

BILL NOA04221 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRGandolfo, McDonough, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §17-0513, En Con L

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Prohibits certain types of pollution in the Long Island Sound and Great South Bay.

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BILL NOA04221 

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01/31/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4221

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 prohibiting certain types of pollution in the Long Island Sound and
 Great South Bay

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

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 17-0513 to read as follows:
 3 § 17-0513. Prohibition against point source pollution in the Long Island
 4 Sound and Great South Bay.
 5 The making or use of an outlet or point source discharging into the
 6 waters of the Long Island Sound or the Great South Bay, and the opera-
 7 tion or construction of disposal systems which discharge into such
 8 waters are prohibited.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 10 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 11 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
 12 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such
 13 effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04744-01-5

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