A911-2011 Actions

• Mar 24, 2011: enacting clause stricken
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to environmental conservation

A911-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          911
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DESTITO, REILLY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 CLARK,  GLICK,  MAYERSOHN, McENENY, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 

AN ACT to amend the canal law, in relation  to  establishing  the  pilot
 water level management program and hydraulic model
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The canal law is amended by adding a  new  section  135  to
 read as follows:

 

S  135.  PILOT  WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 1. PILOT PROGRAM.  THE
 CORPORATION SHALL ESTABLISH AND OPERATE THE PILOT WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT
 PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING NAVIGATION  AND  FLOOD  MITIGATION,
 IMPROVING REAL-TIME FLOOD FORECASTING, ENABLING PRO-ACTIVE FLOOD RESPON
 SIVENESS   AND  DEVELOPING  UNIFIED  OPERATING  PROCEDURES  THROUGH  THE
 COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, COORDINATION AND DISSEMINATION OF REAL-TIME  WATER
 AND  SYSTEMS  DATA  IN AND ALONG THE CANAL SYSTEM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE
 DESIGNED FOR AND IMPLEMENTED IN THE MOHAWK RIVER BASIN CANAL SYSTEM  AND
 INCLUDE LOCKS SEVEN THROUGH TWENTY-TWO. THE PILOT WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT
 PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

 (A) THE EVALUATION OF EXISTING WATER MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUD
 ING  GAUGES  AT LOCKS, IN AND ALONG THE CANAL SYSTEM, FEEDER TRIBUTARIES
 AND AFFECTING RESERVOIRS;
 (B) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REAL-TIME AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY, AND
 OTHER ADVANCED WATER MEASUREMENT DEVICES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE;
 (C) A CENTRALIZED REAL-TIME DATA COLLECTION AND COMMAND CENTER WITH AN
 INTERCONNECTED DATA COLLECTION AND INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM TO INCLUDE
 LOCKS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE CANAL SYSTEM WATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES;
 (D)  DEVELOPMENT  OF  UNIFIED  OPERATING  AND  COMMAND  PROCEDURES  IN
 CONJUNCTION WITH THE WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND ITS SYSTEMS;
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01706-01-1
 
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 (E)  INFORMATION SHARING AND COORDINATION WITH APPROPRIATE AGENCIES TO
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THE  STATE
 EMERGENCY  MANAGEMENT  OFFICE,  NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY AND APPROPRIATE
 COUNTY OFFICERS FROM COUNTIES  ADJACENT  OR  INTERSECTED  BY  THE  CANAL
 SYSTEM; AND
 (F) AN ENHANCED SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC NOTIFICATION; AND
 (G)  THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DETAILED HYDRAULIC MODEL OF THE CANAL SYSTEM
 AND WATER LEVEL CONTROL STRUCTURES.
 2. REPORT. (A) NOT LATER THAN THREE YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  THE  CORPORATION  SHALL  PREPARE A REPORT EVALUATING THE
 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT  NEED
 NOT BE LIMITED TO:

 (I)  A  DETAILED  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE PROGRAM AS IT IS IMPLEMENTED TO
 INCLUDE EACH OF THE ITEMS SET OUT  IN  PARAGRAPHS  (A)  THROUGH  (G)  OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION;
 (II)  AN  ASSESSMENT  AND RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPROVING THE WATER LEVEL
 MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND COSTS THEREOF;
 (III) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY  OF  THE  WATER  LEVEL  MANAGEMENT
 PROGRAM,  AND  THE  DEGREE TO WHICH IT SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED NAVIGATION
 AND FLOOD MITIGATION ENHANCEMENT, REAL-TIME FLOOD  FORECASTING,  PRO-AC
 TIVE  FLOOD  RESPONSIVENESS  AND DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFIED OPERATING PROCE
 DURES, AS WELL AS OTHER REALIZED BENEFITS; AND
 (IV) RECOMMENDATION AS TO THE EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM TO OTHER  PARTS
 OF THE CANAL AND COSTS THEREOF.
 (B)  THE CORPORATION SHALL SUBMIT SUCH REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, COMMIS
 SIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER  OF
 THE ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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