Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 23, 2011 |
signed chap.557 |
Sep 12, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 15, 2011 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.221 substituted for a6544 |
Jun 01, 2011 |
referred to economic development delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 24, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 23, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 22, 2011 |
1st report cal.243 |
Mar 04, 2011 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S3791
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2011-S3791 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6544
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง17-0810, En Con L
2011-S3791 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the modification of the New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual by the department of environmental conservation; requires signage; defines reasonable slope to limit the immediate drop off to the deeper end; requires aquatic vegetation to be established in the aquatic and safety benches
2011-S3791 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3791 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring modification of the New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual by the department of environmental conservation PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to promote safety in and around stormwater retention ponds by amending the conservation law to require modification of the Stormwater Management Design Manual. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This Bill amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new section 17-0810 to require modification of the Stormwater Management Design Manual. Section 1 provides that the manual shall: (1) require posting of warning signs; (2) define a reasonable slope past the aquatic bench; (3) require establishment of aquatic vegetation in the aquatic and safety benches before the stormwater retention pond is rendered in-service; (4) ensure examination of status of safety features as part of maintenance plans; and (5) any other provisions the
2011-S3791 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3791 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring modification of the New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual by the department of environmental conservation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 17-0810 to read as follows: S 17-0810. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT DESIGN MANUAL MODIFICATION. ON OR BEFORE ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MODIFY THE NEW YORK STATE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT DESIGN MANUAL TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS: 1. REQUIRE SIGNAGE PROHIBITING SWIMMING AND WADING, WARNING OF POSSI- BLE CONTAMINATION OR POLLUTION OF THE STORMWATER RETENTION POND, AND A DESCRIPTION WITH THE DEPTH OF THE STORMWATER RETENTION POND; 2. DEFINE A REASONABLE SLOPE PAST THE AQUATIC BENCH TO LIMIT THE IMME- DIATE DROP OFF TO THE DEEPER END OF THE STORMWATER RETENTION POND; 3. REQUIRE AQUATIC VEGETATION BE ESTABLISHED IN THE AQUATIC AND SAFETY BENCHES BEFORE THE STORMWATER RETENTION POND IS RENDERED IN-SERVICE; 4. ENSURE MAINTENANCE PLANS INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT FOR EXAMINING THE STATUS OF SAFETY FEATURES BY THE MAINTENANCE AUTHORITY IN THEIR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE OF STORMWATER RETENTION PONDS; AND 5. ANY OTHER PROVISIONS THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS ESSENTIAL TO FURTHER PROMOTE SAFETY IN AND AROUND STORMWATER RETENTION PONDS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08922-03-1
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