Senate Bill S6004

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the upstate flood mitigation task force within the canal corporation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6004 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Canal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-b §§139 - 139-d, Can L; add §99-v, St Fin L

2013-S6004 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the upstate flood mitigation task force within the canal corporation; establishes the upstate flood mitigation fund to conduct studies on the impact of floods and on preventative or mitigation measures.

2013-S6004 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6004 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6004

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            December 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  VALESKY,  FARLEY,  GRIFFO, O'MARA, SEWARD -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Rules

AN  ACT  to  amend the canal law, in relation to the upstate flood miti-
  gation task force and to amend the state finance law, in  relation  to
  creating  the  upstate  flood  mitigation  fund; and providing for the
  repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof

  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 article 13-b to
read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 13-B
                   UPSTATE FLOOD MITIGATION TASK FORCE
SECTION 139. UPSTATE FLOOD MITIGATION TASK FORCE.
        139-A. DEFINITIONS.
        139-B. TASK FORCE COMPOSITION.
        139-C. TASK FORCE DUTIES AND POWERS.
        139-D. UPSTATE FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM.
  S 139. UPSTATE FLOOD MITIGATION TASK FORCE. THE  UPSTATE  FLOOD  MITI-
GATION  TASK  FORCE, REFERRED TO IN THIS ARTICLE AS THE "TASK FORCE", IS
HEREBY ESTABLISHED TO IDENTIFY REASONABLE MEASURES THAT CAN BE TAKEN  TO
ENHANCE  FLOOD MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION IN THE UPSTATE FLOOD MITIGATION
REGION AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND  PROVIDE  GRANT  ASSISTANCE  WITH
RESPECT TO SUCH MEASURES.
  S 139-A. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "ADAPTIVE MEASURES" MEANS ANY ADJUSTMENT, WHETHER PASSIVE, REACTIVE
OR ANTICIPATORY, THAT MAY BE TAKEN TO AMELIORATE THE ANTICIPATED ADVERSE
CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH FLOOD EVENTS.
  2.  "FLOOD  CONTROL  STUDY  SECTOR"  MEANS  A PARTICULAR ASPECT OF THE
NATURAL OR BUILT ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMY, OR SOCIETY THAT COULD POTENTIALLY
BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY FLOOD EVENTS. SUCH TERM INCLUDES,  BUT  IS  NOT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13195-01-3
              

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