Senate Bill S622A

2015-2016 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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2015-S622 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Canal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-B §§139 - 139-d, Can L; add §99-y, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6345
2017-2018: S1324

2015-S622 - 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.

2015-S622 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S622 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   622

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the canal law, in relation to the  upstate  flood  miti-
  gation  task  force;  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.
              

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2015-S622A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Canal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-B §§139 - 139-d, Can L; add §99-y, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6345
2017-2018: S1324

2015-S622A (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.

2015-S622A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S622A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 622--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. VALESKY, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, SEWARD -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in
  accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend the canal law, in relation to the upstate flood miti-
  gation task force; 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 XIII-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:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01975-02-6

              

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