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Sponsors
19 Co-sponsors
24 Multi-sponsors
- James F. Brennan
- Richard Brodsky
- Daniel Burling
- Steven Cymbrowitz
- RoAnn Destito
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Herman D. Farrell
- Sandy Galef
- Michael Gianaris
- Deborah Glick
- Richard Gottfried
- Andrew Hevesi
- Earlene Hooper
- Rhoda Jacobs
- Ellen C. Jaffee
- Micah Kellner
- David Koon
- George Latimer
- Charles Lavine
- William Magee
- Marcus Molinaro
- Daniel O'Donnell
- Mike Spano
- Fred Thiele
History
- Print number 8810a
- Amend and recommit to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to environmental conservation
Companion bill
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Enacts the clean water/clean air/green jobs bond acts of 2009
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Antoine M. Thompson
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A8810A
Title of bill
An act authorizing the creation of a state debt to the amount of five billion dollars, in relation to creating the clean water/clean air/green jobs bond act of 2010, to provide moneys for the preservation, enhancement, restoration, and improvement of the state's environment, to provide for state assistance payments for such purpose, and providing for the submission to the people of a proposition or ques- tion therefor to be voted upon at the general election in November 2010
Purpose
To provide moneys for the preservation, enhancement, restora- tion, and improvement of the state's environment.
Summary of provisions
This bill enacts the "Clean Water/Clean Air/Green Jobs Bond Act of 2010".
The legislation authorizes the creation of a state debt to an amount not exceeding five billion dollars for the purpose of preserving, enhancing, restoring, and improving the quality of the state's environment.
This legislation authorizes the issuance of bonds to the amount of five billion dollars.
The bill outlines the use of moneys received. The moneys received will go towards clean water, clear water infrastructure, improving environ- mental health including pollution prevention in urban communities, the creation of green jobs, air quality, fuel efficient fleet projects and green transit.
The bill takes, effect immediately with the approval of the people by a ballot vote at the general election in 2010.
Justification
Significant environmental needs exist in every region of New York. Many water districts across the state cannot even meet feder- al water quality standards. The Catskills, source of New York City's legendary clean drinking water, face an uncertain future that threatens the water supply of eight million New Yorkers. Public water supply pipes in Buffalo and elsewhere in New York are more than a hundred years old.
Air pollution continues to be a major public health issue across New York as childhood asthma rates continue to rise. Air pollution control programs must continue to expand to meet this challenge. Concurrently, global warming is accelerating as greenhouse gas emissions continue to pollute the atmosphere.
Training a new workforce in the green economy will create jobs in every region of New York. These green workers will be proficient in installing clean technologies, retrofitting vehicles, restoring contaminated indus- trial sites and brownfields, building green transit systems, adapting old buildings and producing clean energy.
The $1.75 billion Clean Water, Clean Air Bond Act of 1996 permanently changed New York State's Environment for the better. These funds, howev- er, are now exhausted. This legislation makes continued investment in the Environment.
This unprecedented investment in New York's environment meets the chal- lenges of the 21' century head on and will improve the quality of life for millions of New Yorkers and their children.
Legislative history
This is new legislation.
Fiscal implications
$5,000,000,000 plus debt service.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the provisions of section one of this act shall not take effect unless and until this act shall have been submitted to the people at the gener- al election to be held in November 2009, and shall have been approved by a majority of all votes cast for and against it at such election. Upon approval by the people, section one of this act shall take effect imme- diately.
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