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Enacts the New York state comprehensive flood mitigation grant act and makes an appropriation therefor
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Shelley Mayer
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BILL NUMBER:S4607 REVISED 04/16/2013
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to enacting the New York state comprehensive flood mitigation grant act; making an appropriation therefor and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose or general idea of bill
To create a comprehensive state-wide flood mitigation grant program to aid municipalities in implementing flood mitigation plans.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 - title: "New York State Comprehensive Flood Mitigation Grant Act."
Section 2 amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new section § 16-0121, providing a flood mitigation grant program.
Section 1 of § 16-0121 requires the commissioner of the department of environmental conservation to establish a comprehensive flood mitigation grant program in order to aid municipalities in implementing flood mitigation plans.
Section 2 (a) of § 16-0121 authorizes the commissioner to establish the eligibility criteria and application process to award grants to municipalities for flood control and watershed management projects and for the capital costs related to design, purchase and installation of flood mitigation, relief, warning, and other related projects.
Section 2 (b) of § 16-0121 authorizes the commissioner to approve applications in which the proposed projects are consistent with the established eligibility criteria; undertaken as part of a comprehensive flood management plan prepared and adopted by a municipality or multi-municipal projects and not inconsistent with any state-wide flood management plan.
Section 2(c) of § 16-0121 requires the commissioner to provide written reasons for disapproval of any application.
Section 3 of § 16-0121 provides that the commissioner shall encourage municipalities to file joint applications for the funding of multi-municipality projects. Such projects mean that that one or more adjacent municipalities jointly agree to apply for capital funding for projects, provided that the governing body of each municipality shall approve the multi-municipal application.
Section 4 of § 16-0121 requires the department and eligible municipalities to coordinate activities with all relevant state and federal flood programs.
Section 3 appropriates ten million dollars to the department of environmental conservation, not otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available in order to carry out the provisions of this act.
Section 4 provides that no later than 90 days after the effective date, the department will issue a report regarding projects and implementing rules.
Section 5 establishes the effective date.
Justification
Major flooding problems continually affect New York municipalities in coastal locations, and along inland rivers, streams and brooks. Mitigation of these flooding problems involves significant projects that are extremely expensive to develop, build and/or operate, and often involve multiple municipalities, proving to be a huge burden on local property taxpayers and municipalities. This state mitigation fund would provide direct assistance to reduce the costs of these projects, improve coordination, facilitating their implementation and the resulting reduction in future flood damage.
Legislative history
2012 - S.5866 (En Con)/A.44 (Latimer)
Fiscal implications
TBD
Effective date
120 days after the bill becomes law and shall expire and be deemed repealed on December 31, 2023
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