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A05082 Summary:

BILL NOA05082
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORCarroll P
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to establish the Lake Deforest Flood Control Pilot Program.
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A05082 Actions:

BILL NOA05082
 
02/12/2025referred to environmental conservation
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A05082 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A5082
 
SPONSOR: Carroll P
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to authorize the department of environmental conservation to establish the Lake DeForest Flood Control Pilot Program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will establish a pilot program for lake deforest located in Rockland county that will authorize DEC to regulate the volume and releases of water under certain circumstances in an effort to mitigate downstream flooding.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill establishes the Lake DeForest Flood Control Pilot Program. The program will authorize the department of environ- mental conservation to regulate the volume and releases of water from the Lake DeForest reservoir, under certain conditions, in an effort to mitigate downstream flooding. The Department will consider several factors includingseasonal precipitation, major weather events and large inflows of water into the reservoir when using the flood control author- ity. The program must also consider the availability of drinking water in all decisions. Section two of the bill relates to the effective date and repeal date.   JUSTIFICATION: This bill will establish a pilot program where the DEC will have the authority to regulate the volume and release of water from Lake DeForest in advance of major weather events. This reservoir is situated near residential communities and persistently causes flooding. Currently, the Department's authority to regulate releases from the reservoir is only advisory. The Department's authority would be used on a seasonal basis in a manner that protects the available water supply and mitigates flooding in surrounding areas..   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.4520 of 2023-24, A.1907 of 2021-22, A.3453 of 2019-20, A.1254 of 2017-18, A.2037 of 2015-16, A.8271A of 2013-2014.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect December 31, 2026 and shall expire and be deemed repealed December 31, 2036.
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A05082 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5082
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 12, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  P. CARROLL  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN ACT to authorize the  department  of  environmental  conservation  to
          establish the Lake DeForest Flood Control Pilot Program; and providing
          for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1.  The department of environmental conservation shall  estab-
     2  lish  the  Lake  DeForest  Flood  Control  Pilot Program to regulate the
     3  volume and releases of water from the Lake DeForest reservoir, which  is
     4  operated  by  a  privately  owned  waterworks  corporation as defined in
     5  section 2 of the public service law, to mitigate downstream flooding, to
     6  the maximum extent practicable while recognizing and ensuring the prima-
     7  ry purpose of the availability of sufficient quality drinking water. The
     8  department shall promulgate rules and regulations describing the circum-
     9  stances in which flood control  authority  may  be  used  including  the
    10  anticipation of a major weather event, large inflow of water into reser-
    11  voirs,  dam safety, seasonal precipitation schedules or any other condi-
    12  tion that may  reasonably  cause  unnecessary  flooding  to  surrounding
    13  areas.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect December 31, 2026 and shall expire and
    15  be deemed repealed December 31, 2036.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07601-01-5
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