Bill Text: NY A02608 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Directs the city of New York to conduct an analysis of stormwater and groundwater issues in southeast Queens.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-09 - substituted by s1449 [A02608 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A02608-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          2608

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 26, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Cities

        AN ACT to direct the city of New York to conduct an analysis of stormwa-
          ter and groundwater issues in southeast Queens

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  The city of New York shall conduct a detailed analysis of
     2  stormwater and groundwater issues  in  southeast  Queens  including  the
     3  communities  of  Ozone  Park, South Ozone Park, Jamaica, Hollis, Spring-
     4  field Gardens, Laurelton, Rosedale and Brookville. The  analysis  shall,
     5  at  a minimum, include an evaluation of: the feasibility and efficacy of
     6  the installation of reverse seepage basins;  the  status  of  stormwater
     7  sewer  upgrades; and the potential rehabilitation of former water supply
     8  wells.  A report on the findings of such analysis shall be submitted  to
     9  the legislature no later than June 30, 2024.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04837-01-3
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