This bill creates a state fund to reimburse property owners and installers for enhanced septic system projects. It defines "enhanced" systems as those reducing nitrogen to 19 mg/l or significantly cutting phosphorus/PFAS pollution in wastewater. Reimbursement covers 75% of costs (up to $25,000 per property) for enhanced systems versus 50% (up to $10,000) for standard systems. The program applies only to projects with county participation agreements after the bill’s effective date. The bill was signed into law on July 23, 2025 (Chapter 188).
This bill proposes amending New York's constitution to clarify state forest preserve land management, not specifically related to the Mount Van Hoevenberg complex as the title suggests. It allows limited land exchanges and infrastructure projects while preserving the forest preserve's core purpose, including: conveying specific parcels to towns for public uses (like airport extensions, cemeteries, or water wells) in exchange for equivalent forest land; permitting up to 25 miles of ski trails on designated mountains; and allowing highway maintenance within strict acreage limits. These provisions require legislative approval before land transfers and mandate that exchanged lands must be equal in value. The bill does not create new facilities at Mount Van Hoevenberg but modifies constitutional language governing forest preserve land use statewide.
This Senate Resolution (R 1233) amends an existing plan for distributing environmental conservation grants by adding Riverkeeper, Inc. to the list of grantees receiving $15,000 from previously appropriated state funds. It directly affects Riverkeeper, Inc., which will receive this specific grant amount for conservation initiatives. The resolution updates the allocation schedule under established procedures, requiring Senate approval for any changes to the grant list before funds are expended. The bill does not create new funding but formalizes an adjustment to an existing allocation approved under prior resolutions.
This bill (S 7863) extends the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's existing authority to manage American eel populations through December 31, 2026. It modifies the Environmental Conservation Law to update the expiration date of this management authority from 2025 to 2026. The bill directly affects the Department of Environmental Conservation, allowing it to continue its current regulatory activities related to American eel without needing new legislation. No new rules or programs are created - this is solely a one-year extension of current management powers.
This bill extends the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's authority to manage blackfish (Tautoga onitis) until December 31, 2028. It allows the department to set regulations on size limits, catch quotas, fishing seasons, gear restrictions, and other management rules, while requiring all rules to be at least as strict as existing state requirements and compliant with federal and regional fishery plans. The bill directly affects commercial and recreational blackfish fishing operations by maintaining current regulatory frameworks for the next three years.
Extends DEC's authority to regulate management of crabs to 12/31/2027; prohibits the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical purposes.
Prohibits the use of drilling fluids, brine and flowback water from gas or oil wells, pools, or fields on any highway for any purpose including but not limited to de-icing or dust suppression.
S 4815 establishes a stakeholder group to coordinate water releases in the Oswego river basin. The bill requires the state corporation to form this group within six months, including entities controlling flood discharges, community groups, environmental experts, and the Department of Environmental Conservation. The group must review flood storage and watershed release strategies, then recommend a regulatory structure to the governor and legislative leaders within six months. This bill directly affects water management entities and communities in the Oswego basin by creating a process for coordinated flood response, without immediately changing existing water management rules.
This bill requires state and local transportation agencies to design all new or majorly reconstructed public roads - including those funded by federal and state money - to safely accommodate all users. Specifically, it mandates considering pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and public transit riders during planning, construction, and major rehabilitation (but not routine maintenance or resurfacing under 10 years). Agencies must incorporate "complete street" features like bike lanes and wider sidewalks where projects meet certain thresholds, such as a 10-year service life for resurfacing. The law applies to all projects overseen by the Department of Transportation and takes effect 180 days after enactment.
Extends provisions of law relating to the authority of the department of environmental conservation to fix by regulation open seasons, size and catch limits and manner of taking fish from December 31, 2025 until December 31, 2028.
