Requires SUNY and CUNY trustees to refrain from investing in and subsequently divest from stocks, debt or other securities of certain publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
This bill removes an eight-year expiration deadline for judgments issued by the New York City Environmental Control Board. Previously, these judgments (such as fines for environmental violations) would automatically expire after eight years, limiting enforcement. The repeal means judgments remain enforceable indefinitely without needing renewal. It directly affects the board’s ability to collect penalties or enforce orders long-term. The change takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Requires the department of environmental conservation and the department of health, owners or operators of public water systems, and owners or operators of buildings to take actions to prevent and control waterborne pathogens including legionella from source-to-tap.
Establishes an independent state monitorship to oversee containment, remediation, excavation and cleanup of the groundwater plume associated with the Northrop Grumman Bethpage Facility and Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant sites in the hamlet of Bethpage within the town of Oyster Bay and compliance by Northrop Grumman and any other parties responsible for such containment, remediation, excavation and cleanup with any operative consent decrees, consent judgments, settlements, or agreements.
Directs the department of public service, in conjunction with the New York state energy research and development authority, and the power authority of the state of New York to commission a study on the utilization of directional noise reduction optimization technology for wind turbines in New York state.
Establishes the task force on battery storage facility fire safety to collaborate with local governments, firefighters, and industry experts to develop new safety standards and best practices to protect neighborhoods, forests, and agricultural land in the state from dangerous battery storage facility fires.
Authorizes the state to convey certain forest preserve land; provides such sale shall be subject to legislative approval and the proceeds of such conveyance shall be used for acquisitions to the forest preserve.
Requires manufacturers and dealers of liquid nicotine products accept used liquid nicotine products for recycling; creates the crime of improper disposal of a liquid nicotine product.
Directs the department of environmental conservation and office of temporary and disability assistance to establish programs to encourage the removal and replacement of single-wall steel home heating oil storage tanks which are leaking or otherwise pose a threat to the environment.
Enacts the "H2 energy scale up act"; authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to administer a program to provide funds related to enabling clean hydrogen projects.
