New York Senate Bill S04557 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4557 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 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, 2026. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09103-01-5