New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S8001: Authorizes the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality projects
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Authorizes the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to community water systems and non-community water systems for water quality projects that relate to the removal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
What the bill says
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality projects.
From the introduced text, May 15, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality projects THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1283 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as follows: 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES" OR "PFAS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION 37-0203 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW. 3. THE CORPORATION MAY AWARD GRANTS AND LOANS TO NON-PUBLIC ENTITIES FOR WATER QUALITY PROJECTS THAT RELATE TO THE REMOVAL OF PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) FOR A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES WATER TO THE PUBLIC FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THROUGH PIPES OR OTHER CONSTRUCTED CONVEYANCES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM" MEANS A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM AS DEFINED IN 10 NYCRR 5-1.1(CB) AND INCLUDES A COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, TRANSIENT NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, NONTRANSIENT NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM AS DEFINED IN SUCH REGULATIONS AND ANY SUBSEQUENT UPDATES OF SUCH REGULATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. 4. It is hereby found and declared that such purposes are in all respects for the benefit …
Sponsors
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.585
- : REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1286
- : REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS
Votes
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (March 24, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote (March 24, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 27, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (May 27, 2025): 37 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote (May 27, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Authorities Law
Common questions
- What is S8001?
- S8001 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Authorizes the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality projects.
- What does S8001 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality projects.
- What is the status of S8001?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S8001?
- Leroy Comrie (D, 14).
- Where is the official record for S8001?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8001
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