STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4071 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, BRISPORT, CLEARE, HARCKHAM, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, MAYER, MYRIE, PALUMBO, RAMOS, SALAZAR, SERRANO, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis- sions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to including stormwater in the definition of sewage for purposes of certain water, sewer, and water and sewer authorities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 1045-b of the public authorities 2 law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 12. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from 5 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 6 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface 7 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or 8 other waste also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this 9 title. 10 § 2. Subdivisions 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of section 1045-b of the 11 public authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 12 and a new subdivision 17 is added to read as follows: 13 17. "Stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the ground or 14 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 15 soil or other surface. 16 § 3. Subdivision 19 of section 1115-a of the public authorities law, 17 as amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 19. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from 20 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 21 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08685-01-5S. 4071 2 1 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or 2 other waste also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this 3 title. 4 § 4. Subdivisions 24, 25 and 26 of section 1115-a of the public 5 authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 25, 26 and 27 and a new 6 subdivision 24 is added to read as follows: 7 24. "Stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the ground or 8 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 9 soil or other surface. 10 § 5. Subdivision 17 of section 1122 of the public authorities law, as 11 added by chapter 595 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows: 12 17. "Sewerage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from 13 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 14 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface 15 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or 16 other wastes also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of 17 this title. 18 § 6. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 of section 1122 of 19 the public authorities law, as added by chapter 595 of the laws of 1991, 20 are renumbered subdivisions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 and a new 21 subdivision 22 is added to read as follows: 22 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 23 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 24 soil or other surface. 25 § 7. Subdivision 18 of section 1122 of the public authorities law, as 26 added by chapter 592 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows: 27 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 28 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 29 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may 30 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also 31 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 32 § 8. Subdivisions 22, 23 and 24 of section 1122 of the public authori- 33 ties law, as added by chapter 592 of the laws of 1991, are renumbered 34 subdivisions 23, 24, and 25 and a new subdivision 22 is added to read as 35 follows: 36 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 37 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 38 soil or other surface. 39 § 9. Subdivisions 16, 17 and 18 of section 1147-a of the public 40 authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 17, 18 and 19 and a new 41 subdivision 16 is added to read as follows: 42 16. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from 43 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 44 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface 45 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or 46 other waste also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this 47 title. 48 § 10. Subdivisions 19 and 20 of section 1147-a of the public authori- 49 ties law are renumbered subdivisions 21 and 22 and a new subdivision 20 50 is added to read as follows: 51 20. "Stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the ground or 52 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 53 soil or other surface. 54 § 11. Section 1176 of the public authorities law is amended by adding 55 a new subdivision 26 to read as follows:S. 4071 3 1 26. The term "stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the 2 ground or other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed 3 by the soil or other surface. 4 § 12. Subdivision 12 of section 1196-b of the public authorities law, 5 as added by chapter 510 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 12. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from 8 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 9 together with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface 10 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or 11 other waste also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this 12 title. 13 § 13. Subdivisions 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of section 1196-b of the 14 public authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 15 and a new subdivision 17 is added to read as follows: 16 17. "Stormwater" shall mean a flow of water occurring on the ground or 17 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 18 soil or other surface. 19 § 14. Subdivision 19 of section 1199-a of the public authorities law, 20 as added by chapter 723 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 19. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 23 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 24 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may 25 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also 26 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 27 § 15. Subdivisions 23, 24 and 25 of section 1199-a of the public 28 authorities law are renumbered subdivisions 24, 25 and 26 and a new 29 subdivision 23 is added to read as follows: 30 23. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 31 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 32 soil or other surface. 33 § 16. Subdivision 18 of section 1199-bb of the public authorities law, 34 as added by chapter 501 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as 35 follows: 36 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 37 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 38 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may 39 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also 40 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 41 § 17. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of section 1199-bb of 42 the public authorities law, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 28 as 43 renumbered by chapter 501 of the laws of 1990, are renumbered subdivi- 44 sions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 and a new subdivision 22 is added to 45 read as follows: 46 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 47 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 48 soil or other surface. 49 § 18. Subdivision 18 of section 1199-bbbb of the public authorities 50 law, as added by chapter 195 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as 51 follows: 52 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 53 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 54 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may 55 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also 56 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title.S. 4071 4 1 § 19. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of section 1199-bbbb 2 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 195 of the laws of 3 1995, are renumbered subdivisions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 and a 4 new subdivision 22 is added to read as follows: 5 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 6 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 7 soil or other surface. 8 § 20. Subdivision 18 of section 1199-aaaa of the public authorities 9 law, as added by chapter 411 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 18. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 12 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 13 with such groundwater infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as may 14 be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial or other waste also 15 shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 16 § 21. Subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 of section 1199-aaaa 17 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 411 of the laws of 18 1995, are renumbered subdivisions 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 and a 19 new subdivision 22 is added to read as follows: 20 22. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 21 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 22 soil or other surface. 23 § 22. Subdivision 2 of section 1230-g of the public authorities law is 24 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows: 25 (h) "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 26 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 27 soil or other surface. 28 § 23. Subdivision 21 of section 1232-b of the public authorities law, 29 as added by chapter 685 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 21. "Sewage" means the water-carried human or animal wastes from resi- 32 dences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together 33 with such ground water infiltration, stormwater, and surface water as 34 may be present. The admixture of sewage with industrial or other waste 35 also shall be considered "sewage" within the meaning of this title. 36 § 24. Subdivisions 26 and 27 of section 1232-b of the public authori- 37 ties law are renumbered subdivisions 27 and 28 and a new subdivision 26 38 is added to read as follows: 39 26. "Stormwater" means a flow of water occurring on the ground or 40 other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be absorbed by the 41 soil or other surface. 42 § 25. Subdivision 16 of section 1281 of the public authorities law, as 43 amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read as 44 follows: 45 16. "Sewage" shall mean the water-carried human or animal wastes from 46 residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, 47 together with such ground water infiltration, stormwater, and surface 48 water as may be present. The admixture with sewage of industrial waste 49 or other waste shall also be considered "sewage" within the meaning of 50 this title. 51 § 26. Section 1281 of the public authorities law is amended by adding 52 a new subdivision 35 to read as follows: 53 35. "Stormwater" or "storm water" shall mean a flow of water occurring 54 on the ground or other surface when rain or meltwater can no longer be 55 absorbed by the soil or other surface. 56 § 27. This act shall take effect immediately.