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Committee advances bill to let NYSEFC award grants, loans for certain water-quality projects
Summary
Senate Bill 8001, which would authorize the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation to award grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water-quality projects, was advanced from the committee and reported to the floor. Committee members clarified the program covers construction or reconstruction projects, not Legionnaires investigations.
The committee clerk read S8001 as an amendment to the Public Authorities Law to authorize the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (NYSEFC) to award grants and loans to non-public entities for specified water-quality projects. After the reading, a committee participant asked whether the bill would cover responses to Legionnaires disease; the chair clarified that the bill targets construction, reconstruction or project work and does not include investigations into Legionnaires.
The chair recorded that the motion to move the bill was made (identified in the transcript as moved by Senator Farris and seconded by Senator Scoopis) and, after the chair called for the ayes, S8001 was recorded as passed and reported to the Senate floor. The transcript contains the exchange asking about Legionnaires and the chair’s clarification, but does not include numeric vote results or further implementation details such as eligible project types, grant sizes or application procedures.
Because the transcript provides only the committee reading and a brief clarification, reporters and stakeholders seeking program design, funding sources, or implementation timetables should consult the bill text and subsequent committee/floor documents for specifics.
