Requires no less than two percent of all state competitive grants for water quality infrastructure projects to be awarded to municipalities located in the Adirondack park and Catskill park.
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).
Requires grants under the volunteer fire infrastructure and response equipment (V-FIRE) grant program to be awarded equally among the regions of the state with eligible departments.
Requires grants under the volunteer fire infrastructure and response equipment (V-FIRE) grant program to be awarded equally among the regions of the state with eligible departments.
"Water Resources Protection Trust Fund Act"; establishes user fee on water consumption and diversion; utilizes fee revenue for water quality, supply, and infrastructure projects.
Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for renewable energy generating projects with a generating capacity not exceeding two megawatts and which are located above real property currently used for vehicle parking.
Establishes the Adirondack park affordable housing task force; requires such task force to conduct a comprehensive review of affordable housing issues within the Adirondack park and to make recommendations for addressing such issues.