Revives provisions of law relating to authorizing the use of existing village sewer rents for infrastructure projects other than sewer projects in the village of Baldwinsville.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8464
SPONSOR: Magnarelli TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 198 of the laws of 2021, relating to authorizing
the use of existing village sewer rents for infrastructure projects
other than sewer projects in the village of Baldwinsville, in relation
to the effectiveness thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This legislation will allow for the Village of Baldwinsville to use
their sewer funds for other municipal purposes since the County of Onon-
daga is taking over the administration of the sewers,
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Allows the village of Baldwinsville to use revenues from
their sewer fund towards municipality infrastructure improvements.
Revives Chapter 198 of 2021.
Section 2. Effective Date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Current law states a municipality's sewer rents, charges, penalties and
interest cannot be used for any purpose other than sewer related
purposes. This is in stark contrast to water utility funding which may
be credited to a municipality's infrastructure funding.
In Onondaga County, the County is consolidating all local municipal
sewer systems under the County. Due to the County taking over the main-
tenance and operation of the Baldwinsville sewers, the village of Bald-
winsville will no longer have need of a dedicated sewer fund.
Ultimately, this will prevent stranded assets in the Village's sewer
fund. Under this legislation, the Village of Baldwinsville will be
authorized to transfer sewer funds to other village infrastructure
projects over a period of a year, after which this law will be repealed.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Chapter 198 of 2021
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined, none to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8464
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 16, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend chapter 198 of the laws of 2021, relating to authorizing
the use of existing village sewer rents for infrastructure projects
other than sewer projects in the village of Baldwinsville, in relation
to the effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 198 of the laws of 2021, relating to
2 authorizing the use of existing village sewer rents for infrastructure
3 projects other than sewer projects in the village of Baldwinsville, is
4 amended to read as follows:
5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
6 have become a law and shall expire and be deemed repealed [one year]
7 five years after such date.
8 § 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 5 of the general
9 construction law, the provisions of chapter 198 of the laws of 2021, as
10 amended by section one of this act, are hereby revived and shall contin-
11 ue in full force and effect as such provisions existed on August 29,
12 2022.
13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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