NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8807
SPONSOR: Kassay TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the septic
system replacement fund
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:
The bill would alter certain requirements of the State Septic System
Replacement Fund by establishing reimbursements for installation of
enhanced treatment technologies, including advanced nitrogen, phospho-
rous, and PFAS removal systems ("Enhanced Septic System Projects") at
seventy five percent of the eligible costs incurred for such projects up
to a maximum of $25,000.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill would amend § 1285-u of the Public Authorities Law
("PAL") to provide a definition of Enhanced Septic System Projects.
Section 2 of the bill would establish increased reimbursements for,
installation of Enhanced Septic System Projects at seventy five percent
of the eligible costs incurred up to a maximum of $25,000.
Section 3 of the bill provides for an immediate effective date and clar-
ifies that the amendments only apply to eligible projects that partic-
ipate in the program after the effective date of the act.
JUSTIFICATION:
The State Septic System Replacement fund focuses on improving water
quality by providing funds to counties to help homeowners replace
cesspools and septic systems that are adversely impacting designated
waterbodies. Participating counties provide grants to reimburse property
owners for up to fifty percent of the costs (up to a maximum of ten
thousand dollars) of their eligible septic system projects.
This bill would encourage the installation of Enhanced Septic System
Projects by establishing the reimbursement rate at seventy-five percent
of eligible costs incurred up to a maximum of $25,000 on reimbursements
for Enhanced Septic System Projects.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Section 1285-u of the PAL was added by Section 9 of Part T of Chapter 57
of the Laws of 2017, and has been amended since that date by Chapter 363
of the Laws of 2017.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This bill would have no budget implications to the State as funding
levels would remain the same. This bill would increase reimbursement
amounts on individual projects.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8807
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. KASSAY -- (at request of the Environmental Facil-
ities Corporation) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi-
ronmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the septic
system replacement fund
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision 1 of
2 section 1285-u of the public authorities law, are relettered paragraphs
3 (d), (e), (f) and (g) and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as
4 follows:
5 (c) "Enhanced septic system project" means an onsite decentralized
6 wastewater treatment system(s) that (i) at a minimum, is designed to
7 reduce total nitrogen in treated effluent to 19 mg/l or (ii) signif-
8 icantly and quantifiably reduces environmental and/or public health
9 impacts associated with phosphorous or per- and polyfluoroalkyl
10 substances and associated compounds in effluent from a cesspool or
11 septic system.
12 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 1285-u of the public
13 authorities law, as amended by chapter 363 of the laws of 2017, is
14 amended to read as follows:
15 (a) There is hereby created the state septic system replacement fund,
16 which shall be administered by the corporation to reimburse property
17 owners or at the written request of a property owner, the septic system
18 installer contracted by the property owner, for up to (i) fifty percent
19 of the eligible costs incurred for eligible septic system projects,
20 provided that no property owner shall be reimbursed more than ten thou-
21 sand dollars and no septic system installer may be reimbursed more than
22 ten thousand dollars per property for such projects; or (ii) seventy-
23 five percent of the eligible costs incurred for enhanced septic system
24 projects, provided that no property owner shall be reimbursed more than
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 twenty-five thousand dollars and no enhanced septic system installer may
2 be reimbursed more than twenty-five thousand dollars per property for
3 such projects.
4 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
5 enhanced septic system projects for which a property owner has signed a
6 participation agreement with a participating county on or after such
7 date.
