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A 3722: 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).
What A 3722 does, verified May 8, 2026
The bill aims to authorize the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation to award grants and loans to non-public entities for water quality projects related to the removal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from public water systems. These projects must provide safe drinking water for humans through pipes or other constructed conveyances. The corporation will consider public water systems as defined by the New York City Rules and Regulations, which include community, noncommunity, and transient water systems. The bill declares that these purposes are for the benefit of the people of New York State and considers the corporation's actions as an essential governmental function. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 30, 2025 · 347 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3722 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to non-public entities for certain water quality projects The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1283 of the public authorities 2 law, as amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 1970, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 2. For the purposes of this section, "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoro- 5 alkyl substances" or "PFAS" shall have the same meaning as in section 6 37-0203 of the environmental conservation law. 7 3. The corporation may award grants and loans to non-public entities 8 for water quality projects that relate to the removal of perfluoroalkyl 9 and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for a public water system which 10 provides water to the public for human consumption through pipes or 11 other constructed conveyances. For purposes of this subdivision, 12 "public water system" means a public water system as defined in 10 NYCRR 13 5-1.1(cb) and includes a community water system, noncommunity water 14 system, transient noncommunity water system, nontransient noncommunity 15 water system as defined in such regulations and any subsequent updates 16 of such regulations by the department of health. 17 4. It is hereby found and declared that such purposes are in all 18 respects for the benefit of the people of the state of New York and the 19 corporation shall be regarded as performing an essential governmental 20 function in carrying out its purposes and in exercising the powers 21 granted by this title. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08106-01-5
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