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A 5082: Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to establish the Lake Deforest Flood Control Pilot Program.
What A 5082 does, verified January 8, 2026
The state of New York is introducing a bill to establish a lake deforest flood control pilot program. The department of environmental conservation will regulate the volume and releases of water from the lake deforest reservoir to mitigate downstream flooding. The department will promulgate rules and regulations describing the circumstances in which flood control authority may be used, including anticipation of major weather events and seasonal precipitation schedules. The program aims to minimize flooding while ensuring the availability of sufficient quality drinking water. The program will expire and be repealed on December 31, 2036.
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Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5082
- What is the current status of A 5082?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5082 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to environmental conservation".
- Did A 5082 pass?
- Not yet. A 5082 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5082, and where is it now?
- A 5082 was authored by Asm. Patrick Carroll. Its committee of record is Assembly Environmental Conservation.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 268 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5082 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. P. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to authorize the department of environmental conservation to establish the Lake DeForest Flood Control Pilot Program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The department of environmental conservation shall estab- 2 lish the Lake DeForest Flood Control Pilot Program to regulate the 3 volume and releases of water from the Lake DeForest reservoir, which is 4 operated by a privately owned waterworks corporation as defined in 5 section 2 of the public service law, to mitigate downstream flooding, to 6 the maximum extent practicable while recognizing and ensuring the prima- 7 ry purpose of the availability of sufficient quality drinking water. The 8 department shall promulgate rules and regulations describing the circum- 9 stances in which flood control authority may be used including the 10 anticipation of a major weather event, large inflow of water into reser- 11 voirs, dam safety, seasonal precipitation schedules or any other condi- 12 tion that may reasonably cause unnecessary flooding to surrounding 13 areas. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect December 31, 2026 and shall expire and 15 be deemed repealed December 31, 2036. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07601-01-5
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