Bill > S07677

This bill amends the town law for Warwick to expand how the town can use its community preservation fund. Specifically, the bill adds a new definition for "water quality improvement projects" as projects designed to improve the quality of drinking and surface waters. It modifies the existing purposes of the community preservation fund to now explicitly include implementing water quality improvement projects, with some important limitations: up to 10% of the fund can be used for these water quality projects, and any unused funds for this purpose can be carried forward to future budgets. The bill also maintains the fund's original purposes of preserving community character, acquiring property interests, establishing development rights programs, and providing management and stewardship programs. The legislation allows for more flexible use of the town's preservation funds while maintaining the overall goal of protecting the community's character and natural resources. The bill will take effect immediately upon passage.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7677