# New York S 824: Relates to the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and requirements for climate change adaptive infrastructure projects New York S 824, Relates to the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and requirements for climate change adaptive infrastructure projects, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Liz Krueger (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-02-28 (SIGNED CHAP.100) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S824-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York S 824 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Relates to the climate change adaptation cost recovery program and requirements for climate change adaptive infrastructure projects - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-02-28, SIGNED CHAP.100 - Sponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: RULES, CODES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (146 yes, 79 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Climate projects prioritize disadvantaged communities: benefit, high. Recovery money supports climate adaptation infrastructure guided by New York's statewide resilience plan. Eligible work includes flood protection, wastewater upgrades, cooling, weatherization, stronger power grids, and responses to harmful algae. The law directs at least 40% of qualifying spending… - Climate project workers gain wage protections: benefit, medium. Covered construction projects receiving at least $100,000 from the adaptation fund must pay prevailing wages, including for building-service work. Owners and developers must meet labor-peace requirements for non-construction workers and use registered apprenticeships where applicable. Without appre… - Residents get input on climate planning: benefit, low. New York's environmental agency must issue program regulations within 30 months of the article's effective date. It must publish a statewide resilience plan within 18 months after final regulations and update it at least every three years. The plan identifies needs, projects, funding sources, and s… - Companies get payment and review options: benefit, low. Full payment is due December 31 of the fourth calendar year after enactment, unless an approved alternative applies. The environmental agency may approve paying no more than 92% of a demand over up to 24 years afterward. Payments start the following year, occur at least annually, and cannot increas… - Large fossil fuel companies owe $75 billion: cost, high. Covered fossil fuel extractors and oil refiners owe a combined $75 billion for New York climate adaptation projects. Coverage requires more than one billion metric tons of emissions and enough New York contacts to meet constitutional requirements. Emissions count worldwide extraction and refining f… - Late company payments trigger steep penalties: cost, high. Companies that miss required payments owe a penalty of 50% of the unpaid amount, plus interest under federal tax law. Unpaid balances become due upon specified events, including selling nearly all assets, closing the business, or filing for bankruptcy. The asset-sale exception applies when the buye… - Funded projects must use domestic steel: cost, low. Covered public-entity contracts using adaptation fund money must require domestic iron and steel, including in subcontracts. The rule also covers third parties acting for public entities. Covered materials must be made wholly or substantially in the United States, its territories, or possessions. I… - State can demand company emissions records: cost, low. New York's environmental agency can require historical production, extraction, refining, emissions, and related records to determine company liability. It can use consistent emissions factors and information from the state tax agency. The tax agency can share petroleum and fossil fuel business retu… - Separate climate worker standards are repealed: cost, low. The law repeals a separate Environmental Conservation Law section covering labor standards and worker protections for climate adaptation projects. The supplied text does not identify that section's specific protections or affected workers. The repeal alone therefore does not establish how any worke… - Climate funding gains flexibility and limits: mixed, low. After legislative approval, the adaptation fund can cover qualifying project costs, including operation and upkeep. Reasonable state administrative and direct implementation costs must support projects and cannot exceed 1% of fund receipts. Transfers to other funds need legislative approval or auth… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Liz Krueger (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-24 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 97 | 48 | | | 2025-01-22 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 35 | 24 | | | 2025-01-13 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 14 | 7 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-02-28: SIGNED CHAP.100 (Senate) - 2025-02-28: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate) - 2025-02-24: RETURNED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-02-24: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-01-28: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.51 (House) - 2025-01-28: SUBSTITUTED FOR A1474 (House) - 2025-01-22: REFERRED TO CODES (House) - 2025-01-22: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-01-22: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-01-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.98 (Senate) - 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate) ## Bill text - Original, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S824) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S824) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S824-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).