Section 1. 
Legislative intent.
This Legislature hereby finds and determines that Local Law 14-2000, "A Local Law Establishing Fair and Equitable Connection Fees for Southwest Sewer District #3 Contractees Outside the District," was adopted by the Suffolk County Legislature for the purpose of establishing a requirement that fair and equitable charges be imposed on the privilege of business, commercial and industrial users to connect to the Suffolk County Sewer District No. 3, Southwest, from outside of the geographical boundaries of the Southwest Sewer District.
This Legislature also finds that Local Law 14-2000 has been successful in its limited application to one sewer district and should be amended to include all Suffolk County Sewer Districts.
Therefore, the purpose of this law is to establish a requirement that fair and equitable charges be imposed on the privilege of any user to connect to any Suffolk County Sewer District within Suffolk County.
Section 3. 
Applicability.
This law shall apply to all projects approved by the Suffolk County Sewer Agency on or after March 29, 2000.
Section 1. 
Legislative intent.
This Legislature hereby finds that this amendment to Chapter 424 (now Chapter 740) of the Suffolk County Code is necessary for the clarification and consistency of language contained therein and, in accordance with a requirement by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to include additional definitions, approved pursuant to a letter dated February 3, 1999, relevant to implementation of the mandated Pretreatment Program [Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, entitled, "Protection of Environment," Part 403.8 (40 CFR Part 403.8)].
Section 1. 
Legislative intent.
This Legislature hereby finds and determines that the current fees imposed upon contractees located outside the geographic boundaries of Suffolk County Sewer Districts for connecting to a district have not been reviewed or updated in several years.
This Legislature further finds and determines that over the past several years, the County has received numerous applications for businesses to connect to existing County Sewer Districts.
This Legislature finds that the rates being charged for outside hookups is currently below market value and should be raised to meet the increased demand for service and maintenance costs incurred by the sewer districts.
Therefore, the purpose of this law is to increase the connection fees imposed on any user located outside the geographic boundary of a sewer district who wishes to connect to a Suffolk County Sewer District.
Section 2. 
Applicability.
This law shall apply to all actions occurring on or after the effective date of this law, except that users from outside the geographical boundaries of any Suffolk County Sewer District that are granted conceptual certification or formal approval by the Suffolk County Sewer Agency prior to this law's effective date shall be charged the $15 per gallon fee that predates the effective date of this law.
Section 1. 
Legislative intent.
This Legislature hereby finds and determines that there has been an increase in the number of contracts or agreements negotiated for connections to sewer districts by businesses and industries outside the geographical boundaries of those sewer districts, and has highlighted and exacerbated the subsidization of outside commercial, business and industrial users by residential homeowners within those districts.
This Legislature also finds and determines that the County of Suffolk attempted to remedy this situation by enacting Local Law No. 14-2000 and Local Law No. 6-2001 which imposed charges on businesses and industries located outside the geographical boundaries of sewer districts to connect those sewer districts.
This Legislature further finds and determines that criteria should be developed to ensure that any proposed sewer district connection furthers a strong public purpose by benefiting citizens of the County of Suffolk economically, through creation of additional employment opportunities, in addition to bringing affordable housing units to the County, while at the same time protecting the interests of residents in the affected sewer district.
Therefore, the purpose of this law is to strengthen the policy for outside connections to sewer districts by requiring that any connection meets specific criteria in order to ensure that district taxpayers are not negatively impacted by such a connection.
Section 3. 
Applicability.
This law shall apply to all contracts or agreements negotiated or entered into on or after the effective date of this law.
Section 1. 
Legislative intent.
This Legislature hereby finds and determines that there exists a critical need for affordable housing opportunities in Suffolk County.
This Legislature also finds and determines that the County of Suffolk has shown its commitment to providing affordable housing by crafting an affordable and workforce housing infrastructure improvement fund, by instituting a 72-h property transfer program to promote affordable housing, and by commissioning a study to determine the best methods to generate more affordable and workforce housing in Suffolk County.
This Legislature further finds and determines that the County of Suffolk regularly enters into contracts to permit residential housing developments to connect to County sewer districts, without regard to any public benefit that these developments could provide to the people of Suffolk County.
This Legislature finds that a portion of the excess sewer capacity that is given away to private developers should be reserved for affordable and workforce housing so as to encourage their construction.
Therefore, the purpose of this law is to promote the development of affordable and workforce housing opportunities in Suffolk County by requiring residential housing developments that connect to County sewer districts to contain no less than 20% of affordable housing units.
Section 3. 
Applicability.
This law shall apply to contracts or agreements entered into on or after the effective date of this law, but shall not apply to contracts or agreements that arise from applications that received formal approval from the Suffolk County Sewer Agency prior to the law's effective date.
Section 4. 
Enforcement.
The County Attorney may institute any other action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction that may be appropriate or necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, including actions to secure permanent injunctions enjoining any acts or practices which constitute a violation of any provision of this law, mandating compliance with the provisions of this chapter, or for such other relief as may be appropriate.
Section 1. 
Legislative intent.
This Legislature finds that, pursuant to Local Law No. 4-2007, codified in the Suffolk County Code in § 424-38 (now § 740-38), the connection fee for out-of-district connections to Suffolk County Sewer Districts was raised to $30 per gallon of sewage per day, representing a purchase of capacity based on both hydraulics and loading criteria. This Legislature determines that any waiver or reduction of such fee requires enactment of a Local Law.
This Legislature has authorized sewer feasibility studies to examine options for expanding sewer service to unsewered or inadequately sewered parts of the County. This Legislature recognizes that the absence of adequate sewer service in the County is the single biggest impediment to smart-growth, mixed-used development and economic growth in the County.
This Legislature finds that the County Executive has hosted an historic Sewer Summit and has brought together elected officials, business people, environmental groups and citizens to address the wastewater treatment needs of the County. This Legislature also finds that Resolution No. 1277-2007 created a Suffolk County Sewer District Assessment Request: for Proposal RFP Committee, and that an RFP for a comprehensive sewer study was issued on January 28, 2010.
This Legislature finds that facilitating and encouraging economic development, downtown transit-oriented development, and utilizing smart growth development policies to revitalize our most economically distressed communities will benefit all taxpayers in the County, far beyond the limits of the communities that are rehabilitated.
This Legislature also finds that municipalities should be encouraged to partner with the County by building sewage collection systems to connect their economically distressed communities to existing County sewer districts within their borders where treatment capacity exists in these districts.
This Legislature has actively encouraged downtown beautification and renewal through capital projects and through the operation of Empire Zones. This Legislature finds that it has previously initiated efforts to expand the smart-growth and mixed-use development in Suffolk County, and has offered reduced sewer connection fees as an incentive for mixed-use development and affordable housing, as early as 2003, by enacting Resolution 1104-2003.
Section 1. 
Legislative intent.
This Legislature hereby finds that this amendment to Chapter 740 of the Suffolk County Code is necessary to enhance enforcement of the existing code, and to protect the sewerage infrastructure and the receiving environment by: adding six defined terms and clarifying language contained in eight existing defined terms; prohibiting the discharge of unused pharmaceutical products to the sanitary sewer; clarifying the requirement for when a Connection Permit must be procured and streamlining the permitting process by establishing a three-year duration for the use of a connection permit application; clarifying restrictions on wastes hauled for disposal to a County-owned sewage treatment plant; providing the legal authority, in accordance with a requirement by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, to impose a sewer connection moratorium if it becomes necessary, pursuant to a letter dated January 28, 2008, regarding POTW Design, Planning and Flow Management requirements as referenced in Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (6 NYCRR) Part 750-2.9(c); and to protect private property and preclude County liability for damage claims by requiring backwater prevention valves; and adding that excess strength sewage surcharge rates may differ between sewer districts due to sewerage design features within a district.
Section 4. 
Applicability.
This law shall apply to all actions occurring on or after the effective date of this law.
Section 1. 
Legislative intent.
This Legislature hereby finds and determines that the lack of affordable housing is an impediment to economic growth in the County of Suffolk.
This Legislature further finds that the County of Suffolk has strived to create incentives that lead to the creation of affordable housing by private developers and not-for-profit agencies.
This Legislature determines that Local Law No. 20-2007 created such an incentive by providing that no residential development outside the geographical boundaries of a sewer district would be permitted to connect to such district unless 20% of the development units were affordable.
This Legislature finds that the County can and should strengthen affordable housing incentives by offering a reduction in sewer connection fees, commensurate with the number of affordable housing units being created.
This Legislature further finds that Local Law No. 20-2007 (codified in Chapter 740 of the Suffolk County Code) should be amended to clarify that the affordable units of a residential development connecting to a County sewer district must be constructed onsite.
Therefore, the purpose of this law is to reduce connection fees, on a sliding scale basis, for residential housing developments located outside the geographical boundaries of a sewer district that connect to such sewer district. Additionally, this law seeks to clarify the County's policy on affordable housing as it relates to residential developments connecting to a sewer district by requiring that such housing be developed onsite.
Section 3. 
Applicability.
This law shall apply to residential housing projects that obtain formal approval from the Suffolk County Sewer Agency to connect to a County sewer district on or after the effective date of this law.
Section 1. 
Legislative intent.
This Legislature hereby finds and determines that obtaining decent, affordable housing can be difficult for low- and middle-income families in Suffolk County.
This Legislature also finds and determines that Suffolk County makes substantial monetary investments in affordable housing projects to increase the number of units that are available to County residents.
This Legislature determines that some of the housing units built with County support continue to be out of reach for many residents.
This Legislature also determines that existing provisions in County affordable housing laws are not consistent in the application of federal housing cost guidelines across programs and should be amended for clarity.
This Legislature finds that a provision in the Administrative Code currently allows other municipalities to waive affordability guidelines for County funded rental units within their jurisdictions. This provision should be deleted to ensure that rental units remain affordable in housing projects that are County funded.
Therefore, the purpose of this law is clarify affordability requirements in the County's affordable housing programs and eliminate the provision that allows other local governments to waive the County's affordability guidelines for rental units.
Section 3. 
Applicability.
This law shall apply to all actions occurring on or after the effective date of this law.
Section 1. 
Legislative Intent.
This Legislature hereby finds and determines that this amendment to Chapter 740 of the Suffolk County Code is necessary to protect County sewer infrastructure and the environment by adding, clarifying or modifying certain defined terms and/or language contained in existing sub-sections.
This Legislature also finds that a moratorium on approval of certain applications to discharge some new sources of waste water would also aid in protecting County sewer infrastructure and the environment.
Therefore, the purpose of this law is to add new sub-sections which clarify the fees, discharge conditions and permits of municipal leachate and non-municipal leachate and to codify a moratorium on applications and discharge of certain new sources which began as of January 1, 2017.
Section 4. 
Applicability.
This law shall apply to all actions occurring on or after the effective date of this law.
Section 1. 
Legislative Intent.
This Legislature finds and determines that, pursuant to Local Law No. 4-2007, codified in the Suffolk County Code in § 740-38, that the connection fee for out-of-district connections to Suffolk County Sewer Districts was raised to $30.00 per gallons of sewage per day, representing a purchase of capacity based on both hydraulics and loading criteria. This Legislature determined that any waiver or reduction of such fee requires enactment of a local law.
This Legislature has authorized numerous sewer studies, designs and construction appropriations to expand sewer service to unsewered or inadequately sewered parts of the County. This Legislature recognizes that the absence of adequate sewer service in the County is a leading factor in negative environmental issues.
This Legislature finds that facilitating sewering to accomplish environmental improvements in the vicinity of existing sewer districts where treatment capacity and sewer infrastructure exists to serve an area with presently failing on-site systems in such areas where a public school district with a monitor appointed by the Commissioner of Education due to significant fiscal stress is located should be encouraged and would benefit areas beyond the area of focus.
Therefore, the purpose of this law is to waive sewer connection fees for financially stressed public-school districts with failing on-site systems.
Section 3. 
Applicability.
This law shall apply to all sewer district applications received on or after the effective date of this law.
Section 1. 
Legislative Intent.
This Legislature finds that it is the longstanding policy of the County of Suffolk to actively encourage the creation of affordable workforce housing; accordingly, this Legislature has enacted a series of laws designed to encourage the construction of affordable housing units.
This Legislature also finds that Local Law No. 14-2017 requires developers of residential housing who seek to connect to an existing County sewer district from outside the district, to set aside at least 15% of the proposed development units for affordable housing.
This Legislature finds that a provision of Chapter 740 of the Suffolk County Code that was amended by Local Law No. 14-2017 requiring that affordable housing units be set aside for homebuyers or renters in a manner which conformed to income requirements set forth in the Suffolk County Administrative Code incorrectly referenced the wrong section of the Suffolk County Administrative Code and the Legislature now seeks to correct that administrative error.
This Legislature further finds that the County's Affordable Housing law codified in the County Administrative Code should be amended to align with County policies requiring thresholds of area median income ("AMI").
Therefore, the purpose of this law is to amend Chapter 740 of the Suffolk County Code and Article XXXVl of the Suffolk County Administrative Code to align with County policies concerning AMI and affordable unit requirements and to clarify the affordability requirements for developers of residential housing who seek to connect to an existing County sewer district from outside the district.
Section 3. 
Applicability.
A. 
The portion of this law affecting Chapter 740 of the Suffolk County Code shall apply to all new applications for formal approval and all applications for conceptual certification, including time extensions, received by the Suffolk County Sewer Agency on or after the effective date of the law.
B. 
The portion of this law affecting Article XXXVl of the Suffolk County Code shall apply to all applications received for workforce housing and affordable housing funding received by the County ninety (90) days after the effective date of the law.
Section 6. 
Effective Date.
This law shall take effect ninety (90) days after its filing with the Secretary of State.