Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) Requests for Fiscal Year 2022

Senator Gillibrand has submitted funding requests to the Senate Appropriations Committee for various state and local community projects that will benefit New Yorkers all across the state. Projects are listed in alphabetical order by location.

Under guidelines issued by the Senate Appropriations Committee, each Senator had the opportunity to submit CDS requests for their state for Fiscal Year 2022. It should be noted that only a handful of projects may actually be funded, and we cannot guarantee which those will be. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are permitted to receive funding.

In compliance with Senate Rules and Committee requirements, Senator Gillibrand has certified that she and her immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects she has requested.

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill CDS Requests:

Financial certification letter can be found here.

Project Location: Albany, Saratoga, NY
Amount Requested: $2,562,000
Recipient: City of Cohoes
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the rehabilitation of the City’s aging drinking water treatment facilities.

Project Location: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, NY
Amount Requested: $792,000
Recipient: Medgar Evers College
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for a study that examines the impact of Waste Water Treatment Plants in New York City on regional water and air quality with regard to Per- and Poly-fluorinated (PFAS) substances.

Project Location: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Westchester, NY
Amount Requested: $1,200,000
Recipient: Town of Yorktown
Project Purpose: This funding will be used for Phase 1 of the Sewer Extension Project in Hallocks Mill Sewer District.

Project Location: Brooklyn, NY
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient: Cultural Museum of African Art
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the Cultural Museum of African Art to present a long-term exhibit at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.

Project Location: Buffalo, NY
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Recipient: Buffalo Zoo
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for capital improvements to the Buffalo Zoo campus related to human and animal safety.

Project Location: Chautauqua, NY
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Recipient: Village of Mayville
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the construction a new water well and associated treatment infrastructure to replace existing contaminated wells.

Project Location: Cherry Creek, NY
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Recipient: Town of Cherry Creek
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to upgrade the Cherry Creek Water Pollution Control Facility and the sanitary sewer collection system to meet new NYS Department of Environmental Conservation regulations.

Project Location: City of Kingston, NY
Amount Requested: $2,422,000
Recipient: City of Kingston
Project Purpose: This funding would replace failing sanitary sewer and storm sewer lines.

Project Location: City of Kingston, NY
Amount Requested: $726,000
Recipient: City of Kingston
Project Purpose: This funding will be used to replace a failing sanitary sewer line and manholes near the intersection of Henry Street and Furnace Street in the City of Kingston.

Project Location: City of Oswego, NY
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Recipient: City of Oswego
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for electrical & HVAC upgrades at the City’s wastewater plant.

Project Location: City of Oswego, NY
Amount Requested: $480,000
Recipient: City of Oswego
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to replace the playground at Breitbeck Park.

Project Location: Dundee, NY
Amount Requested: $640,000
Recipient: Village of Dundee
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to replace an existing water storage tank with a new storage tank, as well as install new telemetry controls for remote communications and energy efficient well pump control.

Project Location: Dutchess County, NY
Amount Requested: $4,036,000
Recipient: City of Poughkeepsie
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the Falkill Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation Project, which is structured to mitigate inflow and infiltration issues and greatly reduce structural defects in the City of Poughkeepsie sanitary sewer collection system.

Project Location: Erie County, NY
Amount Requested: $7,388,000
Recipient: Town of West Seneca
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for capital improvements to the eight West Seneca Water Districts owned by the Town and assist in their transfer the Erie County Water Authority.

Project Location: Erie County, NY
Amount Requested: $3,150,000
Recipient: Town of Clarence
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to install a sanitary sewer from the Heise-Brookhaven Trunk Sewer at Town Hall south to Main Street.

Project Location: Essex, Hamilton, Warren, NY
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient: Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to construct a wastewater collection and treatment system in the Hamlet of North Creek to promote downtown revitalization.

Project Location: Fulton County, NY
Amount Requested: $717,000
Recipient: Town of Potsdam
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to upgrade existing water supply wells, provide a water storage tank for water supply reliability, and extend the water distribution main to properties not currently connected.

Project Location: Fulton County, NY
Amount Requested: $650,000
Recipient: Fulton County Government
Project Purpose: This funding will be used for the consolidation of two existing municipal and two existing private wastewater treatment facilities into one existing Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility that will allow for a regional approach to wastewater treatment in Fulton County.

Project Location: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, NY
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient: Monroe County Water Authority
Project Purpose: This funding would assist Monroe County Water Authority in complying with new regulatory mandates, identifying service lines containing lead, removing and replacing lead service lines, and helping to minimize water service rate increases.

Project Location: Glen Cove, NY
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Recipient: City of Glen Cove
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to rehabilitate the Nancy Court Pump Station to meet increased demand in the City of Glen Cove.

Project Location: Herkimer County, NY
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Recipient: Herkimer County Legislature
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to facilitate construction and implementation of the Eastern Mohawk Valley Regional Water Transmission Main.

Project Location: Monticello, NY
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient: Sullivan County
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to create a park within the National Park Service’s Scenic and Recreational Upper Delaware River unit, with nearly one-mile of river frontage.

Project Location: Nassau County, NY
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Recipient: Hempstead Community Development Agency
Project Purpose: This funding will be used towards construction costs related to the Village of Hempstead Phase 1 Sewage Collection System Improvement Project.

Project Location: Nassau County, NY
Amount Requested: $7,200,000
Recipient: City of Long Beach
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to construct a new water tower in the City of Long Beach.

Project Location: Nassau County, NY
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Recipient: City of Glen Cove
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the rehabilitation of the Nancy Court Pump Station.

Project Location: Nassau County, NY
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Recipient: Village of Flower Hill
Project Purpose: Funds will be used to install a sanitary sewer system in the Village of Flower Hill which currently relies on underground septic to treat wastewater. The system will hook up to the Port Washington Waste pollution Control District, the Great Neck Water Pollution control District and/or the Nassau County Sewer System.

Project Location: North Salem, NY
Amount Requested: $87,000
Recipient: North Salem
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the installation of a water treatment system to remove PFAS and carcinogens from the Sunset Ridge Water District.

Project Location: Old Forge, NY
Amount Requested: $3,426,000
Recipient: Town of Webb
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for capital improvements to the Wastewater Treatment District including DEC mandate for the Town of Webb.

Project Location: Onondaga County, NY
Amount Requested: $13,000,000
Recipient: City of Syracuse
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to extend the City of Syracuse No. 2 public drinking water intake pipe in Skaneateles Lake to deeper water.

Project Location: Orange County, NY
Amount Requested: $12,800,000
Recipient: City of Newburgh
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the reconstruction and realignment of the North Interceptor Sewer.

Project Location: Orange County, NY
Amount Requested: $10,000,000
Recipient: Village of Kiryas Joel
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to support the construction of the Seven Springs Road Drinking Water Treatment Facility which will help establish a reliable, safe, and adequate public water supply for the Village of Kiryas Joel’s residents.

Project Location: Ossining, NY
Amount Requested: $490,000
Recipient: Sing Sing Prison Museum
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to transform the Sing Sing Prison Museum’s Powerhouse into a venue for an arts and humanities center.

Project Location: Oswego County, NY
Amount Requested: $280,000
Recipient: Town of Volney
Project Purpose: This funding will be used for the installation of a potable water system in an area of town without municipal water.

Project Location: Oswego County, NY
Amount Requested: $885,000
Recipient: Town of Volney
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the installation of a potable water system in an area of town without municipal water.

Project Location: Oswego County, NY
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient: Village of Pulsaki
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for improvements to the wastewater treatment system.

Project Location: Oswego County, NY
Amount Requested: $200,000
Recipient: City of Oswego
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to replace the City’s slow mix system that mixes the treatment chemicals into drinking water before sending it to the filtration system to be distributed.

Project Location: Oswego County, NY
Amount Requested: $280,000
Recipient: City of Oswego
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for water filter gallery room upgrades at the City’s Water Treatment Plant.

Project Location: Oswego County, NY
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Recipient: City of Oswego
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to increase the capacity at the wastewater treatment plant to accommodate more residents and businesses.

Project Location: Portville, NY
Amount Requested: $5,250,000
Recipient: City of Portville
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to upgrade the Portville wastewater treatment facility and sewage collection system, which are both in very poor condition.

Project Location: Pulsaki, NY
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Recipient: Village of Pulsaki
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to upgrade the Village of Pulsaki’s sewer system to increase capacity.

Project Location: Queens, NY
Amount Requested: $3,476,000
Recipient: NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for capital improvements that would divert stormwater from a portion of the sewer system in St. Alban’s, Queens to reduce area flooding.

Project Location: Rensselaer County, NY
Amount Requested: $1,432,000
Recipient: Town of Schodack
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for capital improvements for drinking water infrastructure in the Town of Schodack.

Project Location: Saint Lawrence County, NY
Amount Requested: $600,000
Recipient: Village of Massena
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to restore structural integrity of a primary water storage tank to address interior and exterior corrosion.

Project Location: Saint Lawrence County, NY
Amount Requested: $816,000
Recipient: Village of Canton
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to assist the Village of Canton establish a secondary ground water source to supply municipal water.

Project Location: Saint Lawrence County, NY
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Recipient: Town of Potsdam
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for upgrades to existing wastewater treatment process equipment and would extend sanitary sewer main to properties with demonstrated need of safe, reliable disposal due to failing septic fields and proximity to drinking water.

Project Location: Saratoga County, NY
Amount Requested: $800,000
Recipient: City of Mechanicville
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to repair and replace several miles of old and undersized water mains.

Project Location: Saratoga Springs, NY
Amount Requested: $4,800,000
Recipient: Saratoga PLAN
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to acquire land and conservation easements and to build trails in the Palmertown Range located in the Adirondack Foothills of Saratoga County, New York.

Project Location: Scarsdale, NY
Amount Requested: $1,291,000
Recipient: Village of Scarsdale, Bronx River Sewer District
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to undertake a Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study focused on the Bronx River Sewer District.

Project Location: Schenectady County, NY
Amount Requested: $960,000
Recipient: Town of Rotterdam
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for a capital improvement project at the Town of Rotterdam’s wastewater treatment plant, which is over 70 years old and in need of rehabilitation.

Project Location: Seneca Falls, NY
Amount Requested: $1,966,000
Recipient: Town of Seneca Falls
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the replacement of an aging wastewater pump station and force main that provide critical conveyances for the Town’s sanitary sewer system.

Project Location: Springville, NY
Amount Requested: $750,000
Recipient: Village of Springville
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the replacement of water distribution lines in the Village of Springville.

Project Location: Suffolk County, NY
Amount Requested: $7,213,000
Recipient: Town of Riverhead
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to extend public water service from the Riverhead Water District to residences located South and East of the former Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant in Calverton.

Project Location: Suffolk County, NY
Amount Requested: $7,000,000
Recipient: Town of Babylon
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the construction of new water system infrastructure for a portion of the Oak Beach community currently under a Do Not Drink order from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services.

Project Location: Suffolk County, NY
Amount Requested: $890,000
Recipient: Suffolk County Water Authority
Project Purpose: This funding would assist the Suffolk County Water Authority in purchasing advanced laboratory equipment to protect drinking water from emerging contaminants such as the perfluorinated compounds PFOS and PFOA and the synthetic compound 1,4-dioxane.

Project Location: Suffolk County, NY
Amount Requested: $10,000,000
Recipient: Suffolk County Water Authority
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the construction of a water main that would allow the Suffolk County Water Authority to utilize water from the aquifer system under the main body of Long Island and provide drinking water to the North Fork with less reliance on the limited aquifer in Southold.

Project Location: Suffolk County, NY
Amount Requested: $4,678,000
Recipient: Suffolk County Water Authority
Project Purpose: This funding would allow the Suffolk County Water Authority to construct a new ground level water storage reservoir at its Town Line Road property in the Town of East Hampton.

Project Location: Suffolk County, NY
Amount Requested: $9,400,000
Recipient: Village of Patchogue
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to expand the capacity of the Village of Patchogue’s Wastewater Treatment Facility to eliminate septic tank overflow.

Project Location: Suffolk County, NY
Amount Requested: $6,311,000
Recipient: Town of Riverhead
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to connect the Manorville community to the public water system who currently rely on public wells.

Project Location: Syosset, NY
Amount Requested: $300,000
Recipient: Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to plant shellfish seeds in selected harbors and bays on the north shore of Long Island to reduce pollutants such as excess nitrogen levels, bacteria, and harmful algal blooms; restore shellfish populations; and help the local economies.

Project Location: Town of Cheektowaga, NY
Amount Requested: $4,773,000
Recipient: Town of Cheektowaga
Project Purpose: This funding will be used to improve the quality of the Scajaquada Creek and the Buffalo River, lessening the instances of SSO incidents, and allowing for greater public enjoyment of public spaces along the River.

Project Location: Town of Pawling, NY
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Recipient: Town of Pawling
Project Purpose: This funding will be for the Town of Pawling Route 22 South Sanitary Sewer Expansion Project.

Project Location: Town of Plattsburgh, NY
Amount Requested: $2,589,000
Recipient: Town of Plattsburgh
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for Phase 1 of the Battlefields Memorial Gateway project.

Project Location: Town of Rye, NY
Amount Requested: $250,000
Recipient: Town of Rye
Project Purpose: This funding will be used for Phase 1 green improvements at Rye Town Park.

Project Location: Town of Verona, NY
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Recipient: Town of Verona
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to remove poor quality, low yield community well supplies from mobile home park service, and bring a reliable, high quality public water supply to low-income households in the New London Hamlet area of the Town currently using private wells plagued by low yield and poor water quality.

Project Location: Village of Parish, NY
Amount Requested: $899,000
Recipient: Village of Parish
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for major capital improvements to the existing wastewater treatment plant in the Village of Parish.

Project Location: Westchester County, NY
Amount Requested: $960,000
Recipient: Town of New Castle
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to replace and upgrade all four pumps and controls to accommodate the increased demand for drinking water.

Project Location: Westchester County, NY
Amount Requested: $242,000
Recipient: Town of North Salem
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the development of a new ground water source well in Croton Falls.

Project Location: Westchester County, NY
Amount Requested: $800,000
Recipient: City of Peekskill
Project Purpose: This funding would be used to replace aging and/or inoperable water hydrants and valves.

Project Location: Williamsville, NY
Amount Requested: $350,000
Recipient: Village of Williamsville
Project Purpose: This funding would be used for the installation of a pool house at Garrison Park.

Project Location: Yates County, NY
Amount Requested: $640,000
Recipient: Village of Dundee
Project Purpose: This funding will be used to replace the existing water storage tank and to install energy efficient well pump control.