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3 • Public parks, provided the project does not include performance centers, athletic stadiums, mass-gathering venues, or other buildings or structures that do not serve public park, recreation, or open-space purposes; and • Multi-use bicycle and pedestrian trails. 3. Certain New York City public school facilities The bill exempts certain New York City public school facility projects that meet the statutory criteria. 4. Certain water and wastewater infrastructure projects Qualifying projects include projects that: • Replace, rehabilitate, or reconstruct municipal water or wastewater infrastructure in-kind and on the same site, including lead service line replacement; • Replace, rehabilitate, upgrade, or reconstruct an existing small community water system, including lead service line replacement; or • Provide sewer service to a disadvantaged community served by one or more inadequate sewage treatment systems, where DEC has determined that the project does not require a permit or approval under specified provisions of the Environmental Conservation Law. 5. Green infrastructure retrofits The bill exempts certain green infrastructure retrofit projects. Adds hazardous-materials certification requirements for certain exempt projects For certain housing and public school facility projects, Part S requires compliance with hazardous- materials-related safeguards. Depending on the type of action, the applicant may be required to certify that: • It complied and will continue to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations regarding hazardous waste; • A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment has been conducted in accordance with federal all-appropriate-inquiries regulations; • The applicant has followed or will follow all applicable recommendations of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment; and • The applicant will report contamination at, on, or under the parcel as required by law. These requirements do not apply to qualified actions initiated by an agency or where the applicant was previously granted an exemption for the same parcel under the relevant provisions. Creates deadline for determining whether an action qualifies for exemption For actions involving applications for permits or authorizations, the responsible agency must determine whether the action qualifies for one of the new SEQRA exemptions within 120 days of receiving the application. • The agency may extend the deadline in writing after consulting with the applicant. • The extension generally may not exceed 30 days. • An extension beyond 30 days is permitted only where: Updated 5/26/26