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RESOLUTION NO.: 11 2026 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY PF LACKAWANNA SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL A.10568 CONSOLIDATED LEAD‐LINE ELIMINATION AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (CLEAR PROGRAM) WHEREAS, lead in drinking water poses a serious threat to the health and safety of children; WHEREAS, there is no safe level of lead in drinking water, with even low levels of exposure associated with learning disabilities, impaired speech and hearing, and diminished IQ; and WHEREAS, lead service lines, connecting public water‐mains to a building’s internal plumbing, are the primary cause of lead in drinking water; and WHEREAS, the removal and replacement of lead service lines is essential to reduce childhood lead exposure and protect drinking water from contamination; and WHEREAS, the City of Lackawanna has continuously encouraged and requested additional funding lead service line replacement; and WHEREAS, Assembly Member Johnathan Jacobson has introduced Assembly Bill 10568 which will restructure the Lead Service Line Replacement Program as the Consolidated Lead‐Line Elimination and Replacement (CLEAR) Program and create a non‐competitive reimbursement funding program to reimburse municipalities up to $10,000 per lead line replaced; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of City Lackawanna, New York calls on the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign Assembly Bill A. 10568 the Consolidated Lead‐Line Elimination and Replacement (CLEAR) Program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Clerk, no later than 10 days after passage of this Resolution, shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Assembly Member Jonathan Jacobson as confirmation of the City of Lackawanna’s public support for Assembly Bill A. 105668, the Consolidated Lead‐Line Elimination and Replacement (CLEAR) Program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk, no later than 20 days after passage of this Resolution, shall transmit copies of this resolution to Governor Kathy Hochul, Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart‐Cousins, and State Senator Robert Rolison, encouraging and requesting that they support Assembly Bill A. 10568 the Consolidated Lead‐Line Elimination and Replacement (CLEAR) Program. Dated: September 21, 2026 Lackawanna, New York Moved by Marrano second by Meegan to adopt resolution as written. Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano Carried 5‐0