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NY S07195
Bill
Status
5/18/2023
Primary Sponsor
Brian Kavanagh
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AI Summary
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Changes terminology from "citizen participation" to "community participation" throughout the Environmental Conservation Law related to brownfield remediation programs.
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Expands technical assistance grant eligibility to all brownfield sites affected by remedial programs, removing the previous requirement that sites be determined to pose a significant threat to public health or environment.
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Grants may be provided to New York City community boards with jurisdiction over a site or to 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporations, with a maximum of one grant per brownfield site and a cap of $50,000 per grant.
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Requires the Department of Environmental Conservation handbook to highlight the availability of technical assistance grants as a tool for encouraging community participation in brownfield remediation.
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Technical assistance grants may be used for obtaining expert assistance interpreting contamination information, health assessments, and educating community members to participate in remedy selection, but cannot be used for field sampling, political activity, or lobbying.
Legislative Description
Relates to the availability of technical assistance grants in brownfield site remedial programs; provides that the commissioner of environmental conservation shall provide grants to the New York city community board with jurisdiction over the site or to any not-for-profit corporation exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code at any site which may be affected by a brownfield site remedial program.
Last Action
SUBSTITUTED BY A7396B
6/4/2024