New York Environmental Conservation Law Section 27-1207 - Use and reporting of the solid waste mitigation account and the drinking water response account.

27-1207. Use  and  reporting of the solid waste mitigation account and

the drinking water response account.

1. Pursuant to the clean water infrastructure act of two thousand seventeen and within the up to one hundred thirty million dollars appropriated for such purposes, mitigation and remediation efforts to address public drinking water contamination from emerging contaminants and solid waste sites causing or substantially contributing to drinking water impairment that impacts public health may be conducted in accordance with this title.

2. The solid waste mitigation account shall be made available to the department and the department of health, as applicable, for the following purposes:

a. enumeration and assessment of solid waste sites;

b. investigation and environmental characterization of solid waste sites, including environmental sampling;

c. mitigation and remediation of solid waste sites;

d. monitoring of solid waste sites; and

e. administration and enforcement of the requirements of section 27-1203 of this title.

3. The drinking water response account shall be made available to the department and the department of health, as applicable, for the following purposes:

a. mitigation of drinking water contamination;

b. investigation of drinking water contamination;

c. remediation of drinking water contamination; and

d. administration and enforcement of the requirements of this title except the provisions of section 27-1203.

4. On or before July first, two thousand nineteen and July first of each succeeding year, the department shall report on the status of the programs.


Last modified: February 3, 2019