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N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 15-0516: Inspection report of dam safety

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  1. Environmental Conservation Law
  2. Article 15. Water Resources
  3. Title 5. Protection of Water

§ 15-0516. Inspection report of dam safety.

1. Within thirty days of the creation by the department of any

inspection report of any intermediate or high hazard dam, the department

shall provide, to the chief executive officer of a municipality in which

the dam is located, a copy of such report. Such report shall also be

furnished to the chief executive officer of any other municipality in

the county where the dam is located, or any county adjoining such county

upon written request of the chief executive officer of such

municipality.

2. For the purposes of this section, the term "chief executive

officer" shall mean:

(a) for the purposes of a village or city, the mayor of such village

or city;

(b) for the purposes of a town, the supervisor of such town;

(c) for the purposes of a county, the chairperson of the county

legislature or board of supervisors, or, if there be one, the county

executive.

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