N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 27-1303: Identification of sites

§ 27-1303. Identification of sites.

1. a. For a period of one year after the effective date of the chapter

of the laws of two thousand three designating and amending this

paragraph, each county shall, for the purpose of locating inactive

hazardous waste disposal sites, as that term was defined on January

first, two thousand three, survey its jurisdiction to determine the

existence and location of suspected inactive hazardous waste disposal

sites and shall annually thereafter submit a report to the department

describing the location of each such suspected site and the reasons for

such suspicion.

b. Commencing one year after the effective date of this paragraph,

each county shall, for the purpose of locating inactive hazardous waste

disposal sites, survey its jurisdiction to determine the existence and

location of suspected inactive hazardous waste disposal sites and shall,

after consultation with all cities, towns, and villages within its

jurisdiction, annually thereafter submit a report to the department

describing the location of each such suspected site and the reasons for

such suspicion.

2. Each county, after consultation with all cities, towns, and

villages within its jurisdiction, shall review the information

concerning such county in the registry established pursuant to section

27-1305 of this article and shall, on or before September first,

nineteen hundred eighty, and annually thereafter on the first day of

September of each succeeding year, provide the department with any

information which might correct or supplement the information in such

registry with respect to suspected inactive hazardous waste disposal

sites within the jurisdiction of such county.

3. Counties shall cooperate and coordinate with local jurisdictions,

regional organizations or state agencies to fulfill its responsibilities

under subdivisions one and two of this section. Nothing contained within

this section shall reduce the powers or responsibilities of any county,

other local jurisdiction, regional organization or state agency to

identify, investigate, assess or monitor any inactive hazardous waste

disposal site.

4. For purposes of this section, "county" shall include each city

incorporating within its boundary one or more counties but shall not

include those counties incorporated within a city.