N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 28-0111: Pollution prevention and environmental compliance coordinating council

§ 28-0111. Pollution prevention and environmental compliance

coordinating council.

1. There is hereby established a pollution prevention and

environmental compliance coordinating council which shall:

a. provide guidance to the department on the development and

implementation of pollution prevention programs, including the small

business pollution prevention and environmental compliance assistance

program and the identification of alternative compliance approaches that

incorporate pollution prevention;

b. coordinate the activities of the department, the environmental

facilities corporation, the department of economic development, the New

York state energy research and development authority and the New York

foundation for science, technology and innovation to promote pollution

prevention and environmental compliance;

c. make periodic reports to the governor and the legislature

concerning the effectiveness of pollution prevention programs, including

the adequacy of funding available, and difficulties encountered; and

d. make recommendations for the development of programs to further

promote pollution prevention and assist small businesses, including

technical and financial assistance programs.

2. The pollution prevention and environmental compliance coordinating

council shall include the commissioner, the president of the

environmental facilities corporation, the commissioner of economic

development, the chairperson of the New York state energy research and

development authority, and the executive director of the New York

foundation for science, technology and innovation; or their designees.

The council shall consult with representatives of businesses;

organizations whose prime function is the enhancement of the

environmental quality of the state; municipalities, not-for-profit

organizations and private contractors which provide pollution prevention

and compliance assistance; and any other parties the coordinating

council deems appropriate.

3. The coordinating council shall meet at least quarterly and shall

designate one of its members to serve as chairperson and one of its

members to serve as secretary for the development and dissemination of

reports and advisory opinions. For the first year of its existence, the

coordinating council shall designate the commissioner or his or her

designee to serve as chairperson.