N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 75-0119: Implementation reporting

§ 75-0119. Implementation reporting.

1. The department in consultation with the council shall, not less

than every four years after the promulgation of regulations pursuant to

section 75-0109 of this article, publish a report which shall include

recommendations regarding the implementation of greenhouse gas reduction

measures.

2. The report shall, at minimum, include:

a. Whether the state is on track to meet the statewide greenhouse gas

emissions limits established in section 75-0107 of this article.

b. An assessment of existing regulations and whether modifications are

needed to ensure fulfillment of the statewide greenhouse gas emissions

limits.

c. An overview of social benefits from the regulations or other

measures, including reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and

copollutants, diversification of energy sources, and other benefits to

the economy, environment, and public health.

d. An overview of compliance costs for regulated entities and for the

department and other state agencies.

e. Whether regulations or other greenhouse gas reduction measures

undertaken are equitable, minimize costs and maximize the total benefits

to the state, and encourage early action.

f. Whether activities undertaken to comply with state regulations

disproportionately burden disadvantaged communities as identified

pursuant to section 75-0111 of this article.

g. An assessment of local benefits and impacts of any reductions in

co-pollutants related to reductions in statewide and local greenhouse

gas emissions.

h. An assessment of disadvantaged communities' access to or community

ownership of the services and commodities identified in section six of

the chapter of the laws of two thousand nineteen which added this

article.

i. Whether entities that have voluntarily reduced their greenhouse gas

emissions prior to the implementation of this article receive

appropriate credit for early voluntary reductions.

j. Recommendations for future regulatory and policy action.

3. In preparing this report, the department shall, at a minimum,

consult with the council, and the climate justice working group

established in section 75-0111 of this article.

4. The report shall be published and posted on the department's

website.