N.Y. Navigation Law § 179-a: New York environmental protection and spill remediation account

§ 179-a. New York environmental protection and spill remediation

account. 1. There is hereby created an account within the miscellaneous

capital projects fund, the New York environmental protection and spill

remediation account. The New York environmental protection and spill

remediation account shall consist of license fees received by the state

pursuant to section one hundred seventy-four of this article, in an

amount equal to expenditures made from this account.

2. These moneys, after appropriation by the legislature, and within

the amounts set forth and for the several purposes specified, shall be

available to reimburse the department of environmental conservation for

expenditures associated with the purposes of costs incurred under this

article, including cleanup and removal of petroleum spills, and other

capital, investigation, maintenance and remediation costs.

3. All payments made from the New York environmental protection and

spill remediation account shall be made by the administrator upon

certification by the commissioner.

4. Spending pursuant to this section shall be included in the annual

report required by section one hundred ninety-six of this article.