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N.Y. Navigation Law § 181-c: Filing of notice of environmental lien; filing of release

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  1. Navigation Law
  2. Article 12. Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Compensation
  3. Part 3. New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund; Liability; Third Party Compensation

§ 181-c. Filing of notice of environmental lien; filing of release. 1.

A notice of environmental lien shall be filed within six years from the

time a disbursement is made by the fund for cleanup and removal costs

and damage costs incurred by the fund in the clerk's office of the

county where the property is situated. If such property is situated in

two or more counties, the notice of environmental lien shall be filed in

the office of the clerk of each of such counties. The notice of lien

shall be indexed by the county clerk in accordance with the provisions

of section ten of the lien law.

2. A release of an environmental lien shall be filed in the clerk's

office of each county where the notice of environmental lien was filed

and shall be indexed in the manner prescribed for indexing environmental

liens.

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