N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1854-c: Permanent disposal facilities

§ 1854-c. Permanent disposal facilities. 1. The authority shall

consult and cooperate with the department of environmental conservation

and the commission for siting low-level radioactive waste disposal

facilities pursuant to the provisions of article twenty-nine of the

environmental conservation law and such department and commission shall

make available to the authority all information with respect to

potential sites and disposal methods which may be relevant to the design

of, or preparation of applications for state licenses, permits, or other

approvals for, such facilities. The authority shall make preparations

for submitting as soon as practicable applications for any state

licenses, permits, or other approvals required for the construction and

operation of permanent disposal facilities.

2. Upon certification by the department of environmental conservation

of siting and disposal method selections for permanent disposal

facilities pursuant to section 29-0105 of the environmental conservation

law, the authority shall immediately complete development of and submit,

as soon as practicable after such certification, but no later than the

first day of January nineteen hundred ninety, complete applications for

any state licenses, permits, or other approvals required for the

construction and operation of such permanent disposal facilities, in

accordance with the siting and disposal method certification of such

department. Upon such certification, the authority shall also

immediately take steps to acquire and hold in the name of the state of

New York any property interests which it may need to obtain for such

permanent disposal facilities.

3. Upon receipt of required state licenses, permits, or other

approvals for such permanent disposal facilities and if access is not

available on reasonable terms to disposal facilities outside of New York

for low-level radioactive waste estimated to be generated within New

York state during the life of such permanent disposal facilities, the

authority is authorized and directed to immediately construct, and to

operate and maintain, permanent disposal facilities in accordance with

such licenses, permits, and other approvals. Permanent disposal

facilities shall be completed and begin operation no later than the

first day of January nineteen hundred ninety-three.