N.Y. Public Health Law § 1114: Lead service line replacement grant program

§ 1114. Lead service line replacement grant program. 1. The department

shall allocate appropriated funds equitably among regions of the state.

Within each region, the department shall give priority to municipalities

that have a high percentage of elevated childhood blood lead levels,

based on the most recent available data. In distributing the awards

allocated for each region to such priority municipalities, the

department shall also consider whether the community is low income and

the number of lead service lines in need of replacement. The department

may request that such municipalities provide such documentation as the

department may require to confirm award eligibility.

2. Further, the department shall establish a statewide plan for lead

service line replacement, which shall include, at a minimum, a report on

the implementation of subdivision one of this section, resources and

techniques for identifying lead service lines throughout the state, the

cost of replacing lead service lines, recommendations for municipalities

on methods for evaluating the status of lead service lines present and

guidance on replacement.

3. The department shall publish information, application forms,

procedures and guidelines relating to the program on its website and in

a manner that is accessible to the public and all potential award

recipients.