{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-0401","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-0401","heading":"Delegation of civil enforcement authority","body":"§ 71-0401. Delegation of civil enforcement authority.\n  Whenever the attorney general is authorized under this chapter to\ninitiate or prosecute a civil action or proceeding on behalf of the\ndepartment, such authority may in the discretion of the attorney general\nbe delegated to the department, to initiate or prosecute any such action\nor proceeding.","path":["Environmental Conservation Law","Article 71. Enforcement","Title 4. Delegation of Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ENV/71-0401","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"ea5c53bb9bdcaaa9d5ea905c24ceb73b4d52c69fe31a85c3cdd8134f9b8f9e40","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-0301","next":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-0403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}