Title ENV, Environmental Conservation

§ 21-0905. Budget. 1. The Great Lakes Commission shall submit annually to the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, in accordance with the laws and practice of this state, for study and consideration by such commissioner, an estimate of moneys required to administer, manage…

§ 21-0907. Examination of commission accounts. In accordance with paragraph F of article five of the compact, the state Comptroller is hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the commission, including its receipts, disbursements and …

§ 21-0909. Transmittal of documents. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to transmit a duly authenticated copy of this title and the act by which it has been added to the Environmental Conservation Law to each jurisdiction party to the compact.

§ 21-0911. Inconsistent provisions. No provision of the Conservation Law, and no provision of the Environmental Conservation Law, if such provision of the Environmental Conservation Law was derived from a provision of the Conservation Law, which is inconsistent with the provision…

§ 21-0913. Appraisal of commission. On August 15, 1964, and at intervals of four years thereafter, the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation shall evaluate the role of the Great Lakes Commission with respect to the interests of this state in the Great Lakes, and shall report…

§ 21-0915. Termination. In accordance with article eight of the compact, termination of the participation of this state in such compact shall be evidenced by repeal of this title. Notice of intention to withdraw from the compact shall be executed and transmitted by the Governor. …

§ 21-0917. The Great Lakes Basin advisory council. 1. As used in this section: a. "Great Lakes Basin" means the watershed of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River, upstream from Trois Rivieres, Quebec, consisting in New York State of the Lake Erie, Niagara River, Lake Ontari…

§ 21-1001. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. GREAT LAKES-ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN WATER RESOURCES COMPACT ARTICLE 1 SHORT TITLE, DEFINITIONS, PURPOSES AND DURATION Section 1.1. Short Title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Great Lak…

§ 21-1003. Rules and regulations. The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement and administer this title.

§ 21-1005. Report and recommendations of department. The department shall submit to the governor and the legislature on or before the first day of the January next succeeding the approval of the Compact its recommendations for any legislative action deemed by the department advis…

§ 21-1007. The Great Lakes Basin advisory council; convening. 1. Not later than three months after the effective date of this section, the commissioner shall convene the Great Lakes Basin advisory council pursuant to section 21-0917 of this article. 2. The advisory council shall …

§ 21-1009. Grievances. 1. For the purposes of section 7.3 of the Compact, a person shall be aggrieved only when they have exhausted all rights and remedies afforded pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules and: a. there is interference with a present …

§ 21-1101. Champlain basin compact. The Champlain basin compact as first entered into pursuant to chapter 905 of the laws of 1966, is hereby continued as follows: THE CHAMPLAIN BASIN COMPACT ARTICLE 1--PURPOSE 1.1 The signatory parties agree that there is need for a regional inte…

§ 21-1103. State member of the basin panel and representative; planning members. 1. As provided in the third subdivision of section three of article three of the compact the Governor shall be this state's member on the basin panel established thereby or shall appoint a representa…

§ 21-1105. Advisors. The Department of Environmental Conservation shall provide an advisory committee who together with the state Commissioner of Commerce and the director of the office of regional development shall constitute an advisory committee with whom the members of the in…

§ 21-1107. Cooperative services. Departments, agencies and officers shall provide technical and administrative services to the interstate commission on the Lake Champlain basin upon request.

§ 21-1109. Budget. The interstate commission on the Lake Champlain basin shall submit annually to the Director of the Budget, in accordance with the rules and practice of the state, for study and consideration by such Director, an estimate of moneys required to administer, manage…

§ 21-1111. Audit. Pursuant to subdivision five of article four of the compact, the state Comptroller is hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the commission, including its receipts, disbursements and such other items referring to i…

§ 21-1113. Inconsistent laws. No provision of this chapter or of any other law, which is inconsistent with the provisions of the compact shall be applicable to the interstate commission on the Lake Champlain basin or to any matters governed by the compact.

§ 21-1301. Susquehanna river basin compact. The Susquehanna river basin compact as first entered into pursuant to chapter 785 of the laws of 1967, is hereby continued as follows: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMPACT Preamble Whereas the signatory parties hereto recognize the water res…

§ 21-1303. Member and alternate. 1. As provided in section 2.2 of the compact, the Governor or his designee shall be this state's member on the commission established thereby. An officer of the Department of Environmental Conservation shall be appointed as the designee if one is …

§ 21-1305. Advisory committee. The Department of Environmental Conservation shall provide an advisory committee with whom the member of the Susquehanna river basin commission from this state may consult with respect to the conduct of New York participation in the compact.

§ 21-1307. Consent to alteration of diversion. 1. Consent of the member from this state to the impairment, diminution, or other adverse effect on diversions, compensating releases, rights, conditions, obligations and provisions for the administration thereof as contemplated by se…

§ 21-1309. Jurisdiction of courts. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the phrase "court of competent jurisdiction" as used in the compact shall mean, with reference to courts of this state, the supreme court, and said court is hereby given all necessary and appropr…

§ 21-1311. Prior project approval. No project requiring license, permit or other approval by any agency or officer of this state, or any subdivision thereof, shall be given any final license, permit or approval, by such agency or officer of this state if such project requires app…

§ 21-1313. Delegations of power. No agency or officer of this state or any subdivision thereof shall accept or exercise any delegation of power pursuant to section 11.1 of the compact unless, in the absence of the compact, it would have the constitutional or statutory power to ex…

§ 21-1315. Cooperative services. Departments, agencies and officers shall provide technical and administrative services to the Susquehanna river basin commission upon request within the limits of available appropriations and shall cooperate generally with said commission for the …

§ 21-1316. Report and recommendations of department. The department shall submit to the governor and the legislature of this state on or before the twenty-fifth day of January, nineteen hundred seventy-eight, and every year thereafter, a detailed examination and evaluation of the…

§ 21-1317. Budget. The Susquehanna river basin commission shall submit annually to the Director of the Budget, in accordance with the rules and practices of the state for study and consideration by such Director, an estimate of monies required to administer, manage and support th…

§ 21-1319. Audit. Pursuant to subdivision (b) of section 15.11 of the compact, the state Comptroller is hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the commission, including its receipts, disbursements and other items referring to its fi…

§ 21-1321. Inconsistent laws. No provision of this chapter or of any other law of this state which is inconsistent with the provisions of the compact shall be applicable to the Susquehanna river basin commission or to any matter governed by the compact.

* § 21-1501. Mid-Atlantic states air pollution control compact. The mid-Atlantic states air pollution control compact as first entered into pursuant to chapter 475 of the laws of 1967, as amended by chapter 476 of the laws of 1967, and as amended by chapter 385 of the laws of 196…

* § 21-1503. Commissioner and alternate. The Governor shall be this state's member on the mid-Atlantic states air pollution control commission. The Governor shall appoint the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation as his alternate pursuant to section 2.3 of article two of suc…

* § 21-1505. Advisors. 1. The mayor of the city of New York, or his designee, shall be the advisor of this state's member of the mid-Atlantic states air pollution control commission, as contemplated by section 2.6 of article two of the mid-Atlantic states air pollution control co…

* § 21-1507. Jurisdiction of courts. Except as otherwise specifically provided in such compact, the phrase "court of competent jurisdiction" as used in the mid-Atlantic states air pollution control compact shall, with reference to this state, mean the supreme court, and said cour…

* § 21-1509. Budget. The mid-Atlantic states air pollution control commission shall submit annually to the Director of the Budget, in accordance with the rules and practice of the state, for study and consideration by such Director, an estimate of moneys required to administer, m…

* § 21-1511. Audit. Pursuant to section 6.1 of the mid-Atlantic states air pollution control compact, the state Comptroller is hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the commission, including its receipts, disbursements and such oth…

* § 21-1513. Inconsistent laws. No provision of this chapter or of any other law which is inconsistent with the provisions of the mid-Atlantic states air pollution control compact shall be applicable to the mid-Atlantic states air pollution control commission or to any matter gov…

§ 21-1701. The Delaware river basin water commission compact approved. The authority of the Governor to enter into a compact on behalf of the state of New York with the states of Delaware and New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in substantially the following form, whi…

§ 21-1703. Force and effect of the compact. Upon its signature by the respective governors on behalf of at least the state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and by the Governor on behalf of the state of New York, and upon the attestation thereof by the secretary …

§ 21-1705. Consent of the congress. The Governor is hereby authorized to apply, on behalf of the state of New York, to the congress of the United States for its consent and approval to the aforesaid compact; but, in the absence of such consent and approval, the Delaware river bas…

§ 21-1707. Effective date of this act. The provisions of this act shall become effective immediately upon final enactment; but the Governor shall not enter into the compact herein set forth until the state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall have passed a sub…

§ 22-1010. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to prohibit mining of uranium within the state.

§ 22-1030. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that mining of uranium may pose a significant danger to the public health, safety and welfare and the environment in that: 1. such mining activities may pose a significant threat of contamination and deple…

§ 22-1050. Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1. "Mining" means the extraction or removal of minerals from the ground or the breaking of the surface soil in order to facilitate or accomplish the extraction or remov…

§ 22-1070. Activities prohibited. No person shall mine for uranium by any method including, but not limited to, drilling, excavation and liquid or chemical extraction. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit or in any way restrict mining for coal, peat, garnet, mar…

§ 23-0101. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Buffer zone" means all that area outside and surrounding the underground gas storage reservoir which the department approves as appropriate to protect the integrity of the reservoir, no pa…

§ 23-0102. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "oil, gas and solution mining law".

§ 23-0301. Declaration of policy. It is hereby declared to be in the public interest to regulate the development, production and utilization of natural resources of oil and gas in this state in such a manner as will prevent waste; to authorize and to provide for the operation and…

§ 23-0303. Administration of article. 1. Except to the extent that the administration of this article is specifically entrusted to other agencies or officers of the state by its provisions, such administration shall be by the department. Geological services for the department in …