N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 28-0111 – Pollution prevention and environmental compliance coordinating council
§ 28-0111. Pollution prevention and environmental compliance
Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 28-0111
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Pollution prevention: shall mean changes in production methods, work practices, raw materials or the provision of services that reduce energy or resource consumption, or that reduce, avoid or eliminate the use of hazardous substances or the generation of such substances, pollutants or waste per unit of product or service provided, so as to reduce risks to public health or the environment, without shifting risks between individuals or environmental media. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 28-0105
coordinating council.
1. There is hereby established a pollution prevention and environmental compliance coordinating council which shall:
a. provide guidance to the department on the development and implementation of pollution prevention programs, including the small business pollution prevention and environmental compliance assistance program and the identification of alternative compliance approaches that incorporate pollution prevention;
b. coordinate the activities of the department, the environmental facilities corporation, the department of economic development, the New York state energy research and development authority and the New York foundation for science, technology and innovation to promote pollution prevention and environmental compliance;
c. make periodic reports to the governor and the legislature concerning the effectiveness of pollution prevention programs, including the adequacy of funding available, and difficulties encountered; and
d. make recommendations for the development of programs to further promote pollution prevention and assist small businesses, including technical and financial assistance programs.
2. The pollution prevention and environmental compliance coordinating council shall include the commissioner, the president of the environmental facilities corporation, the commissioner of economic development, the chairperson of the New York state energy research and development authority, and the executive director of the New York foundation for science, technology and innovation; or their designees. The council shall consult with representatives of businesses; organizations whose prime function is the enhancement of the environmental quality of the state; municipalities, not-for-profit organizations and private contractors which provide pollution prevention and compliance assistance; and any other parties the coordinating council deems appropriate.
3. The coordinating council shall meet at least quarterly and shall designate one of its members to serve as chairperson and one of its members to serve as secretary for the development and dissemination of reports and advisory opinions. For the first year of its existence, the coordinating council shall designate the commissioner or his or her designee to serve as chairperson.