Bill > S05540

This bill amends the Environmental Conservation Law to require that environmental impact statements consider whether the siting of a facility may cause or increase a disproportionate or inequitable burden on minority communities or economically distressed areas. It also defines "economically distressed area" and "minority community" for the purposes of this law. The bill aims to ensure equity in the distribution of environmental facilities and to address the historical pattern of siting such facilities in minority and economically disadvantaged communities.