Bill > S01031

This bill makes various provisions to ensure equity in the siting of environmental facilities, particularly for minority communities, economically distressed areas, or disadvantaged communities. It requires environmental impact statements to assess whether a proposed facility would cause or contribute to a disproportionate or inequitable pollution burden on such communities. The bill also defines key terms like "environmental justice community," "economically distressed area," and "disadvantaged community," and mandates the preparation of an "existing burden report" to evaluate the current pollution levels in affected communities. Additionally, the bill presumptively considers the construction or expansion of solid waste facilities in these communities to have an adverse effect, requiring an existing burden report to be evaluated prior to approval.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1031