Bill > A07396

This bill amends the Environmental Conservation Law to expand the availability of technical assistance grants in brownfield site remedial programs. The bill provides that the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation shall provide grants to the New York City community board with jurisdiction over the site or to any not-for-profit corporation exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code at any site determined to pose a significant threat by the Department and which may be affected by a brownfield site remedial program. The grants can be used to obtain technical assistance in interpreting information about the hazards posed by contamination and the development and implementation of the brownfield site remedial program, as well as to hire health and safety experts and educate the affected community.