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NY Energy L § 17-105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENG - Energy Article 17 - Energy Information 17-105 - Heating System Efficiency Tests.

§  17-105.  Heating  system efficiency tests.   1. For the purposes of   this section:a. "Contractor" means any person who contracts to install,  repair  or   service oil or gas heating systems for customers.b. "Oil heating system" means a device which burns either No. 2 or No.   4 fuel oil for heating purposes.c. "Gas  heating system" means a device which burns either natural gas   or propane for central heating purposes.d. "Service contract" means an oral or  written  agreement  between  a   contractor  and  a customer which requires the contractor to service the   customer's oil or gas heating system.e. "Customer" means any person who resides in, or is the owner  of,  a   one,  two  or  three-family  dwelling  or  a  single  unit of a multiple   dwelling, including an individual condominium unit or cooperative  unit,   who  uses an oil or gas heating system for heating such dwelling or unit   and who is responsible for the operation and maintenance of such oil  or   gas heating system.f. "Efficiency test" means a test of steady-state efficiency and shall   include  the  following  procedures:  (1) with respect to an oil heating   system, measuring the carbon monoxide, measuring the carbon  dioxide  or   oxygen content, measuring the net stack temperature, measuring the smoke   level,   and   such  other  procedures  as  the  contractor  shall  deem   appropriate; and (2) with respect to a gas heating system, measuring the   carbon  monoxide,  measuring  the  carbon  dioxide  or  oxygen  content,   measuring  the  net  stack temperature, and such other procedures as the   contractor shall deem appropriate.2. Every contractor  who  offers  to  perform  service  contracts  for   customers  shall  offer to include in such contracts a yearly efficiency   test. Such test, which  shall  be  at  a  customer's  option,  shall  be   performed  after any repairs or adjustments have been completed pursuant   to the service contract, and the additional cost, if any, for such  test   shall  be  separately charged. Upon the completion of any such test, the   contractor shall provide the customer with a form listing the values for   carbon monoxide,  carbon  dioxide  or  oxygen  content,  the  net  stack   temperature,  and  the smoke level, as appropriate, and the steady-state   efficiency (expressed in a percentage) determined therefrom.3. The commissioner  shall  make  reasonable  efforts  to  notify  all   contractors  of  their obligation to offer efficiency tests to customers   as provided by the provisions of this section.
NY Energy L § 18-101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENG - Energy Article 18 - Temporary Nuclear Waste Repositories 18-101 - Definitions.

§  18-101.  Definitions.   As used in this article, unless the context   otherwise requires:1. "Commissioner"   means   the    commissioner    of    environmental   conservation.2. "Board" means the state board on temporary nuclear waste repository   siting established by section 18-105 of this article.3. "Application" means an application for a certificate.4. "Certificate"  means  a  temporary  nuclear waste repository siting   certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this article.5. "Person"   means   any   individual,   partnership,    association,   corporation,   public   benefit   corporation,  municipality,  political   subdivision, governmental agency (including any agency  of  the  federal   government), trust, estate, or other legal entity.6. "Municipality" means a county, city, town or village.7. "Temporary nuclear waste repository" means any facility where spent   fuel  rods  from nuclear reactors are received on or after the effective   date of this article and are stored pending further or  final  disposal,   except  a  facility located in the immediate vicinity of a nuclear power   generating facility or an operating nuclear reactor  which  is  used  to   store, on an interim or temporary basis, spent nuclear fuel from nuclear   power  generating  facilities  or  operating nuclear reactors located in   this state.
NY Energy L § 18-103 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENG - Energy Article 18 - Temporary Nuclear Waste Repositories 18-103 - Establishment of Temporary Nuclear Waste Repositories.

§  18-103.  Establishment of temporary nuclear waste repositories.  1.   No  person  shall  establish  or  operate  a  temporary  nuclear   waste   repository within this state unless he has been granted a certificate by   the  board.  Any such temporary nuclear waste repository with respect to   which a certificate is issued shall not thereafter be built,  maintained   or  operated  except  in conformity with such certificate and any terms,   limitations or  conditions  contained  therein,  provided  that  nothing   herein  shall  exempt  such  temporary  nuclear  waste  repository  from   compliance  with  state  law  and  regulations  thereunder  subsequently   adopted   or   with   municipal  laws  and  regulations  thereunder  not   inconsistent with the provisions of such certificate. A certificate  for   a temporary nuclear waste repository may be issued only pursuant to this   article.2.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law,  no state agency,   municipality or any agency thereof may, except as  expressly  authorized   by  this  article  by  the board, require any approval, consent, permit,   certificate or other condition for the construction or  operation  of  a   temporary  nuclear waste repository with respect to which an application   for a certificate hereunder has been filed, other than those provided by   otherwise applicable state law for the protection of  employees  engaged   in the construction and operation of such facility, and provided that in   the  case  of a municipality or an agency thereof, such municipality has   received notice of the filing of the application therefor.3. Neither  the  St.  Lawrence  eastern  Ontario  commission  nor  the   Adirondack  park  agency  shall  hold  public  hearings  for a temporary   nuclear waste repository with respect to which an application  hereunder   has  been  filed,  provided  that such commission or agency has received   notice of the filing of such application.
NY Energy L § 18-105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENG - Energy Article 18 - Temporary Nuclear Waste Repositories 18-105 - State Board on Temporary Nuclear Waste Repository Siting.

§  18-105.  State  board on temporary nuclear waste repository siting.   1. There is hereby created the state board on  temporary  nuclear  waste   repository  siting.  The  board  shall  consist  of  the commissioner of   environmental conservation, the commissioner of health, and three ad hoc   members appointed by the  governor,  one  of  whom  shall  be  from  the   judicial district in which the proposed facility is located, one of whom   shall  be  upon the recommendation of the temporary president of senate,   and one of whom shall be upon the recommendation of the speaker  of  the   assembly.  No  person  may  be  so  designated  who retains or holds any   official relation to  or  financial  interest  in  an  electric  utility   corporation  in  the  state,  or  in  the applicant or any subsidiary or   entity affiliated with the applicant, nor shall such person have been  a   director,  officer  or  employee  thereof; provided, however, that prior   employment with an agency of the state or federal government  shall  not   disqualify  any  person  from  being  designated  for appointment to the   board. Each such designee,  unless  he  holds  another  state  or  local   office,  except  the  office of notary public, and for which he receives   compensation, shall receive the sum of two hundred dollars for each  day   in which he is actually engaged in the performance of his duties herein.   Every  member  shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for the actual   and necessary expenses incurred  by  him  in  the  performance  of  such   duties.2.  The  commissioner  of  environmental  conservation  shall serve as   chairman. Three of the five persons on  the  board  shall  constitute  a   quorum  for  the  transaction  of  any  business  on  the board, and the   decision of three members of the board shall constitute  action  of  the   board. The board shall have the power to adopt regulations and establish   procedures to be used in acting upon applications filed pursuant to this   article.3.  The  board  may  employ  such  hearing  examiners  and such legal,   technical  and  other  consultants  and  other  personnel  as  it  deems   necessary.  The  board  may  provide  for  its  own  representation  and   appearance in all actions and proceedings involving  issues  under  this   article. The department of environmental conservation shall provide such   meeting  rooms,  hearing  rooms,  and  other facilities as the board may   request in the performance of its duties.
NY Energy L § 18-107 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENG - Energy Article 18 - Temporary Nuclear Waste Repositories 18-107 - Filing of Application for Certificate; Docketing; Convening of Board.

§  18-107. Filing of application for certificate; docketing; convening   of board.  1. Any person seeking to establish  or  operate  a  temporary   nuclear  waste  repository  shall  file an application for a certificate   with the commissioner. Copies of such application  shall  be  served  on   each  municipality  within which the facility is proposed to be situated   or operated, as well as with any other governmental agency specified  in   subdivision  two  or  three  of  section  18-103  of this article having   jurisdiction. Such application shall meet requirements of section 18-109   of this article. Such application shall be accompanied by a  deposit  of   three  hundred  thousand  dollars,  which  shall be used by the board to   defray its expenses; provided, however, that upon the termination  of  a   proceeding  under this article, any unexpended balance shall be returned   to the applicant.2. Within sixty  days  after  the  receipt  of  an  application  filed   pursuant  to  this section, the commissioner shall determine whether the   application complies with section 18-109 of this article.  If  he  finds   that  the  application  does  not  so  comply,  he  shall  so inform the   applicant.3. Notwithstanding paragraphs one or two of  section  18-107,  upon  a   determination that an application is sufficiently complete for the board   to  make  a  decision on the findings in section 18-111 the commissioner   shall transmit a copy of the application to the commissioner of  health,   and  shall  transmit  to  the  governor,  the temporary president of the   senate  and  the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  notification   that   the   application  has  been  filed  seeking  a  certificate  pursuant to this   article, and that a board will be convened pursuant to the provisions of   this article.4. The  commissioner shall transmit to  each  of  the  municipalities,   agencies  and  persons  required  to  receive  a copy of the application   pursuant to section 18-103 of this article or subdivision three of  this   section,  a  notice  stating  that the application has been docketed and   stating the time and place of the first  meeting  of  the  board,  which   shall be not more than forty-five days after the date of such notice.5. Upon receipt of notice from the commissioner convening a board, the   temporary  president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall   each designate one person to be appointed by the governor  to  serve  on   the board.
NY Energy L § 18-109 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENG - Energy Article 18 - Temporary Nuclear Waste Repositories 18-109 - Contents of Application.

§  18-109.  Contents of application.  An application for a certificate   filed pursuant to this article shall contain the  following  information   and materials:1.  A  description  of  the  site and of the facility, including maps,   present and proposed development, and geological,  seismic,  ecological,   biological,   aesthetic,   social,   demographic  and  related  data  as   appropriate;2. A statement of the ownership and other financial interests  in  the   facility;3.  An  estimate of the site acquisition costs, if any, and the source   of the funds therefor;4. An estimate of the facility construction costs, and the  source  of   the funds therefor;5.  A  statement  of the need for the facility, including the sources,   type, and composition of the nuclear waste proposed to be  received  for   temporary storage at the facility;6. An assessment of the safety and adequacy of in-state transportation   access  to  the  site  for  construction,  maintenance  and  operational   purposes, including the risks of accident and contamination  of  persons   residing in areas adjacent to such transportation access routes;7. A statement of the anticipated operating life of the facility;8.  An  operating  plan,  including  an  evaluation  of  the  risks of   radioactive and other contamination of the environment;9. An estimate of costs of maintaining and operating the facility  for   each  year  of the facility's anticipated operating life, and the source   of the necessary funds for each year;10. A proposed disposal plan and assured  funding  mechanism  for  the   nuclear  waste  proposed  to  be  stored  temporarily  at  the facility,   including the costs of  such  disposal  and  the  source  of  the  funds   therefor;11.  A  proposed  plan  for decontamination and decommissioning of the   facility and restoration of the site to unrestricted use, including  the   costs thereof and the source of the funds therefor; and12.  A  statement  of the environmental impact of the proposed action,   including short-term and long-term effects; mitigation measures proposed   to minimize the environmental  impact;  and  any  adverse  environmental   effects  which  could not be avoided should the facility be constructed,   maintained and operated.
NY Energy L § 18-113 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENG - Energy Article 18 - Temporary Nuclear Waste Repositories 18-113 - Judicial Review.

§ 18-113. Judicial review.  1. A judicial proceeding to review a final decision  of the board shall be brought in the appellate division of the supreme court in the judicial department embracing  the  county  wherein the  facility  is  proposed  to  be  located.  Such  proceeding shall be initiated by the filing of a petition in such court within  thirty  days after  the issuance of a final decision by the board together with proof of service of a demand on the board to file with said court a copy of  a written  transcript  of  the  record of the proceeding and a copy of the board's decision and opinion.  The  board's  copy  of  said  transcript, decision  and opinion, shall be available at all reasonable times to all parties for examination without cost. Upon receipt of such petition  and demand  the  board  shall  forthwith  deliver to the court a copy of the record and a copy of the board's decision and  opinion.  Thereupon,  the court shall have jurisdiction of the proceeding and shall have the power to  grant such relief as it deems just and proper, and to make and enter an order enforcing, modifying and enforcing as  so  modified,  remanding for  further  specific evidence or findings or setting aside in whole or in part such decision. The appeal shall be heard on the record,  without requirement  of reproduction, and upon briefs to the court. The findings of fact on which such decision is based shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole and  matters of  judicial  notice  set  forth in the opinion. The jurisdiction of the appellate division of the supreme  court  shall  be  exclusive  and  its judgment  and  order  shall  be final, subject to review by the court of appeals in the same manner and form and with the same effect as provides for appeals in a special proceeding. All such proceedings shall be heard and determined by the appellate division of the supreme court and by the court of appeals as expeditiously as possible and with lawful precedence over all other matters.   2. The grounds for and scope of review of the court shall  be  limited to whether the decision and opinion of the board are:  (a)  in  conformity  with the constitution of the state and the United States; and  (b) supported by substantial evidence in the  record  and  matters  of judicial notice properly considered and applied in the opinion;  (c) within the board's statutory jurisdiction or authority;  (d)  made  in  accordance with procedures set forth in this article or established by rule or regulation pursuant to this article;  (e) arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion.   3. Except as  herein  provided  article  seventy-eight  of  the  civil practice law and rules shall apply to appeals taken hereunder.
NY Env Conserv L § 6-0101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 6 - State Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act 6-0101 - Short Title.

§ 6-0101. Short title.This  article  shall  be  known  and  may be cited as the "state smart   growth public infrastructure policy act".
NY Env Conserv L § 6-0103 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 6 - State Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act 6-0103 - Definitions.

§ 6-0103. Definitions.As used in this article:1.  "Criteria" shall mean the state smart growth public infrastructure   criteria provided in section 6-0107 of this article.2. "State  infrastructure  agency"  shall  mean  the  department,  the   department   of   transportation,   the  department  of  education,  the   department of health, the  department  of  state,  the  New  York  state   environmental facilities corporation, the New York state housing finance   agency, the housing trust fund corporation, the dormitory authority, the   thruway  authority,  the  port authority of New York and New Jersey, the   empire  state  development  corporation,  the  New  York   state   urban   development   corporation  and  all  other  New  York  authorities.  Any   subsidiary of, or corporation with the same members or directors  as,  a   public  benefit corporation identified in this subdivision shall also be   deemed to be within the definition of state infrastructure agency  under   this article.3. "Municipal centers" shall mean areas of concentrated and mixed land   uses  that  serve  as centers for various activities, including, but not   limited to, central business districts, main  streets,  downtown  areas,   brownfield   opportunity  areas,  downtown  areas  of  local  waterfront   revitalization    program    areas,    transit-oriented     development,   environmental justice areas, and hardship areas. Municipal centers shall   also  include:  areas  adjacent to municipal centers, as defined in this   subdivision, which have clearly  defined  borders,  are  designated  for   concentrated  development  in  the  future  in  a  municipal or regional   comprehensive  plan,  and  exhibit  strong  land  use,   transportation,   infrastructure and economic connections to a municipal center; and areas   designated in a municipal or comprehensive plan, and appropriately zoned   in a municipal zoning ordinance, as a future municipal center.
NY Env Conserv L § 6-0105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 6 - State Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act 6-0105 - State Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy.

§ 6-0105. State smart growth public infrastructure policy.It is the purpose of this article to augment the state's environmental   policy  by  declaring  a fiscally prudent state policy of maximizing the   social, economic and environmental benefits from  public  infrastructure   development  through  minimizing unnecessary costs of sprawl development   including environmental degradation, disinvestment in urban and suburban   communities and loss of open space induced by sprawl facilitated by  the   funding  or  development  of  new  or expanded transportation, sewer and   waste water treatment, water,  education,  housing  and  other  publicly   supported   infrastructure   inconsistent   with   smart  growth  public   infrastructure criteria.
NY Env Conserv L § 6-0109 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 6 - State Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act 6-0109 - Smart Growth Advisory Committees.

§ 6-0109. Smart growth advisory committees.The  chief executive officer of each state infrastructure agency shall   create a smart growth advisory committee to advise the agency  regarding   the  agencies'  policies,  programs  and  projects  with regard to their   compliance with the state smart growth public  infrastructure  criteria.   Such committees shall consist of appropriate agency personnel designated   by  the  chief  executive  officer to conduct the evaluation required by   section 6-0107 of this article. Such committees shall solicit input from   and consult with various representatives  of  affected  communities  and   organizations  within those communities, and shall give consideration to   the local and environmental interests affected by the activities of  the   agency or projects planned, approved or financed through such agency.
NY Env Conserv L § 6-0111 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 6 - State Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act 6-0111 - Private Right of Action.

§ 6-0111. Private right of action.Nothing  contained  in  this  article  or  in  the  administration  or   application hereof shall be construed to create  any  private  right  of   action  on the part of any person, firm or corporation against the state   of New York or any state infrastructure agency as defined in subdivision   two of section 6-0103 of this article.
NY Env Conserv L § 7-0101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 7 - Council of Environmental Advisers 7-0101 - Council of Environmental Advisors; Creation; Membership; Qualifications.

§ 7-0101. Council   of  environmental  advisors;  creation;  membership;qualifications.There is hereby continued in the Executive Department a council to  be   known  as  the  Council  of  Environmental  Advisers, to provide special   counsel to the Governor on environmental policy  matters  affecting  the   state.  The  council shall consist of seven members who shall be private   citizens, representative of a broad range of interests  and  disciplines   related  to  the  quality  of our environment and responsive to the full   range of needs and concerns of our present and future  generations.  The   Governor shall appoint the members by and with the advice and consent of   the Senate and designate one from among the members to serve as chairman   of the council.
NY Env Conserv L § 7-0103 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 7 - Council of Environmental Advisers 7-0103 - Terms of Office; Vacancies.

§ 7-0103. Terms of office; vacancies.1. The members of the council shall hold office at the pleasure of the   Governor.2.  Vacancies  shall  be filled by appointment by the Governor, by and   with the advice and consent of the Senate.
NY Env Conserv L § 7-0105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 7 - Council of Environmental Advisers 7-0105 - Personnel.

§ 7-0105. Personnel.1. The council shall appoint an executive director and shall assign to   such  director  such  powers,  functions  and  duties  as  it shall deem   appropriate to fulfill the purposes of this article.2. The council shall have the power to employ and  compensate,  within   appropriations  available  therefor,  such  other  personnel as it shall   determine necessary to carry out its duties under this article.