[CPEO-BIF] New York notification law signed

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Cuomo Signs Avella and Braunstein's Brownfield Legislation
Northeast Queens legislators' bill would require the DEC to notify  
community boards of all new brownfield cleanups.

by Nathan Duke
Bayside-Douglaston Patch (NY)
August 7, 2013

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill proposed by state Sen.  
Tony Avella, D-Bayside, and state Assemblyman Edward Braunstein, D- 
Bayside, that would require the city to notify community boards of  
new brownfield site cleanups.

Currently, the city’s Department of Environmental Conservation  
requires a period of public comment for a brownfield cleanup and  
notifies adjacent property owners, nearby schools and local  
newspapers. But community boards had previously not been privy to  
information about new cleanups.

"Brownfield cleanups are significant environmental projects that can  
have a widespread impact on residents and the local community,"  
Avella said. "Often times, these brownfield cleanup projects, when  
finished, lead to large developments that also impact the quality of  
life for residents. Community boards play an important role in these  
land use decisions and, therefore, it is critical that they are also  
notified of any new brownfield site cleanups."

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For the entire article, see
http://bayside.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/cuomo-signs- 
avella-and-braunsteins-brownfield-legislation

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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