[CPEO-BIF] New York State "Lawmakers Introduce Short-Term Brownfields Extension as Stop-Gap"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Lawmakers Introduce Short-Term Brownfields Extension as Stop-Gap
Two-house environmental cleanup legislation leaves out reforms, 10- 
year extension of Brownfields program.

By Jon Lentz
City and State (NY)
June 17, 2014

The state Senate and Assembly introduced a last-minute compromise  
bill Monday that would extend two environmental cleanup programs, but  
the legislation falls short of a more ambitious overhaul sought by  
environmentalists, some lawmakers and the Cuomo administration.

A bill to extend both the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program and the  
Superfund program for a little over a year was introduced Monday  
before midnight, paving the way for lawmakers to take it up before  
the session’s scheduled end on Thursday. However, even if both houses  
approve the bill, it is unclear whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo will sign it.

In his executive budget this year Cuomo had proposed to reform the  
Brownfield program, which expires at the end of 2015, and to extend  
it for 10 years. The governor’s budget also included $100 million for  
the state’s Superfund program. The measures were ultimately dropped  
in the final budget deal.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.cityandstateny.com/2/83/energy-and-environment/lawmakers- 
introduce-short-term-brownfields-extension.html#.U6COcPldV5D

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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