Brownfield Superfund law gets a make-over.The New York State Senate The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. The state Constitution provides that the default membership be fifty members. passed legislation last week to improve and strengthen New York's historic Superfund/ Brownfields legislation enacted last year. The legislation includes provisions rescinding the regressive re·gres·sive adj. 1. Having a tendency to return or to revert. 2. Characterized by regression. re·gres "clean up tax" on remediation waste (commonly referred to as the "State Superfund" program), clarifies liability relief provisions for municipalities and clarifies a number of the tax credit provisions contained specifically within the Brownfields Cleanup Program. The bulk of the legislation includes numerous technical fixes to language, punctuation and statutory references to ensure the proper application and interpretation of the statute. "Last year's Brown field Cleanup Program and refinancing of the State Superfund Law started a process in motion to promote the physical, economic and social revitalization of our communities," said Senator Carl L. Marcellino (RSyosset), Chairman of the New York State Senate Environmental Committee. "The technical corrections technical correction A temporary downturn in the price of a stock or in the market itself following a period of extensive price increases. A technical correction takes place in a generally increasing market when there is no particular reason that the contained in this legislation will ensure that the program will meet its laudable laud·a·ble adj. Healthy; favorable. mission." The Senate and Governor today also agreed on the allocation and distribution process of $15 million dollars in appropriated funds from the 2003-2004 state budget for additional Department of Environmental Conservation Staff, Technical Assistance Grants, and the newly created Brownfield See greenfield. Opportunity Area grant program. "The Senate has taken the lead on these issues by passing a comprehensive package of environmental cleanup The process of removing solid, liquid, and hazardous wastes, except for unexploded ordnance, resulting from the joint operation of US forces to a condition that approaches the one existing prior to operation as determined by the environmental baseline survey, if one was conducted. legislation last year and we will pass a bill today, with widespread support," said Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno. "I urge the Assembly to act on this legislation so we can begin cleaning up contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. sites." The allocations agreed to include: $1.5 million for DEC staffing in support the new Brownfields Cleanup Program, $2.0 million for the creation of a water quality database, $1.0 million for Technical Assistance Grants to communities and not for profits, and $10.5 million for the Brownfields Opportunity Area grant program. |
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