Appoint a staff member to serve as an environmental justice coordinator.

Date Due:: 06/1/2021
Responsible Entity:: NYS Agencies
Action:: Appoint a staff member to serve as an environmental justice coordinator.
Summary:: Any NYS agency that engages in activities or operations that have a significant effect on the environment must appoint a staff member of the agency to serve as an environmental justice coordinator to provide information to the public and act as liaison to the EJAG; and must notify the EJAG of the appointment of an environmental justice coordinator.
Status:: PENDING
Statute:: EJ Law § 1 adds new ECL §48-0109(2)(a)-(b).

Statutory Language:

EJ Law § 1 adds new ECL §48-0109(2)(a)-(b): "Each state agency subject to the requirements of subdivision one of this section shall:

(a) appoint a staff member of the agency to serve as environmental justice coordinator, to provide information to the public on the policies, activities and operations of the agency related to environmental justice and to act as liaison to the environmental justice advisory group;

(b) notify the advisory group of the appointment of an environmental justice coordinator."