Establish website and toll-free telephone number.

Date Due:: N/A
Responsible Entity:: EJICC
Action:: Establish website and toll-free telephone number.
Summary:: The EJICC must serve as a clearinghouse for NYS agencies and the public for information on environmental justice policies. This includes but not limited to creating a website and a toll-free telephone number.
Status:: PENDING
Statute:: EJ Law § 1 adds new ECL §48-0111(1)(c)

Statutory Language:

EJ Law § 1 adds new ECL §48-0111(1): "There is hereby established an environmental justice interagency coordinating council which shall have the power and duty to:

(c) serve as a clearinghouse for state agencies and the public for information on environmental justice policies, environmental justice coordinators in state agencies and related activities of state agencies, and maintain information services, including but not limited to an Internet site and a toll-free telephone number, to inform the public on environmental justice."