Prepare Guidance

Date Due:: 01/01/2017
Responsible Entity:: DEC
Action:: Prepare guidance
Summary:: DEC, in consultation with State, must prepare guidance on implementing the CRRA, including data on future extreme events and recommended resiliency measures.
Status:: EXECUTED: DEC and State released guidance on November 4, 2020 titled "Using Natural Measures to Reduce the Risk of Flooding and Erosion," and guidance in August 2020 titled "New York State Flood Risk Management Guidance for Implementation of the Community Risk and Resiliency Act."
Statute:: CRRA § 6

Statutory Language:

CRRA § 16: “The department of environmental conservation, in consultation with the department of state, no later than January 1, 2017 shall prepare guidance on the implementation of this act, including but not limited to available and relevant data sets and risk analysis tools and available data predicting the likelihood of future extreme weather events. In addition, the department of environmental conservation and the department of state shall develop additional guidance on the use of resiliency measures that utilize natural resources and natural processes to reduce risk."