Require consideration of climate risk in coastal erosion hazard area permit applications.
- Date Due:
- 01/01/2017
- Responsible Entity:
- DEC
- Action:
- Require consideration of climate risk in coastal erosion hazard area permit applications.
- Summary:
- Applicants seeking permits for major projects under the coastal erosion hazard regulatory program must demonstrate that future physical climate risk has been considered.
- Status:
- ONGOING: on November 4, 2020, DEC and State released guidance for consideration of climate risk under the CRRA. DEC adopted amendments to Part 621 of Title 6 Uniform Procedures Act regulations to incorporate the climate risk requirement into permitting procedures.
- Statute:
- CRRA § 15 adds new ECL § 70-0117(9).
Statutory Language:
CRRA § 15: “Section 70-0117 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. Applicants for major projects. Applicants for major projects for the regulatory programs of paragraphs (a), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (m) of subdivision 3 of section 70-0107 of this article shall be required to demonstrate that future physical climate risk due to sea level rise, and/or storm surges and/or flooding, based on available data predicting the likelihood of future extreme weather events, including hazard risk analysis data if applicable, has been considered."