§ 21-0501. Tri-state compact. The tri-state compact as first entered into pursuant to chapter 4 of the laws of 1936, as reenacted by chapter 476 of the laws of 1961, and as amended by chapter 1046 of the laws of 1969, is hereby continued. The compact is as follows: TRI-STATE COMPACT Whereas, The tremendous growth […]
§ 21-0503. Commissioners. 1. The Governor shall, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint four commissioners to the interstate environmental commission created by the tri-state compact, each of whom shall be a resident voter of the state of New York. The Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, and each of his successors in […]
§ 21-0505. Cooperation of other officers and agencies. All state and municipal departments, commissions, boards and bodies having to do with the waters of the state shall cooperate with the commission and shall furnish to the commission such information as the commission shall request, touching the pollution or the elimination thereof, of the waters of […]
§ 21-0507. Enforcement proceedings. Whenever the interstate environmental commission shall be of the opinion that any person, association or corporation, municipal or otherwise, within the district is failing or omitting, or about to fail or omit to do anything required of it by its order or by the laws governing the control or elimination of […]
§ 21-0509. Powers to be additional; inconsistent provisions. Any powers herein granted to the interstate environmental commission shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to, and in no case a limitation upon, any other powers legally vested in said commission. No provision of the Public Health Law and no provision of the Environmental […]
§ 21-0511. Further pollution. No person, firm or corporation, municipal or otherwise, shall create, establish, cause or maintain any source of pollution within the district, not existing on April 1, 1935; provided, however, that after hearing and investigation on application of such person, firm or corporation, municipal or otherwise, the commission may issue such order […]
§ 21-0513. Hearings. Whenever the commission shall determine upon investigation that sewage or other polluting matter from any city, village, town, county, borough, municipality or other entity, as defined in the compact, building, steamboat, or other vessel, or any garbage, offal or any decomposable or putrescible matter of any kind is being discharged into any […]
§ 21-0515. Preparation of plan; consultation. The commission may prepare a general plan of the most practicable and economical method of securing conformity with the standards set forth in the compact, having in view the future growth and development of the district, and to that end shall cooperate and advise with the respective state authorities […]
§ 21-0517. Report and recommendations. The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements and shall report to the Governor and the legislature of this state on or before the twenty-fifth day of January in each year, setting forth in detail the transactions conducted by it and shall make recommendations for any legislative […]
§ 21-0519. Budget. 1. The interstate environmental commission shall submit annually to the Governor in accordance with the laws and practice of this state, for study and consideration by him, an estimate of moneys required to administer, manage and support the commission during the ensuing fiscal year. Such estimate shall include any request for appropriation […]
§ 21-0521. Financial examination. The Comptroller of the state of New York is hereby authorized and empowered, from time to time, to examine the accounts and books of the commission including its receipts, disbursements and such other items referring to its financial standing as such Comptroller may deem proper and to report the results of […]
§ 21-0523. Evaluation. On August 15, l964, and at intervals of four years thereafter, the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation shall evaluate the role of the commission with respect to the waters within and commingled with those in New York, and any other matter over which the commission has jurisdiction and shall report to the commission […]
§ 21-0525. Interstate air pollution. When the state of New Jersey shall have enacted legislation of substantially similar import and for so long as such legislation of the state of New Jersey remains in force, the interstate environmental commission shall, in addition to its other powers, duties and functions have authority, in accordance with article […]
