§ 27-1303. Identification of sites.

1. a. For a period of one year after the effective date of the chapter
of the laws of two thousand three designating and amending this
paragraph, each county shall, for the purpose of locating inactive
hazardous waste disposal sites, as that term was defined on January
first, two thousand three, survey its jurisdiction to determine the
existence and location of suspected inactive hazardous waste disposal
sites and shall annually thereafter submit a report to the department
describing the location of each such suspected site and the reasons for
such suspicion.

b. Commencing one year after the effective date of this paragraph,
each county shall, for the purpose of locating inactive hazardous waste
disposal sites, survey its jurisdiction to determine the existence and
location of suspected inactive hazardous waste disposal sites and shall
annually thereafter submit a report to the department describing the
location of each such suspected site and the reasons for such suspicion.

2. Each county shall review the information concerning such county in
the registry established pursuant to section 27-1305 of this article and
shall, on or before September first, nineteen hundred eighty, and
annually thereafter on the first day of September of each succeeding
year, provide the department with any information which might correct or
supplement the information in such registry with respect to suspected
inactive hazardous waste disposal sites within the jurisdiction of such
county.

3. Nothing contained within this section shall (a) preclude a county
from cooperating with local jurisdictions, regional organizations or
state agencies to fulfill its responsibilities under subdivisions one
and two of this section or (b) reduce the powers or responsibilities of
any county, other local jurisdiction, regional organization or state
agency to identify, investigate, assess or monitor any inactive
hazardous waste disposal site.

4. For purposes of this section, "county" shall include each city
incorporating within its boundary one or more counties but shall not
include those counties incorporated within a city.