§ 28-0111. Pollution prevention and environmental compliance

coordinating council.

1. There is hereby established a pollution prevention and
environmental compliance coordinating council which shall:

a. provide guidance to the department on the development and
implementation of pollution prevention programs, including the small
business pollution prevention and environmental compliance assistance
program and the identification of alternative compliance approaches that
incorporate pollution prevention;

b. coordinate the activities of the department, the environmental
facilities corporation, the department of economic development, the New
York state energy research and development authority and the New York
foundation for science, technology and innovation to promote pollution
prevention and environmental compliance;

c. make periodic reports to the governor and the legislature
concerning the effectiveness of pollution prevention programs, including
the adequacy of funding available, and difficulties encountered; and

d. make recommendations for the development of programs to further
promote pollution prevention and assist small businesses, including
technical and financial assistance programs.

2. The pollution prevention and environmental compliance coordinating
council shall include the commissioner, the president of the
environmental facilities corporation, the commissioner of economic
development, the chairperson of the New York state energy research and
development authority, and the executive director of the New York
foundation for science, technology and innovation; or their designees.
The council shall consult with representatives of businesses;
organizations whose prime function is the enhancement of the
environmental quality of the state; municipalities, not-for-profit
organizations and private contractors which provide pollution prevention
and compliance assistance; and any other parties the coordinating
council deems appropriate.

3. The coordinating council shall meet at least quarterly and shall
designate one of its members to serve as chairperson and one of its
members to serve as secretary for the development and dissemination of
reports and advisory opinions. For the first year of its existence, the
coordinating council shall designate the commissioner or his or her
designee to serve as chairperson.