§ 1166. Implementation agreements. For the purpose of implementing
the drinking water revolving fund program set forth in this title and
section twelve hundred eighty-five-m of the public authorities law, and
ensuring compliance with the requirements of the state sanitary code,
the federal safe drinking water act or other applicable federal law, the
department may:

1. Arrange in consultation with the corporation for independently
conducted reviews and audits on at least an annual basis necessary to
carry out the objectives of the fund.

2. Submit a copy of each draft intended use plan to the governor, the
director of the division of the budget, the chairman of the senate
finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways and means
committee and submit a copy of each final intended use plan to such
persons.

3. Enter into any agreement between the state of New York and the
administrator of the United States environmental protection agency and
take all other actions necessary to comply with the requirements of the
federal safe drinking water act or applicable federal law and state law,
including, but not limited to, approving each project as an eligible
project under the program.

4. Enter into such agreements with the corporation as to the
administration and implementation of the drinking water revolving fund
as may be deemed desirable or necessary, which agreements may provide
for among other things, the allocation and delegation of
responsibilities of the commissioner, the department or the corporation
set forth in this title amongst such parties.