Does the State, or DEC have funds available to local governments to pay for the cleanup of petroleum spill sites?
The DEC does implement the “environmental restoration project,” or brownfield, program which was adopted through the 1996 Clean Air/Clean Water Bond Act. Municipalities which own properties contaminated with petroleum may obtain grants under this program covering 75% of the cost of investigating or cleaning up such properties. Only municipalities which did not directly cause the contamination are eligible to receive a brownfield grant. More information about this program may be obtained by calling the Brownfield Coordination Section at (518) 402-9711.
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