What is DEC doing about the need for additional funding?
In the near term, the Department is taking steps to extend the 1986 EQBA funds and maximize the use of these funds for as many projects as possible, without delaying remedial progress at sites. It is vigorously pursuing its cost recovery efforts to reimburse Bond Act funds and enable these funds to be used for other projects. It pursues responsible parties to clean up sites, thereby avoiding the use of 1986 EQBA funds (also called “cost avoidance”). It is promoting voluntary cleanups to increase the number of sites being addressed by the private sector, avoiding the expenditure of Bond Act funds. The Department is also attempting to make sure that the worst sites receive priority attention. In addition, in June of 1999, New York State proposed comprehensive legislation to ensure the continued effectiveness and financial security of the Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Remedial Program.
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