DEP Environmental Protection Invoices, 1999-2001

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617.1 ei the State regulations thereunder, 6 N.Y.C.RR. §§ seq.,

Conservation Law § § 8-0101 et seq.,

Quality Review furtherance of that Act, the City Environmental and the City's rules adopted in to 43 R.C.N.Y. §§ 6.01 et seq. The "milestones" agreed ("CEQR"), 62 R.C.N.Y. §§ 5-01 et seq. & dates through steps the City is required to take by specified in the Consent Decree prescribe particular operation 2006, and commencement of its completion of construction of the WTP by September 1, performance of the milestones in the Consent Decree byMarch 1, 2007. The City agreed to commence the The City identified eight potential sites for before its approval by the court, and the City did so, advantages and disadvantages of each, and publicized WTP, issued a preliminary report evaluating the Three of these sites, including the site eventually its content for public comment and public hearings. and City had to compile a list of necessary permits chosen, are located in Van Cortlandt Park. The include 1, 1998, and the City's list did not approvals for all sites under consideration by September parkland sites. Other milestones required the City to approval of the State Legislature for any of the the City Council by July 31, 1999, "in the request State legislation and a home role message from legislation requires state legislation," and to obtain that event that use of the selected site for the WTP fails to must pay substantial stipulated penalties if it "if necessary" by February 1, 2000. The City day penalties, in addition to the civil penalty it comply with the milestones, including escalating per requirements. agreed to for pest failure to comply with federal Golf Course as the preferred InDecember,199S, the City announced its selection of Mosholu Statement ("DEIS"), and began process of site, completed a Draft Environmental Impact public

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procedures mandated by SEQRA and CEQRand comment, public hearings and review, pursuant to the ("ULURP"), N.Y.C. Charter § 197-c. A the City's Uniform Land Use Review Procedure Final

May 1999. Numerous critical comments Environmental Impact Statement ("FEIS") was completed in

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