In a prior Post, we discussed that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed executive budget for Fiscal Year 2022 provided an extra two years for owners of brownfield projects that received COCs between March 20, 2010 through January 1, 2012 to claim the qualified tangible property tax (QTP) credit. The extension was intended to provide relief to […]
As we discussed in a prior Post, the Empire State Development Corporation (ESD) issued a guidance document that were exempt from Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.8 banning non-essential services from operating to control the spread of the covid19 virus. In response, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”) issued its own Guidance describing the
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”) has received numerous inquiries about issues arising with the execution of Brownfield Cleanup Program (“BCP”) agreements and amendments because of the Covid19 pandemic. In response, the NYSDEC has issued the following guidance: The DYSDEC will grant reasonable extensions of time for the execution of Brownfield Cleanup
In a prior post, we discussed a letter NYSDEC issued to staff and standby contrators interpreting Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.6 (EO) and the Empire State Development Corporation Guidance on shutdown of all non-essential services and activities. DEC has now posted further clarification on its website that it considers the following activities as essential services:
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