Adopted Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects
NYS DEC adopted 6 NYCRR Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects, describing "clean vehicle projects" and "climate adaptation and mitigation projects," authorized by Environmental Conservation Law. "Clean vehicle projects" include rebates available to municipalities for the purchase or lease of eligible vehicles (up to $5,000 per vehicle), and eligible infrastructure projects which support the public charging and/or fueling of eligible vehicles (up to $250,000 per facility). "Climate adaptation and mitigation projects" include competitive state assistance payments available to municipalities for climate adaptation and mitigation projects (up to $2,000,000) including, but not limited to, natural resiliency measures, nature based mitigation projects, relocation or retrofit of existing facilities due to flooding or sea level rise, greenhouse gas emissions reduction outside the power sector, and climate change adaptation planning and supporting studies. Authorizing legislation in Title 15 of the Environmental Protection Fund requires the Department to promulgate rules and regulations to implement this title.
Part 492 and supporting rulemaking documents are available on this website.
- Express Terms
- Express Terms Summary
- Regulatory Impact Statement
- Regulatory Impact Statement Summary
- Rural Area Flexibility Analysis (RAFA)
- Job Impact Statement (JIS)
- Regulatory Flexibility for Small Business and Local Government (RFSBLG)
These documents may also be inspected at NYS DEC, Central Office, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY. Please call the Office of Climate Change for an appointment at (518) 402-8448.
Contact: Mark Lowery, NYS DEC - Office of Climate Change, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-1030, Phone: (518) 402-8448, E-mail climatechange@dec.ny.gov.
More about Adopted Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects:
- Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects - Express Terms - Express Terms for Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects.
- Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects - Express Terms Summary - Summary of the Part 492 Express Terms.
- Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects - Regulatory Impact Statement - Regulatory Impact Statement for Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects.
- Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects - Regulatory Impact Statement Summary - Summary of the Regulatory Impact Statement for Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects.
- Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects - Rural Area Flexibility Analysis - Rural Area Flexibility Analysis for Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects.
- Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects - Job Impact Statement - Job Impact Statement for Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects.
- Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects - Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Small Business and Local Governments - Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Part 492, Climate Smart Community Projects.
