2020 New York Laws
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 48 - Environmental Justice
48-0103 - Definitions.

§ 48-0103. Definitions.
As used in this article:
1. "Advisory group" means the permanent environmental justice advisory
  group established by section 48-0105 of this article.
2.  "Agency"  means  any  state  department,  agency,  board,  bureau,
  commission, division, office, council, or any public authority or public
  benefit corporation.
3. "Environmental justice" means the  fair  treatment  and  meaningful
  involvement  of all people regardless of race, color, religion, national
  origin or income with respect to  the  development,  implementation  and
  enforcement  of  laws, regulations and policies affecting the quality of
  the environment.
4. "Fair treatment" means that no group of people, including a racial,
  ethnic or socioeconomic group, should be disproportionately  exposed  to
  pollution or bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental
  consequences  resulting  from  execution  of  federal,  state  and local
  programs and policies, and further means that no such  group  of  people
  should  suffer  from  inequitable  allocation  of  public  resources  or
  financial  assistance  for  environmental  protection  and  stewardship,
  including  environmental  remediation,  pollution prevention, open space
  acquisition and other protection and stewardship activities.
5. "Meaningful involvement" means the provision of  opportunities  for
  citizen  participation  in decision making that are as reflective of the
  diversity  of  interests  and  perspective  found  within  the  affected
  community   as   possible,   including   those  of  racial,  ethnic  and
  socioeconomic groups; that are provided as  early  as  possible  in  the
  decision  making  process;  that  provide  full,  timely  and accessible
  disclosure  of  public  records  and  sharing  of  information  by   the
  government  agency  or  agencies  involved,  including  the provision of
  technical data and the assumptions upon which any  analyses  are  based;
  and that allow all people, regardless of race, color, religion, national
  origin  or  income,  the  opportunity  to  have  their  views  heard and
  considered, including opportunities for two-way dialogue.