2016 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 11 - PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES; SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE CONTROL
Title 4 - (1160 - 1169) DRINKING WATER REVOLVING FUND
1161 - Eligible projects; priority ranking.

 1161. Eligible projects; priority ranking. Subject to the provisions
  of  section  thirty-two  of  the chapter of the laws of 1996 which added
  this section, in consultation with  the  commissioner  of  environmental
  conservation,  the  commissioner  shall establish and maintain a list of
  potentially eligible projects and shall establish, pursuant to rules and
  regulations,  a  process  for  listing  potentially  eligible   projects
  identified by potential recipients and a priority ranking system for the
  purpose  of  providing  financial  assistance  to  recipients  for  such
  projects under this title. In establishing such system, the commissioner
  shall  take  into  account  the  public  health  significance  of   such
  potentially  eligible  projects  which  shall  include,  but need not be
  limited to,  an  assessment  of  (i)  public  health  and  safety;  (ii)
  population  affected;  (iii)  attainment of state drinking water quality
  goals and standards; (iv) taking into consideration the water  resources
  management  strategy pursuant to title twenty-nine of article fifteen of
  the environmental conservation law; (v) taking into consideration future
  physical climate risk due to sea level rise, and/or storm surges  and/or
  flooding,  based  on  available data predicting the likelihood of future
  extreme  weather  events,  including  hazard  risk  analysis   data   if
  applicable;  and  (vi)  compliance with state and federal law, rules and
  regulations.