On Sept. 22, 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed bill A06558/S06617-B, known as the Community Risk and Resiliency Act (CRRA). The purpose of this statute is to ensure that the effects of climate risk and extreme-weather events are taken into consideration when state agencies enact facility-siting regulations, grant permits, or provide funding for certain projects. The CRRA’s provisions are to apply to applications and permits no later than Jan. 1, 2017.1
The CRRA requires the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to adopt a regulation no later than Jan. 1, 2016, that establishes “science-based” sea-level rise projections. These projections must be updated every five years.2 In late June, the DEC held a series of public meetings across the state about sea-level rise estimates, extreme weather events, and climate risks. One purpose of these public meetings was to elicit comments from the public before the DEC drafts the proposed regulation. The DEC expects to propose the draft sea-level rise projections regulation for formal public comment later this year.3
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