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Selected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery
… costs related to site investigation and remediation, bill for and collect these costs from responsible parties in a … 2011 through October 17, 2014. Background The Department is responsible for the Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site … Department generally takes reasonable steps to identify all potential responsible parties and to obtain agreements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/22/selected-aspects-inactive-hazardous-waste-site-remediation-cost-recoveryState Agencies Bulletin No. 601
… below). When the warning message is displayed, click OK to continue the session. The session will continue for as … receive the warning message again. Failure to click the OK button within 20 minutes will result in termination of the … liaison. Agency query liaisons may email queryhelp@osc.state.ny.us or contact Dan Crowe at 518-474-1530 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/601-managing-osc-e-government-sessionsOpinion 91-58
… with the local waterfront revitalization program for a tire-to-energy facility sought to be located at a … NYS2d 873, lv den 58 NY2d 604, 459 NYS2d 1027; Citizens For An Orderly Energy Policy v County of Suffolk , 90 AD2d … effect and that municipal moneys may not be expended for such purposes (1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-64, p 145; 1988 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58DiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… delays in remediating properties may allow contaminants to spread, put residents’ health and safety at risk and cost the … among other reasons. Because contamination may spread over time, this could lead to contamination of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-programMonitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… and small businesses, ensuring they meet water and air quality regulations. One program the Corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programBrownfield Cleanup Program
… interested in the Brownfield Program must submit an application to DEC. Upon approval, DEC formalizes program … is confirmed at a site, it is added to the State’s public Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites … Cleanup Program (VCP). The VCP was established in 1994 to address the environmental, legal, and financial barriers that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/brownfield-cleanup-programOversight of Building Construction Site Safety (Follow-Up)
… the safety of all people who visit, live, and work in NYC. This requires construction managers, contractors, and … 1, 2022, was to determine whether DOB adequately monitors NYC building construction sites to ensure compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/10/oversight-building-construction-site-safety-followOpinion 2002-16
… Gifts and Loans (payments to not-for-profit corporation to publicize resources available in downtown area) MUNICIPAL … FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (expenditures to publicize resources available in downtown area); Publicity Funds (expenditures to publicize resources available in downtown area) TOWNS -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-16Oversight of Building Construction Site Safety
… ensure compliance with applicable codes, laws, and rules for construction site safety. The audit covered the period … December 2021. About the Program DOB is responsible for regulating the safe and lawful use of more than 1 million … in a timely manner. When DOB inspectors issue a summons for an immediately hazardous condition, the building owner or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/01/oversight-building-construction-site-safetyDiNapoli: NYC Dept. of Buildings Is Not Doing Enough to Improve Construction Site Safety
… The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites, according to an audit released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … The New York City Department of Buildings DOB is not doing enough to protect construction workers on building sites according …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-dept-buildings-not-doing-enough-improve-construction-site-safetySocial Media Use Policy
… The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) manages multiple … are spent. The opinions and beliefs expressed by users on our social media sites are those of the users and do not necessarily reflect OSC views or opinions. Comments … The opinions and beliefs expressed by users on our social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/social-media-use-policySelected Aspects of Capital Program Project Management
… 1, 2015 and May 30, 2018. About the Program The MTA is a public benefit corporation established by the State … provides a planning schedule, and identifies options for financing the plan. Each capital program is broken down … any reason. We received no explanation for the remaining 26 missing Assessments. As a result of these deficiencies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/selected-aspects-capital-program-project-managementElmwood Village Charter School – Building Acquisition (2017M-237)
… cost-beneficial manner that also met the School’s needs for the period July 1, 2015 through August 28, 2017. Background The Elmwood Village Charter School is located in the City of Buffalo in Erie County. The School, which is governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees, has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/02/16/elmwood-village-charter-school-building-acquisition-2017m-237Hunter-Tannersville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-125)
… and adopt a comprehensive written IT contingency plan or store back-up data off site. Key Recommendations Develop and … and adopt a comprehensive written IT contingency plan and store back-ups off site. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/hunter-tannersville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andCapital Asset Management
… selected State agencies and related entities to ensure that they have proper inventory controls in place to safeguard assets and that they are properly reporting capital assets. The audit … custody of a comprehensive capital asset reporting system that allows for monitoring and reporting of the State’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/12/capital-asset-managementOvertime and Other Time and Attendance Matters Found in the Use of Certain Federal Funds
… day for indirect tasks such as changing their clothes, washing up, and traveling to and from the project site. An … indirect tasks such as employees changing their clothes, washing up, and traveling to and from the project site. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/24/overtime-and-other-time-and-attendance-matters-found-use-certain-federal-funds-0Awarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants
… awards to ensure grant funds were allocated and spent for intended purposes. This audit covered the period from … and Emergency Communications (Office) is responsible for administering the Statewide Interoperable Communications … grants in five rounds of funding totaling $292 million. For Rounds 1 through 4, which were distributed between 2011 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/awarding-and-oversight-statewide-interoperable-communications-grantsWarren County Local Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-102)
… provide adequate oversight of the revolving loan program. For the 15 active loans, we found: Fourteen loan files did … annual site visits occurred, annual financial statements were reviewed or whether jobs were created and/or retained. … were met. Key Recommendations Ensure loan files contain all required information and site visits are conducted and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/12/22/warren-county-local-development-corporation-revolving-loanDiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… Renewable energy projects have been taking more than three … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit of the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) found permit applications were … the way to a clean energy transition, and the Office of Renewable Energy Siting was created to expedite the siting of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysOversight of Building Construction Site Safety (2021-N-3)
To determine if the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) adequately monitors New York City (NYC) building construction sites to ensure compliance with applicable codes, laws, and rules for construction site safety.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21n3.pdf