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Is a municipality required to comply with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) when applying for a grant for an investigation of a property?

April 26, 2017ACT comply Environmental Municipality quality review seqra State

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Is a municipality required to comply with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) when applying for a grant for an investigation of a property?

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No. If a municipality is applying for a grant to undertake an investigation, then the provisions of SEQRA do not apply. Data collection and research of properties are Type II actions (6NYCRR Section 617.5(c)(18)) and, as such, are not subject to the procedural requirements under SEQRA.