N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 1161

§ 1161. Eligible projects; priority ranking. Subject to the provisions\nof section thirty-two of the chapter of the laws of 1996 which added\nthis section, in consultation with the commissioner of environmental\nconservation, the commissioner shall establish and maintain a list of\npotentially eligible projects and shall establish, pursuant to rules and\nregulations, a process for listing potentially eligible projects\nidentified by potential recipients and a priority ranking system for the\npurpose of providing financial assistance to recipients for such\nprojects under this title. In establishing such system, the commissioner\nshall take into account the public health significance of such\npotentially eligible projects which shall include, but need not be\nlimited to, an assessment of (i) public health and safety; (ii)\npopulation affected; (iii) attainment of state drinking water quality\ngoals and standards; (iv) taking into consideration the water resources\nmanagement strategy pursuant to title twenty-nine of article fifteen of\nthe environmental conservation law; (v) taking into consideration future\nphysical climate risk due to sea level rise, and/or storm surges and/or\nflooding, based on available data predicting the likelihood of future\nextreme weather events, including hazard risk analysis data if\napplicable; and (vi) compliance with state and federal law, rules and\nregulations.\n