# N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1413: Alternatives analysis > New York · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1413 ## Section - **Citation:** N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1413 - **Heading:** Alternatives analysis - **Jurisdiction:** New York - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** New York Code / Act ENV / Article 27 / Title 14 / Section 27-1413 ## Text § 27-1413. Alternatives analysis.\n 1. For sites proposed to be remediated under Track 1 pursuant to\nsection 27-1415 of this title, the applicant shall develop and evaluate\nat least one remedial alternative.\n 2. For all other sites, the applicant shall develop and evaluate at\nleast two remedial alternatives, one of which would achieve a Track 1\ncleanup. The department shall have the discretion to require the\nevaluation of additional alternatives at a site that has been determined\nto pose a significant threat. The applicant shall submit the\nalternatives analysis as a part of the remedial work plan to the\ndepartment for review, approval, modification or rejection.\n 3. Unless the applicant has elected to remediate the site to Track 1,\nthe department may require the applicant, as a condition of continuing\nunder this program, to develop and evaluate a Track 2 cleanup pursuant\nto section 27-1415 of this title for such non-significant threat site\nupon due consideration of the following factors:\n (a) the degree to which the remedy selection criteria would be better\nsatisfied by a Track 2 cleanup;\n (b) the degree of impact a Track 2 cleanup would have on the\napplicant's ability to successfully cleanup and/or redevelop the\nproperty;\n (c) the benefit to the environment to be realized by the expeditious\nremediation of the property; and\n (d) the economic benefit to the state to be realized by the\nexpeditious remediation of the property.\n 4. For sites that the department has determined constitute a\nsignificant threat, the department shall select the remedy from a\ndepartment-approved alternatives analysis prepared by the applicant.\n 5. For sites that the department has determined do not constitute a\nsignificant threat, the applicant may select the remedy from a\ndepartment-approved alternatives analysis, which analysis shall contain\nat least two remedial alternatives as set forth in subdivision two of\nthis section. Provided, however, that where the department has required\nthe applicant to develop and evaluate a Track 2 cleanup, the department\nshall have the discretion to, as a condition of continuing under this\nprogram, require the applicant to implement such remedy.\n ## Nearby sections - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1401 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1401.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1403 Declaration of policy and findings of fact](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1403.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1405 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1405.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1407 Request for participation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1407.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1409 Brownfield site cleanup agreement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1409.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1411 Work plan requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1411.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1413 Alternatives analysis](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1413.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1415 Remedial program requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1415.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1417 Citizen participation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1417.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1419 Certification of completion](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1419.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1420 Brownfield cleanup program report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1420.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1421 Liability limitation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1421.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1425 Change of use](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1425.md) - [N.Y. ENV Law § 27-1429 Permit waivers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1429.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AENV_A27_T14_S27-1413. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.