§ 21-0307. Jurisdiction of court; powers of Attorney-General and other

Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 21-0307

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

law enforcement officers.

The supreme court of the state of New York is hereby granted the jurisdiction specified in article nine of said compact, and the Attorney-General and any other law enforcement officer of the state of New York is hereby granted the power to institute any action for the enforcement of the orders of the commission as specified in article nine of the compact.

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