Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except when any criminal investigation is pending, the commissioner shall notify the chief executive officer of the municipality together with the chief executive officer of the county where any violations of article 17, 19, 24, 25 or 27 of this chapter are found to exist within the boundaries of such municipalities including, but not limited to, any municipal landfill or municipal solid waste disposal or recovery facility within seventy-two hours of determining that sufficient evidence exists to commence an enforcement action.
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 3-0311