1388 – Powers of the Commissioner; Emergencies.
§ 1388. Powers of the commissioner; emergencies. In case of great and imminent peril to the health of the general public from such hazards as may be identified as resulting from exposure to toxic substances emanating from landfills, the commissioner may declare the existence of an emergency and take such measures and do such acts […]
1389 – Reports.
§ 1389. Reports. The commissioner of health shall make an initial report to the governor and the legislature on or before September fifteenth, nineteen hundred seventy-eight of his progress and a further report to the governor and the legislature on or before April first, nineteen hundred eighty-one.
1389-A – Definitions.
§ 1389-a. Definitions. 1. “Hazardous waste” means hazardous waste as defined in section 27-1301 of the environmental conservation law. 2. “Inactive hazardous waste disposal site” means an inactive hazardous waste disposal site as that term is defined in section 27-1301 of the environmental conservation law. 3. “Inactive hazardous waste disposal site remedial program” means an […]
1389-B – Powers of the Commissioner.
§ 1389-b. Powers of the commissioner. 1. (a) The department shall be responsible for assessing (i) serious health problems at and in the immediate vicinity of inactive hazardous waste disposal sites and (ii) any health problems deemed by the department to be related to conditions at such sites. (b) Section eight of the court of […]
1389-C – Rules and Regulations.
§ 1389-c. Rules and regulations. The department shall have the power to make rules and regulations necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this title. Any such regulations shall include provisions which establish the procedures for a hearing, pursuant to subdivision four of section thirteen hundred eighty-nine-b of this article. Such provision shall […]
1389-D – New Use of Sites.
§ 1389-d. New use of sites. Subsequent to the adoption of regulations by the department of environmental conservation pursuant to section 27-1317 of the environmental conservation law, no person may substantially change the manner in which an inactive hazardous waste disposal site on the registry prepared and maintained by the department of environmental conservation pursuant […]
1389-E – Liability Exemptions and Defenses.
§ 1389-e. Liability exemptions and defenses. 1. Lender exemption. (a) For purposes of this title no lender shall incur any liability from any statutory claims of the state as an owner or operator of a site, or a person responsible for the disposal of a hazardous waste at such site, provided such lender, without participating […]
1377 – State Rental Registry and Proactive Inspections to Identify Lead Hazards.
* § 1377. State rental registry and proactive inspections to identify lead hazards. 1. The department shall, in consultation with the division of housing and community renewal, develop a registry for all residential dwellings with two or more units built prior to nineteen hundred eighty which, by virtue of their property class designation, are potentially […]
1380 – Definitions.
§ 1380. Definitions. As used in this title: 1. “Solid waste management facility” means any area or site, structure, facility or equipment used for or in connection with methods including, but not limited to shredding, compression, high-temperature incineration, pyrolization, separation or any other technology for resource recovery, transporting, storing, or the final placement and disposal […]
1381 – State Aid.
§ 1381. State aid. 1. The commissioner may in the name of the state make or contract to make, within the limitation of the appropriations therefor, a state grant for payment to any municipality or to two or more municipalities jointly of not more than fifty per cent of the entire cost of the preparation […]