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 […]
1385 – Legislative Intent.
§ 1385. Legislative intent. Sites formerly operated as landfills to dispose of toxic substances are exposing the citizens of the state to unnecessary hazards, the duration and extent of which is unknown. To develop a plan for the alleviation of these conditions, it is necessary to conduct a study to determine the extent of such […]
1386 – Duties of the Commissioner.
§ 1386. Duties of the commissioner. The commissioner of health shall conduct a study of both the long and the short term effects of health hazards associated with exposure to toxic substances emanating from certain landfills.
1387 – Contracts.
§ 1387. Contracts. The commissioner of health is authorized to enter into contracts and agreements with individuals, corporations and municipalities to perform the study herein directed to alleviate the specific hazard to which the general public or members thereto may be exposed as the result of toxic substances emanating from landfills.
1372 – Use of Leaded Paint.
§ 1372. Use of leaded paint. No person shall apply paint or other similar surface-coating material containing more than .06 of one per centum of metallic lead based on the total weight of the contained solids or dried paint film to any interior surface, window sill, window frame or porch of a dwelling.
1373 – Abatement of Lead Poisoning Conditions.
§ 1373. Abatement of lead poisoning conditions. 1. Whenever the commissioner or his or her representative shall designate an area of high risk, he or she shall give written notice and demand, served as provided by this section, for the discontinuance of a paint condition conducive to lead poisoning in any designated dwelling in such […]
1374 – Receivership.
§ 1374. Receivership. 1. In the event of failure to comply with an order issued pursuant to this title and containing provision for such application, the officer issuing the order may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction in the county wherein the dwelling is located for an order appointing such officer or his designee […]