{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-1385","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Health Law § 1385","heading":"Legislative intent","body":"§ 1385. Legislative intent.  Sites formerly operated as landfills to\ndispose of toxic substances are exposing the citizens of the state to\nunnecessary hazards, the duration and extent of which is unknown. To\ndevelop a plan for the alleviation of these conditions, it is necessary\nto conduct a study to determine the extent of such hazards. The\npotential hazard believed to exist at a specific landfill site in the\ncounty of Niagara, has precipitated the need for immediate action to\nauthorize the department of health to undertake such study and to\nconduct a pilot program to evaluate the effect of individual corrective\nsystems in affected residences.","path":["Public Health Law","Article 13. Nuisances and Sanitation","Title 12. Toxic Substances"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBH/1385","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"51be771cfbc6b0577578c5978a3292726e306577c4cfc1b96b6db0124ec52fd5","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-1383","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-health-law-1386"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}