2010 New York Code
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 27 - COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE
Title 25 - (27-2501 - 27-2513) PHASE-OUT OF CREOSOTE
27-2509 - Powers and duties of the commissioner.

§ 27-2509. Powers and duties of the commissioner.
    1.  The  commissioner  shall have the power and the duty to adopt such
  rules  and  regulations  as  he  or  she   deems   necessary   for   the
  implementation of this title.
    2.  The commissioner may, at his or her discretion, grant an emergency
  waiver to the provisions of section 27-2503 of this title on a  case  by
  case  basis  to  persons or entities involving acts of God, war, strike,
  riot or  other  catastrophe  as  to  which  the  negligence  or  willful
  misconduct  on  the  part of such person or entity was not the proximate
  cause. The commissioner  may  adopt  guidelines  for  applying  for  and
  granting  such waivers but in no case shall a waiver be deemed in effect
  for any person or entity for more than one year without proper renewal.
    3. The commissioner shall also have the authority to temporarily waive
  the provisions of section 27-2503 of this title if he or she  determines
  such  waiver  to be necessary to meet the construction or reconstruction
  needs as a result of a declared state of emergency.