2015 New York Laws
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 27 - COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE
Title 13 - (27-1301 - 27-1323) INACTIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
27-1315 - Rules and regulations.

27-1315. Rules and regulations.
1.  The  commissioner  shall  have  the  power to promulgate rules and
  regulations necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of  this
  title.  Any  regulations  shall  include  provisions which establish the
  procedures for a hearing pursuant to subdivision four of section 27-1313
  of this title and shall ensure  a  division  of  functions  between  the
  commissioner,  the  staff who present the case, and any hearing officers
  appointed. In addition, any regulations shall set forth findings  to  be
  based  on  a  factual record, which must be made before the commissioner
  determines that a significant threat to the environment exists.
2. Such rules and regulations of the department as shall be in  effect
  on  the  effective  date  of  this  subdivision  that  shall  have  been
  promulgated to carry out the purposes of this title shall be  deemed  to
  be revised, as of the effective date of this subdivision, to include the
  definition of "hazardous waste" as it appears in section 27-1301 of this
  title.