Title PBH, Public Health

§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Public Health\nLaw."\n

§ 10. Legal presumptions; evidence. 1. The actions, proceedings,\nauthority, and orders of the department in enforcing the provisions of\nthe public health law and the sanitary code applying them to specific\ncases shall at all times be regarded as in their nature judicial, and\…

§ 11. Rules and regulations of the department; evidence. 1. The rules\nand regulations of the department promulgated pursuant to the provisions\nof this chapter may be read in evidence from the official compilation of\ncodes, rules and regulations of the state of New York, or su…

§ 1100. Rules and regulations of the department. 1. The department may make rules and regulations for the protection from contamination of any or all public supplies of potable waters and water supplies of the state or United States, institutions, parks, reservations or posts an…

§ 1100-a. Fluoridation. 1. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, rule, regulation or code, any county, city, town or village that owns both its public water system and the water supply for such system may by local law provide whether a fluoride compound shall be added t…

§ 1101. Inspection. 1. The person, officer, board or commission having the management and control of the potable water supply of any municipality, state or United States institution, park, reservation or post, and in the city of New York, the commissioner of environmental protec…

§ 1102. Violation; injunction and abatement. 1. If any inspection discloses a violation of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to section one thousand one hundred of this chapter relating to a temporary or permanent source or act of contamination, the person, officer, bo…

§ 1103. Violation; penalties. 1. If a person or entity willfully violates any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to section one thousand one hundred of this title relating to a temporary or permanent source or act of contamination, such person or entity violating such rule …

§ 1104. Sewage removal or purification; condemnation of property. 1. When the department or the commissioner of environmental protection of the city of New York, or the board of water supply of the city of New York, shall, for the protection of a water supply from contamination,…

§ 1105. Sewage removal or purification; rights of property owners. 1. The owner of any building the removal of which is occasioned or required, or which has been removed by any rule or regulation of the department, or the commissioner of environmental protection of the city of N…

§ 1106. Limitations; city of New York. Nothing contained in this chapter shall extend the sanitary control of the board of water supply of the city of New York, beyond the sources of potable water supply, tributary to the Catskill and Delaware aqueducts; and the powers granted b…

§ 1107. Orders of commissioner. 1. When the commissioner, after investigation of the condition of any public water supply used for drinking or other domestic purposes, whether maintained and operated by a municipality, water district or private corporation, company or individual…

§ 1108. Powers and duties with respect to comprehensive public water supply planning. The commissioner shall perform such duties and functions with respect to comprehensive public water supply planning as are provided in part five-A of article five of the conservation law, and s…

§ 1109. Standards for water reuse. 1. The commissioner shall advise the department of environmental conservation on the establishment of rules, regulations and standards for the reuse and disposal of reclaimed wastewater and/or greywater. Such advice shall include, but not be li…

§ 1110. School potable water testing and standards. 1. In addition to school districts already classified as a public water system under parts 141 and 142 of title 40 of the code of federal regulations, as such regulations may, from time to time, be amended, every school distric…

§ 1112. Emerging contaminant monitoring. 1. Industry and modern technology have created thousands of new chemicals that would not otherwise exist in nature. Although some of these chemicals have proven benefits, the effect of many such chemicals on human health is unknown or not…

§ 1113. Drinking water quality council; established. 1. There shall be established, within the department, the drinking water quality council. Such council shall be composed of twelve members as follows: (a) the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, who shall be the chai…

§ 1114. Lead service line replacement grant program. 1. The department shall allocate appropriated funds equitably among regions of the state. Within each region, the department shall give priority to municipalities that have a high percentage of elevated childhood blood lead le…

§ 1114-a. Voluntary public water system consolidation study. 1. There shall be established in the department, by the commissioner, a voluntary public water system consolidation study designed to evaluate the feasibility of the joining of public water systems in order to improve …

§ 1114-b. Service line inventories and mapping. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (a) "Service line" means any piping connecting a water main to a building inlet. (b) "Gooseneck, pigtail, or connector" means a short section of piping, typically not exceeding two …

§ 1115. Realty subdivisions; definitions. 1. As used in sections one thousand one hundred fifteen to one thousand one hundred eighteen of this chapter, inclusive, the word "subdivision" shall mean any tract of land which is divided into five or more parcels, after the effective …

§ 1115-a. Remedy for purchaser of one parcel of unapproved realty subdivision. 1. The owner of a parcel of land acquired as one parcel for residential purposes may apply to the local or state health department having jurisdiction for a certificate approving the water supply for …

§ 1116. Realty subdivisions; plans required to be filed and approved. 1. No subdivision or portion thereof shall be sold, offered for sale, leased or rented by any corporation, company or person, and no permanent building shall be erected thereon, until a plan or map of such sub…

§ 1117. Realty subdivisions; duty of county clerk or register in respect to filing of plans and map. The county clerk or register shall not file nor record nor accept for filing or recording any map or plat showing a subdivision of land in any town, village or city having a popu…

§ 1118. Realty subdivisions; local regulations. 1. Any city or county which has established or establishes a city, county or part-county department of health may adopt regulations for the control of such developments. Regulations adopted by a county or city board of health may i…

§ 1119. Realty subdivisions; filing fees to accompany plans. 1. At the time of submitting a plan for approval as required by this article, a filing fee computed at the rate of fifty dollars per lot shall be paid to the department or to the city, county or part-county health dist…

§ 1120. Realty subdivisions; regulation by commissioner. The commissioner of health may from time to time establish by rule or regulation standards for subdivisions necessary to effect the purposes of this title and not inconsistent with regulations of a city, county or part-cou…

§ 1125. Water supply emergency plans. 1. Definitions. As used in this title: (a) "Water supply emergency plan" shall mean a plan reviewed and approved by the commissioner and filed with the department. The plan shall follow a form which shall be specified by the department and w…

§ 1150. Definitions. As used in this title the term "water works corporation" shall mean any entity that has one thousand or more water service connections, and comes within the definition in section two of the public service law or paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section on…

§ 1151. Annual water supply statement. Each water works corporation shall prepare and provide an annual water supply statement to the customers it serves. Such statement shall contain such information as is required in this title as well as any additional information required by…

§ 1152. Annual water supply statement; delivery. 1. Each water works corporation shall provide a water supply statement to its customers annually. The annual water supply statement shall either be mailed to each customer or published in at least one newspaper of general circulat…

§ 1152-a. New York state public water supply report. The department, shall prepare an annual New York state public water supply report. Such report shall consist of a compilation and analysis of the information and data submitted by water suppliers pursuant to the provisions of …

§ 1153. Rules and regulations. The department shall have the power to make any rules and regulations that are necessary and appropriate to carrying out the purposes of this title.

§ 1160. Definitions. As used in this section: 1. "Allocation" means the amount of moneys allocated to reduce a recipient's or group of recipients' total financing costs for one or more eligible projects. 2. "Construction" means the erection, building, acquisition, alteration, re…

§ 1161. Eligible projects; priority ranking. Subject to the provisions of section thirty-two of the chapter of the laws of 1996 which added this section, in consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation, the commissioner shall establish and maintain a list of …

§ 1162. Financial assistance; criteria and standards; regulations. 1. The corporation is authorized to promulgate regulations, developed in consultation with the commissioner and the director of the division of the budget, for the purpose of carrying out its responsibilities und…

§ 1163. Financing agreements. The corporation and any recipient having the power to contract with respect to the financing of an eligible project may enter into a loan or other financing agreement providing for the construction and financing of eligible projects. The corporation…

§ 1164. Inspection and certification. The corporation shall provide the means of ensuring compliance by recipients with each financing agreement by: 1. Retaining the right to inspect and review work on each eligible project in progress and upon completion, and determining whethe…

§ 1165. Noncompliance; notification. In the event the work completed pursuant to a financing agreement or loan agreement is deemed not in compliance with such agreement, the corporation shall expeditiously notify the recipient of such non-compliance and indicate the reasons for …

§ 1166. Implementation agreements. For the purpose of implementing the drinking water revolving fund program set forth in this title and section twelve hundred eighty-five-m of the public authorities law, and ensuring compliance with the requirements of the state sanitary code, …

§ 1167. Financial assistance; recipients. The corporation may provide financial assistance to recipients pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision four of section twelve hundred eighty-five-m of the public authorities law from any available moneys in the fund other than the proce…

§ 1167-a. Reimbursement of state assistance payments or grants made to municipality or recipient; admissibility of state assistance payments or grants as collateral source. 1. A municipality or recipient that: (a) receives a state assistance payment/grant from the corporation fo…

§ 1168. Construction contracts; designations. The contracts for the construction of eligible projects constructed and financed pursuant to a financing agreement shall be subject to the requirements and provisions of article fifteen-A of the executive law and, for such purposes, …

§ 1169. Compliance with other laws. Nothing contained in this title shall be held to alter or abridge the powers and duties of the department of environmental conservation.

§ 12. Violations of health laws or regulations; penalties and injunctions. * 1. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subdivision, any person who violates, disobeys or disregards any term or provision of this chapter or of any lawful notice, order or regulatio…

§ 12-a. Formal hearings; notice and procedure. 1. The commissioner, or any person designated by him for this purpose, may issue subpoenas and administer oaths in connection with any hearing or investigation under or pursuant to this chapter, and it shall be the duty of the commi…

§ 12-b. Wilful violation of health laws. 1. A person who wilfully violates or refuses or omits to comply with any lawful order or regulation prescribed by any local board of health or local health officer, is guilty of a misdemeanor; except, however, that where such order or reg…

§ 12-c. Obstructing health officer in performance of his duty. A person who wilfully opposes or obstructs a health officer or physician charged with enforcement of the health laws, in performing any legal duty, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 12-d. Filing of certain information by medical facilities. 1. In the event a medical facility fails to file the required financial and statistical reports, or specific additional data related to the rate setting process, on or before the prescribed due dates, or as the same ma…

§ 13. Enforcement: against officers. The performance of any duty or\nthe doing of any act enjoined, prescribed or required by this chapter,\nmay be enforced by a proceeding pursuant to article seventy-eight of the\ncivil practice law and rules at the instance of the department o…