N.Y. Public Health Law Section 2485
Program to inform and educate the public on low-level radioactive waste

In consultation and cooperation with the advisory committee established pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law § 29-0501 (Citizen advisory committee on permanent disposal facilities siting and disposal method selection)section 29-0501 of the environmental conservation law, and with the department of environmental conservation, the commissioner of health shall plan and carry out a statewide public information program on the public health and safety implications of low-level radioactive waste management. The content of such program shall include a basic explanation of the types of materials which comprise low-level radioactive waste and why such materials require special handling and care; and reasonably detailed explanations of alternative disposal methods and their probable effects.

Source: Section 2485 — Program to inform and educate the public on low-level radioactive waste, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBH/2485 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

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