New York Environmental Conservation Law Section 17-1001 - Legislative findings and declarations.

17-1001. Legislative findings and declarations.
The  legislature  finds  and declares that the lands and waters of New
  York state constitute an irreplaceable resource upon  which  is  founded
  the  well-being  of  public  health,  economic  vitality and the state's
  environment; that these resources may  be  contaminated  by  spills  and
  leaks  of  petroleum  from  active  and abandoned petroleum bulk storage
  facilities; that once contaminated the quality of these resources cannot
  be completely restored to their original state; and  that  contamination
  of  these  resources  must  be  prevented through improved safeguards in
  storage and handling.
The legislature declares these spills and leaks to be a threat to  the
  public  welfare of the state and hereby exercises the power of the state
  to  prevent  these  spills  and  leaks  from   occurring   through   the
  establishment  of  a  state  petroleum  bulk  storage  code  for new and
  substantially modified facilities.

Last modified: February 3, 2019