§ 14-f. Transportation of hazardous materials. 1. The commissioner of\ntransportation is hereby authorized to promote safety in the\ntransportation of hazardous materials by all modes of transportation,\nand in connection therewith shall:\n (a) Have the power to make rules and regulations governing\ntransportation of hazardous materials, which shall mean a substance or\nmaterial in a quantity and form which may pose an unreasonable risk to\nhealth and safety or property when transported in commerce, by all modes\nas defined by the rules and regulations of the department.\n Such rules and regulations shall be no less protective of public\nsafety than the rules and regulations promulgated by the federal\ngovernment with respect to the transportation of hazardous materials.\nThe regulations shall set forth the criteria for identifying and\nlisting, and a list of hazardous materials subject to this section as\nmay be amended by the commissioner of transportation from time to time\nin a manner consistent with the state administrative procedure act and\nconsistent with those substances and materials designated by the United\nStates secretary of transportation as hazardous under section 5103 of\ntitle 49 of the United States code as amended from time to time,\nincluding those designated as hazardous in the hazardous materials table\nset forth in section 172.101 and materials that meet the defining\ncriteria for hazard classes and divisions in part 173 of subchapter C of\ntitle 49 of the code of federal regulations as amended from time to\ntime. Such regulations shall include specifications for marking and\nplacarding of vehicles transporting hazardous materials as will be\napplied pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision three of this section.\nThe regulations promulgated hereunder shall include notice that a\nviolation of the rules and regulations is subject to a fine or a period\nof imprisonment, and the rules and regulations shall set forth the\npenalty provisions contained in subdivision four of this section.\nProvided, however, that all local laws or ordinances, except those of\ncities having a population of one million or more, regulating the\ntransportation of flammable liquids in trucks, trailers or\nsemi-trailers, are hereby superseded and without force and hereafter no\nsuch local law or ordinance shall be adopted to regulate or control the\nequipment or means of transporting flammable liquids in trucks, trailers\nor semi-trailers.\n For the purposes of this section, a "vehicle" shall mean every device\nin which property may be transported upon a highway, stationary rails or\ntracks, or on the navigable waterways of the state.\n (b) Have power to enforce said rules and regulations through the use\nof department staff or others pursuant to cooperative agreement.\n (c) Have power and is hereby authorized to enter into cooperative\nagreements with agencies of this and other states and of the federal\ngovernment in relation to enforcement of said rules and regulations.\n (d) Consult with and receive the full cooperation from the\ncommissioner of environmental conservation and other agencies in order\nto aid the commissioner of transportation in establishing an information\nsystem capable of identifying the amount and type of hazardous materials\ntransported in New York, and the methods used for transporting such\nmaterials. This system shall be established and maintained in order to\nassess the volume and potential danger of hazardous materials\ntransported in commerce, by all modes.\n (e) Establish and publicize, after consultation with the commissioner\nof environmental conservation, a public education program to provide\npublications and technical assistance regarding the regulations\ngoverning the transportation of hazardous materials.\n (f) Develop a training program for the state police and environmental\nconservation officers in order to aid such officers in the enforcement\nof the rules and regulations made purs
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