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 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.