§ 16-a. Death benefits due to diesel exposure. Where death is due in
whole or part to any cancer resulting from a hazardous exposure to
diesel exhaust, a claim for death benefits shall not be disallowed as
barred by section eighteen or section twenty-eight of this article if
such claim is filed within one year of the effective date of this
section. Such claims may be filed after such period in accordance with
section eighteen and section twenty-eight of this article.