Bill Text: NY A00336 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to disaster preparedness plans for nuclear power plants
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A00336 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A00336-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 227 A. 336 2009-2010 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to disaster preparedness plans for nuclear power plants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 23-c 2 to read as follows: 3 S 23-C. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANS. THE NEW YORK 4 STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH NUCLEAR POWER 5 PLANTS OPERATING WITHIN THIS STATE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO 6 COORDINATE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANS FOR 7 SUCH POWER PLANTS AND, UPON COMPLETION OF SUCH REVIEW, DEVELOP INDIVID- 8 UAL SITE SPECIFIC DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANS FOR EACH SUCH NUCLEAR 9 POWER PLANT. THE REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS 10 PLANS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 11 1. THE REASONABLE TIME NECESSARY TO EVACUATE AN AREA SURROUNDING AN 12 AREA GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION RESIDING IN SUCH AREA; 13 2. THE LOCATION TO WHICH PEOPLE MAY BE EVACUATED IN THE EVENT OF A 14 DISASTER; 15 3. THE FEASIBILITY OF EVACUATING AREAS WITHIN FIFTY MILES OF A POWER 16 PLANT IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE CORE DAMAGE ACCIDENT; 17 4. THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN SAFELY RETURNING 18 SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH THEIR PARENTS; 19 5. THE ISOLATION FROM CONSUMPTION OF CONTAMINATED FOOD AND WATER; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01023-01-9 S. 227 2 A. 336 1 6. THE EVACUATION OF PEOPLE FROM HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN 2 WHICH PATIENTS OR RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS OR REQUIRE SPECIAL ATTEN- 3 TION; AND 4 7. THE APPROPRIATENESS AND USEFULNESS OF IMPLEMENTING ANY OTHER DISAS- 5 TER PREPAREDNESS PLAN OR OTHER PLAN IN THE EVENT OF A NUCLEAR POWER 6 PLANT DISASTER. 7 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.