Bill Text: NY A00336 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 336 (Prior Session Legislation)

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
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           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.