Bill Text: NY A02603 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to establishing a hazardous materials emergency response unit demonstration project within the county of Westchester and making an appropriation therefor

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to cities [A02603 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A02603-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2603
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 21, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW, BRODSKY, DIAZ -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Cities
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to establishing a
         hazardous materials  emergency  response  unit  demonstration  project
         within the county of Westchester and making an appropriation therefor
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.   The general municipal law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 209-ff to read as follows:
    3    S  209-FF.  WESTCHESTER  COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
    4  UNIT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 1. THERE IS HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  WITHIN  THE
    5  COUNTY  OF  WESTCHESTER,  A  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT
    6  DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. SUCH PROJECT  SHALL  BE  ADMINISTERED  UNDER  THE
    7  DIRECTION  OF  THE  CITY  OF YONKERS FIRE DEPARTMENT IN COOPERATION WITH
    8  SUCH OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AS NECESSARY TO INSURE PROPER  COVERAGE  AND
    9  ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
   10    2.  THE  CITY  OF YONKERS FIRE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
   11  PROMULGATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH
   12  DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED
   13  TO: THE FORMATION OF AN ANCHOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT WITHIN  THE  CITY
   14  OF  YONKERS  TO SERVICE LOWER WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND ACT AS A MODEL UPON
   15  WHICH SIMILAR UNITS SHALL BE BASED, A SYSTEM FOR THE SELECTION OF  EMER-
   16  GENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL, A SCHEDULE TO INSURE TWENTY-FOUR HOUR STAFFING
   17  OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT BASES, THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL APPARATUS AND
   18  EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PROTECT BOTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL AND THE
   19  PUBLIC  FROM THE UNIQUE DANGER POSED BY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS AND
   20  A SYSTEM FOR THE COLLECTION AND REVIEW OF DATA RELATIVE TO THE HAZARDOUS
   21  MATERIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF  SUCH  DATA  TO
   22  OTHER COOPERATING DEPARTMENTS WITHIN WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND THE STATE OF
   23  NEW YORK.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05550-01-9
       A. 2603                             2
    1    3.  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF YONKERS SHALL, ANNUALLY, REPORT TO
    2  THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE WITH RESPECT TO  THE  ACTIVITY  OF  THE
    3  DEMONSTRATION  PROJECT  AND, TOGETHER WITH SUCH REPORT, MAKE RECOMMENDA-
    4  TIONS AS TO FUTURE NECESSARY LEGISLATION AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE  FOR  ITS
    5  CONTINUANCE.
    6    S 2. (a) The sum of one million four hundred ninety-eight thousand six
    7  hundred  twenty-three dollars ($1,498,623), or so much thereof as may be
    8  necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state  treas-
    9  ury in the general fund to the credit of the state purposes account, for
   10  the  purpose  of  carrying  out the provisions of this act in accordance
   11  with the provisions of subdivision (b) of this  section.    Such  moneys
   12  shall  be  payable  out  of the state treasury after audit by and on the
   13  warrant of the comptroller upon vouchers certified or  approved  by  the
   14  commissioner  of  the  city of Yonkers fire department, as prescribed by
   15  law.
   16    (b) The appropriation effected by the provisions of this act shall  be
   17  specifically  designated  for use as follows: (i) three hundred thousand
   18  dollars ($300,000) for start up costs of the subject  project  and  (ii)
   19  one  million  one hundred ninety-eight thousand six hundred twenty-three
   20  dollars ($1,198,623) for manpower expenses of the subject project.
   21    S 3.   This act shall take effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
   22  succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.