Bill Text: NY A03277 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes and directs certain cities to conduct a study on the preparedness and readiness of such city to react and respond to certain disasters.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to cities [A03277 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03277-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3277
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 29, 2019
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        Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WEPRIN --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
        AN  ACT  in relation to authorizing and directing certain cities in this
          state to conduct a study on the preparedness  and  readiness  of  such
          city to react and respond to certain disasters
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Every city in this state with a population  of  ninety-five
     2  thousand  or  more  shall,  in cooperation with the commissioner and the
     3  director, be authorized and directed to conduct a study on the prepared-
     4  ness and readiness of such city to react  and  respond  to  a  disaster,
     5  whether natural or man made, affecting that portion of the state's power
     6  grid  located  within  such  city.   In conducting such study, each city
     7  shall analyze:
     8    1. the ability of such city to maintain vital services throughout such
     9  city;
    10    2. the ability of  hospitals  located  within  such  city  to  provide
    11  services  to patients, including the transport or evacuation of patients
    12  to other facilities;
    13    3. the ability to maintain the integrity of computer systems  operated
    14  by institutions located within such city;
    15    4. the sufficiency of backup power generating systems;
    16    5.  the  preparedness  and readiness of first responders for immediate
    17  deployment to help people in need;
    18    6. the preparedness and readiness of law enforcement; and
    19    7. any further analysis that the commissioner or  the  director  deems
    20  relevant and necessary.
    21    § 2. When conducting a study required by section one of this act, each
    22  such  city  shall,  as its primary focus, determine those areas in which
    23  the ability of such city to react and respond  to  such  a  disaster  is
    24  inefficient, ineffectual or otherwise inadequate.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06302-01-9
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     1    §  3. Each city required to conduct a study pursuant to this act shall
     2  submit a report to the governor and the legislature  setting  forth  its
     3  analysis  and  the  determinations made as a result of such study within
     4  one year of the effective date of this act.
     5    §  4.  For purposes of this act the term "commissioner" shall mean the
     6  commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services
     7  and the term "director" shall mean the director of the office  of  emer-
     8  gency management within such division.
     9    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.