STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4745 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to a centralized database for participation in response to a declared state emergency 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 719 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 719. Centralized database for participation in emergency response. 4 Within six months of the effective date of this section, the division 5 shall create and maintain a centralized database of companies and organ- 6 izations that can be part of the state's emergency response system to 7 provide goods and services during a period of emergency or disaster 8 declared by the governor. The division shall conduct outreach efforts 9 to develop the database that shall function as a clearinghouse to iden- 10 tify businesses and organizations that are able to produce and provide 11 critical products and services which are needed during a period of emer- 12 gency or disaster. The division shall communicate with businesses to 13 facilitate needed production and procurement of and shall coordinate 14 distribution of needed products and services. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06777-01-1