Bill Text: NY A08387 | 2013-2014 | 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.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-25 - reported referred to ways and means [A08387 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08387-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8387
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- 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    S 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.
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    1    S 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    S  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    S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.