Bill Text: NY J00154 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 1-7, 2023, as Hurricane Preparedness Week in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-10 - ADOPTED [J00154 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00154-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 154

BY: Senator PARKER

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        May 1-7, 2023, as Hurricane Preparedness Week in the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS, 84 tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the State
of New York since the 17th Century; and

  WHEREAS, Hurricane season officially begins on June 1st and ends  on
November 30th; and

  WHEREAS,  The  127  miles  of  New York coastline along the Atlantic
Ocean are most  vulnerable  during  the  months  of  August,  September,
October, and November; and

  WHEREAS,   The   devastating  impact  of  hurricanes  have  taken  a
financial, physical and emotional toll on  the  citizenry  of  New  York
State in recent years; and

  WHEREAS,  On  August  28,  2011,  Hurricane  Irene  tragically  made
landfall in the State of New York as a tropical storm with winds  of  70
mph, causing over $296 million in damages and 10 fatalities; and

  WHEREAS,  On  October  29,  2012,  one  of  the darkest times in our
State's history, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the State of New York,
causing over $18 billion in damages and 53 fatalities; and

  WHEREAS, Hurricane Sandy caused a record 14.41 foot storm  surge  at
Battery  Park,  New York City, flooding various parts of Lower Manhattan
including tunnels and subway systems, making them inoperable for  weeks;
as of late 2018 some are still damaged; the immediate aftermath included
widespread  flooding, massive power outages and a system-wide disruption
of mass transit service; and

  WHEREAS, Both public and private entities  have  worked  to  develop
emergency   response   and  recovery  plans  in  accordance  with  local
jurisdictions and local emergency  management  offices  to  protect  our
State's communities and constituency; and

  WHEREAS, The best defense is preparedness and public education about
the  dangers  of high winds, storm surge, and flooding that may occur in
conjunction with a hurricane; preparedness is everyone's responsibility;
and

  WHEREAS, The National Weather Service has designated the week of May
1, 2023, as National Hurricane Preparedness Week; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  May  1-7,  2023,  as
Hurricane Preparedness Week in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York.