Bill Text: NY S02563 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Includes acts of terrorism including biological, chemical or radiological terrorism within the definition of disaster for the purpose of local disaster preparedness plans; adds to what must be included within a county disaster preparedness plan.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S02563 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S02563-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2563
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 22, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. BALL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
ty and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to local disaster
preparedness plans
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 20 of the executive
2 law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of
3 2010, is amended to read as follows:
4 a. "disaster" means occurrence or imminent threat of wide spread or
5 severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any
6 natural or man-made causes, including, but not limited to, fire, flood,
7 earthquake, hurricane, tornado, high water, landslide, mudslide, wind,
8 storm, wave action, volcanic activity, epidemic, air contamination, ACT
9 OF terrorism, INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, OR RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM,
10 cyber event, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, radiological acci-
11 dent, nuclear, chemical, biological, or bacteriological release, water
12 contamination, bridge failure or bridge collapse.
13 S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 23 of the executive law, as amended by
14 section 4 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
15 read as follows:
16 6. All plans for comprehensive emergency management developed by local
17 governments or any revisions thereto shall COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL
18 INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AND be submitted to the commission by
19 December thirty-first of each year to facilitate state coordination of
20 disaster operations.
21 S 3. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section 23 of
22 the executive law, as amended by section 4 of part B of chapter 56 of
23 the laws of 2010, is amended and eight new subparagraphs 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
24 10, 11 and 12 are added to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (4) such other measures as reasonably can be taken to protect lives,
2 prevent disasters, and reduce their impact[.];
3 (5) A ROSTER OF VOLUNTEER MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THE COUNTY WHO WOULD BE
4 AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO DISASTERS AND HAVE A PROCEDURE TO COORDINATE
5 SUCH VOLUNTEERS;
6 (6) ASSESSMENT AS TO THE EXTENT OF EACH COUNTY'S HEALTHCARE INFRAS-
7 TRUCTURE WHICH INCLUDES THE AMOUNT OF HOSPITAL BEDS, DOCTOR'S OFFICES
8 AND EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO A DISASTER AREA;
9 (7) DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING DISEASE OR EXPOSURE DATA
10 IMMEDIATELY AS A RESULT OF A DISASTER;
11 (8) IDENTIFICATION OF A LOCAL STOCKPILE OF PHARMACEUTICALS AVAILABLE
12 IN THE COUNTY, IF AVAILABLE, AND IDENTIFY HOW TO INTEGRATE STATE AND
13 FEDERAL STOCKPILES INTO THE LOCAL SUPPLY;
14 (9) IDENTIFICATION AND COORDINATION OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGAN-
15 IZATIONS TO BE USED FOLLOWING A DISASTER;
16 (10) DESIGNATING A COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIAL AS THE HEALTH RISK COMMU-
17 NICATOR;
18 (11) CREATION OF DRILLS TO BE USED TO TEST SUCH PLANS; AND
19 (12) ASSESSMENT AS TO THE PLANNING FOR AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
20 NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
21 S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of June next succeeding
22 the date on which it shall have become a law.
