Bill Text: NY S05350 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Enacts the New York State government continuity act of 2009.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S05350 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S05350-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5350
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 27, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen. LEIBELL -- 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 the  establishment  of
         the New York state government continuity act of 2009
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
    2  state government continuity act of 2009".
    3    S  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 716 to read
    4  as follows:
    5    S 716. GOVERNMENT CONTINUITY PROGRAM.  THE NEW YORK  STATE  OFFICE  OF
    6  HOMELAND  SECURITY  IS  HEREBY  DIRECTED TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND
    7  STUDY ON THE ISSUE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW YORK  STATE  GOVERNMENT
    8  CONTINUITY  PROGRAM.  SUCH INVESTIGATION AND STUDY SHALL BE COMPLETED ON
    9  OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN. WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF
   10  THE COMPLETION OF SUCH INVESTIGATION  AND  STUDY,  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE
   11  OFFICE  OF HOMELAND SECURITY SHALL COMPLETE AND DELIVER, TO THE CHAIR OF
   12  THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY  AND  MILI-
   13  TARY AFFAIRS AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON GOVERN-
   14  MENTAL  OPERATIONS, A REPORT ON SUCH INVESTIGATION AND STUDY, CONTAINING
   15  RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF  A  NEW  YORK
   16  STATE GOVERNMENT CONTINUITY PROGRAM.  SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL INCLUDE
   17  WHAT  MEASURES  NEED  TO  BE TAKEN BY NEW YORK STATE TO ESTABLISH SUCH A
   18  PROGRAM, WHAT LAWS SHOULD BE  AMENDED  OR  ADDED  TO  ESTABLISH  SUCH  A
   19  PROGRAM,  AND  WHAT  FISCAL  RESOURCES WOULD NEED TO BE APPROPRIATED AND
   20  EXPENDED, IF ANY, TO ESTABLISH SUCH A PROGRAM.
   21    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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