S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5799
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 3, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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 exempting utility
workers from state and local traveling bans during declared emergen-
cies
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph 13 of paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section
2 22 of the executive law, as amended by section 3 of part B of chapter 56
3 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
4 (13) control of ingress and egress to and from a disaster area,
5 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXEMPTING FROM TRAVEL BANS THOSE ESSENTIAL
6 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PERSONNEL WHO ARE SUMMONED TO ASSIST IN EMERGENCY
7 SERVICES, SUCH AS UTILITY WORKERS WHO NEED TO REACH DECLARED EMERGENCY
8 AREAS IN ORDER TO PERFORM TASKS RELATED TO THE RESTORATION AND/OR MAIN-
9 TENANCE OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE;
10 S 2. Subparagraph 13 of paragraph b of subdivision 7 of section 23 of
11 the executive law, as amended by section 4 of part B of chapter 56 of
12 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
13 (13) control of ingress and egress to and from a disaster area,
14 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXEMPTING FROM TRAVEL BANS THOSE ESSENTIAL
15 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PERSONNEL WHO ARE SUMMONED TO ASSIST IN EMERGENCY
16 SERVICES, SUCH AS UTILITY WORKERS WHO NEED TO REACH DECLARED EMERGENCY
17 AREAS IN ORDER TO PERFORM TASKS RELATED TO THE RESTORATION AND/OR MAIN-
18 TENANCE OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE;
19 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11473-01-5