Senate Bill S5987

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes and administers a supplemental state disaster aid program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S5987 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8318
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §53, St Fin L; amd §29-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1612
2017-2018: A4196

2013-S5987 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a supplemental state disaster aid program within the NYS emergency assistance program to aid municipalities, residents and businesses that have been otherwise denied assistance from the federal government.

2013-S5987 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5987 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5987

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            November 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO,  SEWARD, FARLEY, MAZIARZ, VALESKY -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Rules

AN  ACT to amend the state finance law and the executive law, establish-
  ing and administering a supplemental state disaster aid program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  9  of section 53 of the state finance law is
renumbered subdivision 10 and a new subdivision 9 is added  to  read  as
follows:
  9.  IN  ADDITION  TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION, FUNDS SHALL BE
EXPENDED BY THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR
NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTER PREVENTION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PURSUANT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWENTY-NINE-E OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  S 2. Section 29-e of the executive law, as added by chapter 603 of the
laws of 1993, paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 as amended  by  section  8,
paragraphs (a), (f) and (g) of subdivision 3 as amended by section 9 and
paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 4 as amended by section 10 of part
B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  S 29-e. New  York  state emergency assistance program. 1. For purposes
of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:
  (a) "Infrastructure" shall mean and include publicly owned  storm  and
sanitary  sewers, water supply systems, drainage systems, transportation
systems, roads and bridges.
  (b) "Municipality" shall mean any county, city, village,  or  town  of
the state.
  (c)  "Public  facilities" shall mean and include publicly owned build-
ings, including traditional government buildings, such  as  courthouses,
firehouses, police stations, parks, recreational facilities, and correc-
tional facilities.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11827-02-3

              

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