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Assembly Bill A336

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the development of individual site specific disaster preparedness plans for nuclear power plants operating within the state

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2009-A336 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S227
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง23-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5080, S4258
2013-2014: A2390, S2281
2015-2016: A161
2017-2018: A966

2009-A336 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state emergency management office to undertake a complete review of existing disaster preparedness plans; provides for the development of individual site specific disaster preparedness plans for nuclear power plants operating within the state.

2009-A336 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 227                                                    A. 336

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Veterans,
  Homeland Security and Military Affairs

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to disaster preparedness
  plans for nuclear power plants

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

  Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new section 23-c
to read as follows:
  S 23-C. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANS. THE NEW  YORK
STATE  EMERGENCY  MANAGEMENT  OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH NUCLEAR POWER
PLANTS OPERATING WITHIN THIS STATE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
COORDINATE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF  DISASTER  PREPAREDNESS  PLANS  FOR
SUCH  POWER PLANTS AND, UPON COMPLETION OF SUCH REVIEW, DEVELOP INDIVID-
UAL SITE SPECIFIC DISASTER PREPAREDNESS  PLANS  FOR  EACH  SUCH  NUCLEAR
POWER  PLANT.  THE  REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
PLANS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
  1. THE REASONABLE TIME NECESSARY TO EVACUATE AN  AREA  SURROUNDING  AN
AREA GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE POPULATION RESIDING IN SUCH AREA;
  2.  THE  LOCATION  TO  WHICH PEOPLE MAY BE EVACUATED IN THE EVENT OF A
DISASTER;
  3. THE FEASIBILITY OF EVACUATING AREAS WITHIN FIFTY MILES OF  A  POWER
PLANT IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE CORE DAMAGE ACCIDENT;
  4.  THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN SAFELY RETURNING
SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH THEIR PARENTS;
  5. THE ISOLATION FROM CONSUMPTION OF CONTAMINATED FOOD AND WATER;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01023-01-9

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