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Assembly Bill A8155

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Extends the time for filing a notice of claim against the state for injuries sustained by persons who participated in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup

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2009-A8155 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Court of Claims Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §10, Ct Claims Act; amd §50-e, Gen Muni L

2009-A8155 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the time for filing a notice of claim for injuries suffered as a result of participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations and sustained such injuries during such participation.

2009-A8155 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8155

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to amend the court of claims act and the general municipal law,
  in relation to extending the time  to  file  a  notice  of  claim  for
  certain  persons  who  sustained injury as a result of the World Trade
  Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations

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

  Section  1.  Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Jimmy Nolan's Law".
  S 2. Section 10 of the court of claims act is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A
PARTICIPANT IN WORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS
SHALL HAVE ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION TO  FILE
A NOTICE OF CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR INJURIES SUFFERED AS
A RESULT OF SUCH PARTICIPATION.
  (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
  (1)  "PARTICIPANT  IN  WORLD  TRADE CENTER RESCUE, RECOVERY OR CLEANUP
OPERATIONS" MEANS ANY EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER THAT:
  (I) PARTICIPATED IN THE RESCUE, RECOVERY OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS AT  THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE; OR
  (II)  WORKED  AT  THE  NEW YORK CITY MORGUE OR THE TEMPORARY MORGUE ON
PIER LOCATIONS ON THE WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN AFTER  SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH,
TWO THOUSAND ONE; OR
  (III)  WORKED ON THE BARGES BETWEEN THE WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN AND THE
FRESH KILLS LAND FILL IN NEW YORK CITY  AFTER  SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH,  TWO
THOUSAND ONE.
  (2)  "WORLD  TRADE  CENTER  SITE" MEANS ANYWHERE BELOW A LINE STARTING
FROM THE HUDSON RIVER AND CANAL STREET; EAST ON  CANAL  STREET  TO  PIKE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00990-02-9

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