Assembly Actions -
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May 04, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7699
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S7699 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10953
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Commissions
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A4303
2013-2014: A3477
2015-2016: A3133
2009-S7699 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the NYS Electromagnetic Critical Infrastructure Protection Commission to study and investigate EMP threats to NYS infrastructures, gather information, make recommendations and inform local governments and agencies about the hazards of natural and man-made EMP events.
2009-S7699 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7699 TITLE OF BILL : An act establishing the New York state electromagnetic pulse critical infrastructure protection commission PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to create the New York State EMP Critical Infrastructure Protection Commission. The Commission is charged with identifying any necessary steps that it believes should be taken by New York State to protect its civilian systems from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) event. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : 1. Study the findings and recommendations of the Congressional Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States of America from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack (the EMP Commission); the Congressional Commission on Strategic Posture of the United States regarding EMP, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and other related EMP findings and materials that are available. 2. Analyze the feasibility and cost of hardening civilian infrastructure systems against EMP events, the costs impacting state and local government revenues if infrastructures remain unprotected, and the financial benefits of protecting the critical infrastructures. 3. Review recommendations calling for the
2009-S7699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7699 I N S E N A T E May 4, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT establishing the New York state electromagnetic pulse critical infrastructure protection commission THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Commission established. A commission to be known as the New York state electromagnetic pulse critical infrastructure protection commission, hereafter referred to as the commission, is hereby estab- lished to identify any necessary steps that it believes should be taken by New York state to protect its civilian systems from an electromagnet- ic pulse (EMP) event. Such commission shall educate itself about EMP and EMP threats and vulnerabilities to New York state's infrastructures, gather facts as needed, make recommendations, and inform local agencies and governments about the hazards of natural and man-made EMP events. Furthermore, the commission shall assess the dangers from all EMP threats and this shall include developing a plan to protect the state from an EMP event, as well as responding to the aftermath and recovery after such an event. S 2. Specifically, the commission shall: 1. study the findings and recommendations of the congressional commis- sion to assess the threat to the United States of America from electro- magnetic pulse attack (the EMP commission); the congressional commission on strategic posture of the United States regarding EMP, the national academy of sciences and the national fire protection association (NFPA) and other related EMP findings and materials that are available with regard to the following: (a) the vulnerability of New York state's civilian systems to natural and man-made EMP events, giving special attention to the vulnerability of the civilian infrastructure as a matter of emergency preparedness; (b) identify and assess the critical infrastructure within or impact- ing New York state that is vulnerable to EMP, whether natural or man- made, which at a minimum will include the following: (i) infrastructure commonality; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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