Senate Bill S5266

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5266

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2011
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Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  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  local  disaster
  preparedness plans

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

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 20 of the executive
law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter  56  of  the  laws  of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  a.  "disaster"  means  occurrence or imminent threat of wide spread or
severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property  resulting  from  any
natural  or man-made causes, including, but not limited to, fire, flood,
earthquake, hurricane, tornado, high water, landslide,  mudslide,  wind,
storm,  wave action, volcanic activity, epidemic, air contamination, ACT
OF terrorism, INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, OR RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM,
cyber event, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, radiological acci-
dent, nuclear, chemical, biological, or bacteriological  release,  water
contamination, bridge failure or bridge collapse.
  S  2.  Subdivision 6 of section 23 of the executive law, as amended by
section 4 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of  2010,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  6. All plans for comprehensive emergency management developed by local
governments  or  any  revisions  thereto  shall COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AND be submitted to the commission  by
December  thirty-first  of each year to facilitate state coordination of
disaster operations.
  S 3. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section  23  of
the  executive  law,  as amended by section 4 of part B of chapter 56 of
the laws of 2010, is amended and eight new subparagraphs 5, 6, 7, 8,  9,
10, 11 and 12 are added to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (4)  such  other measures as reasonably can be taken to protect lives,
prevent disasters, and reduce their impact[.];
  (5) A ROSTER OF VOLUNTEER MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN THE COUNTY WHO WOULD BE
AVAILABLE  TO  RESPOND  TO  DISASTERS AND HAVE A PROCEDURE TO COORDINATE
SUCH VOLUNTEERS;
  (6) ASSESSMENT AS TO THE EXTENT OF EACH  COUNTY'S  HEALTHCARE  INFRAS-
TRUCTURE  WHICH  INCLUDES  THE AMOUNT OF HOSPITAL BEDS, DOCTOR'S OFFICES
AND EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO A DISASTER AREA;
  (7) DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING DISEASE  OR  EXPOSURE  DATA
IMMEDIATELY AS A RESULT OF A DISASTER;
  (8)  IDENTIFICATION  OF A LOCAL STOCKPILE OF PHARMACEUTICALS AVAILABLE
IN THE COUNTY, IF AVAILABLE, AND IDENTIFY HOW  TO  INTEGRATE  STATE  AND
FEDERAL STOCKPILES INTO THE LOCAL SUPPLY;
  (9)  IDENTIFICATION  AND COORDINATION OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGAN-
IZATIONS TO BE USED FOLLOWING A DISASTER;
  (10) DESIGNATING A COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIAL AS THE  HEALTH  RISK  COMMU-
NICATOR;
  (11) CREATION OF DRILLS TO BE USED TO TEST SUCH PLANS; AND
  (12)  ASSESSMENT  AS  TO  THE  PLANNING  FOR AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of June  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.