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Assembly Bill A6164

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires dissemination of local disaster preparedness plans to residents for free, including N.Y. city and Long Island

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2015-A6164 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23, Exec L; amd §497, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7296
2011-2012: A5769
2013-2014: A4531

2015-A6164 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires dissemination of local disaster preparedness plans to residents for free, including NYC and Long Island.

2015-A6164 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6164

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BORELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MURRAY
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law and the  New  York  city  charter,  in
  relation to public dissemination of local disaster preparedness plans

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

  Section 1. 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 be submitted to  the  commis-
sion  by  December thirty-first of each year to facilitate state coordi-
nation of disaster operations. COPIES OF SUCH PLANS SHALL BE MADE AVAIL-
ABLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. NO FEE FOR SUCH  COPIES
SHALL BE CHARGED.
  S  2.  Subdivision  d  of section 497 of the New York city charter, as
added by a vote of the people of the city of New  York  at  the  general
election  held  in  November of 2001, section 3 of proposal number 6, is
amended to read as follows:
  d. prepare plans for responding to emergency conditions and  potential
incidents,  including but not limited to plans for the implementation of
such emergency orders as may be approved by the mayor to protect  public
safety  and  facilitate  the rapid response and mobilization of agencies
and  resources,  AND  MAKE  FREE  COPIES  OF  SUCH  PLANS  AVAILABLE  TO
RESIDENTS;
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05782-01-5

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