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                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, PAULIN, GALEF, MONTESANO, OTIS, JAFFEE,
   COLTON  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. JOHNS, TITONE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  notifying  local
   officials of the occurrence of certain emergency situations

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 352 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EMERGENCY WHERE AN  IMMINENT  IMPERILMENT
 TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY EXISTS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS
 HE  OR SHE WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE NOTIFIED, THE COUNTY HEALTH COMMISSIONER
 SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS OF THE  EXISTENCE  OF
 SUCH EMERGENCY:
   (A)  THE  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF EACH MUNICIPALITY AFFECTED BY THE
 EMERGENCY;
   (B) EACH MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE  COUNTY  IN  WHICH  THE
 EMERGENCY EXISTS WHO REPRESENTS THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE EMERGENCY; AND
   (C)  WHERE  THE  EMERGENCY  AFFECTS  ANOTHER COUNTY, THE COUNTY HEALTH
 COMMISSIONER OF THE AFFECTED COUNTY OR COUNTIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03275-01-7