Senate Bill S1519

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "natural disaster preparedness and mitigation act"

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S1519 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1741
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Exec L, generally; add §§5-a & 5-c, Pub Serv L; add §2806-c, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3761
2015-2016: S5271, A8390

2017-S1519 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "natural disaster preparedness and mitigation act" providing for enhanced disaster preparedness and recovery from disasters.

2017-S1519 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1519 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1519
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  AVELLA,  ADDABBO, CARLUCCI, KLEIN, SAVINO -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the public service law and the public
   health law, in relation to enacting the "natural disaster preparedness
   and mitigation act"
 
   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
 the "natural disaster preparedness and mitigation act".
   §  2.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature hereby finds that due to
 changes in climate and weather patterns, large areas of the  state  have
 been severely impacted by repeated hurricanes, tropical storms and other
 weather  related natural disasters during the past few years. The condi-
 tions created by these hurricanes, tropical  storms  and  other  weather
 related  natural  disasters  have  imposed  severe  economic, social and
 infrastructure damages to those areas and populaces affected.
   Therefore, the legislature declares  that  the  state,  its  political
 subdivisions,  public  utilities and health care facilities must improve
 their preparations for, responses to and recovery from future disasters.
 This act requires enhanced planning, preparation and mitigation  efforts
 for  possible  future  natural  disasters. Natural disaster planning, on
 both the state and local levels, by state and local governments,  utili-
 ties  and  health  care  facilities  should be comprehensive and include
 emergency service organizations which  are  involved  in  mitigation  of
 damage  and  recovery  from  disasters  at  all levels. Furthermore, the
 responses to disasters must be quick, well coordinated and comprehensive
 so as to minimize the loss of life, human suffering, property  loss  and
 reduction in business activity. Finally, both public and private infras-
 tructures  should  be  designed  and  constructed to minimize the damage

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01048-01-7
              

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