Senate Bill S8181

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the prevention, response and recovery of flooding on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River

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  • 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-S8181 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6, add Art 5 §100 & §212-a, Mil L; amd §§2, 3 & 18, UDC Act; add Art 17 §250, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3848
2021-2022: S2604
2023-2024: S4526

2017-S8181 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that on request of the sheriff, county legislature, county board of supervisors, mayor of any city or village, or supervisor of a town, the governor may order into active service of the state, all or any part of the organized militia, in accordance with the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River flood prevention, response and recovery program; establishes such program; and relates to the financing of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River flood prevention, response and recovery program.

2017-S8181 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8181 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8181
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 16, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- 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 military law, in relation to  the  Lake  Ontario-St.
   Lawrence River flood prevention, response and recovery program; and to
   amend  the  New  York  state urban development corporation act and the
   state finance law, in  relation  to  financing  the  Lake  Ontario-St.
   Lawrence River flood prevention, response and recovery program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 6 of the military law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  UPON THE REQUEST OF THE SHERIFF OF AN IMPACTED COUNTY, OR UPON THE
 REQUEST OF ANY COUNTY LEGISLATURE OR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN  ANY
 IMPACTED  COUNTY,  OR UPON THE REQUEST OF A MAYOR OF ANY CITY OR VILLAGE
 IN ANY IMPACTED COUNTY, OR UPON THE REQUEST OF A SUPERVISOR OF ANY  TOWN
 IN  ANY  IMPACTED COUNTY, THE GOVERNOR MAY ORDER INTO THE ACTIVE SERVICE
 OF THE STATE, FOR SUCH PERIOD, TO SUCH EXTENT AND IN SUCH MANNER  AS  HE
 MAY DEEM NECESSARY, ALL OR ANY PART OF THE ORGANIZED MILITIA, IN ACCORD-
 ANCE  WITH  THE PROVISIONS AND PURPOSES OF THE LAKE ONTARIO-ST. LAWRENCE
 RIVER FLOOD PREVENTION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PROGRAM AS  SET  FORTH  IN
 ARTICLE  FIVE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  THE  COMPENSATION OF ALL OFFICERS AND
 ENLISTED MEN, WHILE ON DUTY OR ASSEMBLED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
 AND  ALL  EXPENSES  INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DUTY OR AS A RESULT
 THEREOF SHALL BE PAID IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
 TWELVE-A  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION, THE TERM
 "IMPACTED COUNTY" SHALL MEAN  NIAGARA  COUNTY,  ORLEANS  COUNTY,  MONROE
 COUNTY,  WAYNE  COUNTY,  CAYUGA  COUNTY, ONONDAGA COUNTY, OSWEGO COUNTY,
 JEFFERSON COUNTY, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, AND/OR FRANKLIN  COUNTY,  IF  AND
 WHEN  SUCH  COUNTY  OR COUNTIES HAVE SUSTAINED AN IMPACT DUE TO FLOODING
 CAUSED AT LEAST IN PART BY THE RISING LEVELS OF LAKE ONTARIO OR THE  ST.
 LAWRENCE RIVER, OR THEIR ADJOINING WATERWAYS.
   §  2. The military law is amended by adding a new article 5 to read as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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