Senate Bill S5699

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the division of homeland security and emergency services to conduct review and analysis of security measures at rail yards and issue related reports and recommendations

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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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2021-S5699 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §719, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8379
2019-2020: S2752
2023-2024: S2737

2021-S5699 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to conduct a review and analysis of security measures at rail yards and to issue related reports and recommendations.

2021-S5699 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5699
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 directing the division
   of homeland security and emergency services to conduct  a  review  and
   analysis of security measures at rail yards
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 719 to
 read as follows:
   § 719. PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; RAIL YARDS. 1.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AND SUBJECT TO THE  AVAILABILITY  OF
 AN  APPROPRIATION, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SHALL CONDUCT A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS  OF  MEASURES
 BEING  TAKEN  BY  THE  OWNERS  AND OPERATORS OF RAIL YARDS FACILITIES TO
 PROTECT THE SECURITY OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO SUCH  FACILI-
 TIES. SUCH COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW ALL AUDITS OR
 REPORTS RELATED TO THE SECURITY OF SUCH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUD-
 ING  ALL  SUCH  AUDITS  OR  REPORTS MANDATED BY STATE AND FEDERAL LAW OR
 REGULATION, INCLUDING  SPILL  PREVENTION  REPORTS  AND  RISK  MANAGEMENT
 PLANS,  AUDITS AND REPORTS CONDUCTED AT THE REQUEST OF ANY FEDERAL ENTI-
 TY, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY OR AUTHORITY  OF  THE  STATE  OR  ANY  POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION  THEREOF,  AND  REPORTS  PREPARED BY OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF
 SUCH FACILITIES AS REQUIRED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. THE OWNERS  AND  OPERA-
 TORS  OF SUCH RAIL YARD FACILITIES SHALL, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY FEDERAL
 AND STATE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE DISSEMINATION OF SUCH  INFORMATION,
 PROVIDE  ACCESS TO THE COMMISSIONER TO SUCH AUDITS AND REPORTS REGARDING
 SUCH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  EXCLUSIVE  CUSTODY  AND
 CONTROL  OF  SUCH AUDITS AND REPORTS SHALL REMAIN SOLELY WITH THE OWNERS
 AND OPERATORS OF SUCH FACILITIES TO THE EXTENT NOT INCONSISTENT WITH ANY
 OTHER LAW. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION  "CRITICAL  INFRASTRUCTURE"
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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