Assembly Bill A5233

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the director of the office of homeland security to conduct a review of the security of metropolitan transportation authority facilities

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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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2009-A5233 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §709, add §716, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1649
2013-2014: A2449
2015-2016: A276
2017-2018: A1343
2019-2020: A4865
2021-2022: A574
2023-2024: A6062

2009-A5233 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the director of the office of homeland security to conduct a review and analysis of the security measures taken at the transportation facilities of the metropolitan transportation authority and its subsidiaries; requires such director to issue confidential reports of his or her findings and recommendations.

2009-A5233 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5233

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GIANARIS,  JOHN,  PERALTA, GALEF, ESPAILLAT,
  EDDINGTON, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  BRENNAN,
  DESTITO,  DIAZ,  HOOPER, MAYERSOHN, MILLMAN, PERRY, PHEFFER, ROBINSON,
  SWEENEY -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Governmental
  Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to creation of security
  measures for the transportation facilities of the metropolitan  trans-
  portation authority

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (q) of subdivision 2 of section 709 of the execu-
tive law, as separately amended by chapters 537 and 620 of the  laws  of
2005, is amended to read as follows:
  (q) request from any department, division, office, commission or other
agency  of the state or any political subdivision thereof, OR ANY PUBLIC
AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, and the same are authorized  to
provide,  such  assistance,  services and data as may be required by the
office of homeland security in carrying out the purposes of  this  arti-
cle, subject to applicable laws, rules, and regulations; and
  S  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 716 to read
as follows:
  S 716. PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTA-
TION AUTHORITY FACILITIES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF
LAW,  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY SHALL CONDUCT A
REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY THE  METROPOLITAN  TRANS-
PORTATION  AUTHORITY  AND  ANY OTHER AGENCY OR AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OR
ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF AND, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, OF ANY
FEDERAL ENTITY, TO  PROTECT  THE  SECURITY  OF  CRITICAL  INFRASTRUCTURE
RELATED  TO  THE  TRANSPORTATION  FACILITIES,  WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THOSE
FACILITIES SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION  TWELVE  HUNDRED
SIXTY-ONE  OF  THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  LAW AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE, FOR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05710-01-9
              

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