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                                  2851

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2011
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Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to establishing a
  hazardous materials  emergency  response  unit  demonstration  project
  within the county of Westchester and making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section 1.   The general municipal law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 209-ff to read as follows:
  S  209-FF.  WESTCHESTER  COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
UNIT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 1. THERE IS HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  WITHIN  THE
COUNTY  OF  WESTCHESTER,  A  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. SUCH PROJECT  SHALL  BE  ADMINISTERED  UNDER  THE
DIRECTION  OF  THE  CITY  OF YONKERS FIRE DEPARTMENT IN COOPERATION WITH
SUCH OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AS NECESSARY TO INSURE PROPER  COVERAGE  AND
ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
  2.  THE  CITY  OF YONKERS FIRE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
PROMULGATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLAN FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED
TO: THE FORMATION OF AN ANCHOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT WITHIN  THE  CITY
OF  YONKERS  TO SERVICE LOWER WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND ACT AS A MODEL UPON
WHICH SIMILAR UNITS SHALL BE BASED, A SYSTEM FOR THE SELECTION OF  EMER-
GENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL, A SCHEDULE TO INSURE TWENTY-FOUR HOUR STAFFING
OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT BASES, THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL APPARATUS AND
EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PROTECT BOTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL AND THE
PUBLIC  FROM THE UNIQUE DANGER POSED BY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS AND
A SYSTEM FOR THE COLLECTION AND REVIEW OF DATA RELATIVE TO THE HAZARDOUS
MATERIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNIT AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF  SUCH  DATA  TO
OTHER COOPERATING DEPARTMENTS WITHIN WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02776-01-1

              

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  3.  THE COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF YONKERS SHALL, ANNUALLY, REPORT TO
THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE WITH RESPECT TO  THE  ACTIVITY  OF  THE
DEMONSTRATION  PROJECT  AND, TOGETHER WITH SUCH REPORT, MAKE RECOMMENDA-
TIONS AS TO FUTURE NECESSARY LEGISLATION AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE  FOR  ITS
CONTINUANCE.
  S 2. (a) The sum of one million four hundred ninety-eight thousand six
hundred  twenty-three dollars ($1,498,623), or so much thereof as may be
necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state  treas-
ury in the general fund to the credit of the state purposes account, for
the  purpose  of  carrying  out the provisions of this act in accordance
with the provisions of subdivision (b) of this  section.    Such  moneys
shall  be  payable  out  of the state treasury after audit by and on the
warrant of the comptroller upon vouchers certified or  approved  by  the
commissioner  of  the  city of Yonkers fire department, as prescribed by
law.
  (b) The appropriation effected by the provisions of this act shall  be
specifically  designated  for use as follows: (i) three hundred thousand
dollars ($300,000) for start up costs of the subject  project  and  (ii)
one  million  one hundred ninety-eight thousand six hundred twenty-three
dollars ($1,198,623) for manpower expenses of the subject project.
  S 3.   This act shall take effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.