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Jan 19, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S2365
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S2365 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Department
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S3060
2011-S2365 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2365 TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to creating a state civil air patrol board PURPOSE: To ensure that the services and equipment of the New York wing of the civil air patrol should be utilized to their maximum extent through the establishment of a civil air patrol board. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Short Title Section 2. Declaration of purpose Section 3. Establishment of the civil air patrol board Section 4. Provides for the organization of the board Section 5. Functions, powers and duties of the board JUSTIFICATION: The civil air patrol provides the people of the state of New York, at nominal cost, forest fire protection, disaster relief service, guaranteed communications, and aircraft emergency assistance. In addition, the civil air patrol encourages cadet training, ensuring the continued success of the patrol. Most importantly, the civil air patrol's most obvious benefit is its ability to launch hundreds of aircraft by ground personnel, at a moment's notice. Creation of a
2011-S2365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2365 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEWARD, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT in relation to creating a state civil air patrol board 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 and referred to as the "New York state civil air patrol act". S 2. Declaration of purposes and findings. The legislature finds and declares that by act of the eightieth congress (Public Law 557) the civil air patrol was designated as the civilian auxiliary of the United States air force; that the secretary of said air force was authorized to direct the civil air patrol to perform certain non-combatant flying missions in the interest of national defense and the public welfare; that civil air patrol volunteers fly approximately seventy-eight percent of the total hours and continental limits of the United States (and all search and rescue missions in the state of New York); that in addition to its search and rescue operations, ground observer corps missions, and radar flight tests, the civil air patrol engages in missions involving the patrol of forests, pipelines, flooded areas and other disaster areas, and in the transportation of critical parts and supplies; that the civil air patrol is engaged in the pre-flight training of fourteen to eighteen year old boys and girls; that the New York wing of civil air patrol has at its disposal hundreds of trained and licensed aeroplane pilots and observers as well as hundreds of privately-owned and govern- ment "on loan" aircraft, as well as communication facilities, power plants and mobile equipment, together with a trained staff of communi- cation personnel; that the services and equipment of the New York wing of civil air patrol have been and are available for use by the state of New York in missions assisting civil defense and any other mission in the interest of the public safety, health and general welfare and should be utilized to their maximum extent; that the utilization of the trained EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05831-01-1
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