Assembly Bill A7352

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the disaster-related latent damage recovery grant program

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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Bill Amendments

2015-A7352 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §719, Exec L

2015-A7352 - Summary

Establishes the disaster-related latent damage recovery grant program.

2015-A7352 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 5182                                                  A. 7352

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Veterans,
  Homeland Security and Military Affairs

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
  disaster-related latent damage recovery grant program

  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:
  S 719. DISASTER-RELATED  LATENT  DAMAGE  RECOVERY  GRANT  PROGRAM.  1.
THERE  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE DISASTER-RELATED LATENT DAMAGE RECOVERY
GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DIVISION  OF  HOMELAND  SECURITY
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.
  2.  PROJECTS  ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM GRANTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO PROJECTS
TO  REPAIR   LATENT   DAMAGE   TO   PUBLIC   INFRASTRUCTURE,   INCLUDING
PUBLICLY-OWNED  ROADS,  BRIDGES,  DRAINAGE AND FLOOD MITIGATION SYSTEMS,
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND  COMMUNICATION  SYSTEMS,  AND  ANY
ANCILLARY  INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE COMPO-
NENTS THEREOF, WHERE SUCH DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF  A  NATURAL  DISASTER
FOR  WHICH THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK MADE A DECLARATION OF A
STATE OF EMERGENCY, AND WHERE SUCH DAMAGE WAS NOT  APPARENT  DURING  ANY
INITIAL  DAMAGE  ASSESSMENTS OR NOT FULLY ADDRESSED BY SUCH ASSESSMENTS.
IN NO EVENT SHALL GRANTS TO AWARDED FOR, NOR SHALL GRANT MONEY  BE  USED
FOR, INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS THAT ARE REQUIRED DUE TO NORMAL USE AND WEAR
AND TEAR.
  3.  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR  RECEIPT  OF  APPLICATIONS  FROM
MUNICIPALITIES  AND  FOR  THE  ISSUANCE  OF  GRANTS  AUTHORIZED  BY THIS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10201-02-5

2015-A7352A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §719, Exec L

2015-A7352A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the disaster-related latent damage recovery grant program.

2015-A7352A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 5182--A                                            A. 7352--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. FARLEY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Veterans,
  Homeland  Security  and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and
  referred to the Committee  on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to establishing the
  disaster-related latent damage recovery grant program

  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:
  S  719.  DISASTER-RELATED  LATENT  DAMAGE  RECOVERY  GRANT PROGRAM. 1.
THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE DISASTER-RELATED LATENT DAMAGE  RECOVERY
GRANT  PROGRAM  TO  BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.
  2. PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM GRANTS SHALL BE LIMITED  TO  PROJECTS
TO   REPAIR   LATENT   DAMAGE   TO   PUBLIC   INFRASTRUCTURE,  INCLUDING
PUBLICLY-OWNED ROADS, BRIDGES, DRAINAGE AND  FLOOD  MITIGATION  SYSTEMS,
ELECTRICAL  AND  MECHANICAL  SYSTEMS  AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AND ANY
ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE  COMPO-
NENTS  THEREOF,  WHERE  SUCH DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF A NATURAL DISASTER
FOR WHICH THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK MADE A DECLARATION OF  A
STATE  OF EMERGENCY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LATENT DAMAGE" SHALL
BE DEFINED AS DAMAGE THAT WAS NOT REASONABLY APPARENT DURING ANY INITIAL
DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL GRANTS BE AWARDED FOR, NOR  SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10201-03-5

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