Assembly Bill A2219

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Appropriates funds to the city of Yonkers fire department for a hazardous materials emergency response unit

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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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2015-A2219 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง209-ff, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2603
2011-2012: A2851
2013-2014: A572
2017-2018: A900
2019-2020: A4147
2021-2022: A1822
2023-2024: A4743

2015-A2219 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes and appropriates funding for a Westchester county hazardous materials emergency response demonstration unit to be located within the city of Yonkers under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of the city of Yonkers fire department in cooperation with other fire departments; appropriates $1,498,623 therefor.

2015-A2219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2219

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

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.
                                                           LBD05375-01-5

              

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