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                                    900
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
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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:
   §  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.
                                                            LBD05205-01-7
              

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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.
   § 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.
   § 3.   This act shall take effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.