Assembly Bill A900

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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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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2017-A900 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-ff, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2603
2011-2012: A2851
2013-2014: A572
2015-2016: A2219
2019-2020: A4147
2021-2022: A1822
2023-2024: A4743

2017-A900 (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.

2017-A900 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    900
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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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