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     S. 8843                                                 A. 10889
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 27, 2020
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 IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M.  of
   A.  Cahill) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
   Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  exempting  certain
   utility  and  other workers from state and local traveling bans during
   declared emergencies
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subparagraph 13 of paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section
 22 of the executive law, as amended by section 3 of part B of chapter 56
 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (13) control of ingress and  egress  to  and  from  a  disaster  area,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXEMPTING FROM TRAVEL BANS THOSE ESSENTIAL
 PRIVATE  AND  PUBLIC PERSONNEL, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION, WHO ARE
 SUMMONED BY THEIR EMPLOYERS TO ASSIST IN  EMERGENCY  SERVICES,  SUCH  AS
 UTILITY  AND OTHER WORKERS WHO NEED TO REACH DECLARED EMERGENCY AREAS IN
 ORDER TO PERFORM TASKS RELATED TO THE RESTORATION AND/OR MAINTENANCE  OF
 ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE;
   §  2. Subparagraph 13 of paragraph b of subdivision 7 of section 23 of
 the executive law, as amended by section 4 of part B of  chapter  56  of
 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (13)  control  of  ingress  and  egress  to  and from a disaster area,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXEMPTING FROM TRAVEL BANS THOSE ESSENTIAL
 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PERSONNEL, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION,  WHO  ARE
 SUMMONED  BY  THEIR  EMPLOYERS  TO ASSIST IN EMERGENCY SERVICES, SUCH AS
 UTILITY AND OTHER WORKERS WHO NEED TO REACH DECLARED EMERGENCY AREAS  IN
 ORDER  TO PERFORM TASKS RELATED TO THE RESTORATION AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF
 ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE;
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16965-01-0