Assembly Bill A8415

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the community disaster relief and recovery act of 2022

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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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2021-A8415 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8293
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §719, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A140, S4928

2021-A8415 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the community disaster relief and recovery act of 2022 which will create an emergency assistance program for undocumented individuals impacted by a natural disaster.

2021-A8415 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8415
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   community disaster relief and recovery act of 2022
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "community disaster relief and recovery act of 2022".
   §  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 719 to read
 as follows:
   § 719. COMMUNITY DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND PROGRAM FOR NON-CI-
 TIZENS. 1.  THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE  COMMUNITY  DISASTER  RELIEF
 AND  RECOVERY  FUND  PROGRAM  FOR NON-CITIZENS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE
 DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND  EMERGENCY  SERVICES,  IN  CONJUNCTION
 WITH  THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR NEW AMERICANS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE
 ADMINISTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES UNDER THE MAJOR  DISASTER
 DECLARATION FOR REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA 4615-DR-NY FOR STORM SURVIVORS
 WHO  ARE  NOT  ABLE TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH OTHER MEANS,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  AGENCY'S
 INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, DUE TO CITIZENSHIP STATUS.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "APPLICANT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD WHO HAS  APPLIED  FOR
 ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (B)  "CITIZEN"  MEANS  A  PERSON  BORN IN ONE OF THE FIFTY STATES, THE
 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, U.S.  VIRGIN  ISLANDS,  GUAM  OR  THE
 NORTHERN  MARIANA  ISLANDS,  OR  A PERSON BORN OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. TO AT
 LEAST ONE U.S. PARENT OR A NATURALIZED CITIZEN.
   (C) "DISASTER" MEANS A NATURAL DISASTER OR STORM THAT RESULTS  IN  THE
 DECLARATION  OF  A STATE OF EMERGENCY OR DISASTER BY THE STATE OR BY THE
 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13353-01-1
              

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