New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 8 - Executive Orders (Andrew M. Cuomo) › Section 8.110 - Executive order no. 110: creation of the mohawk valley and 2013 upstate flood recovery program

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, on June 27, 2013 and continuing for a period
					 thereafter, severe storms and flooding disrupted public transportation and
					 utility service, threatened public health and safety systems, damaged public
					 and private property including homes, apartments and businesses, damaged and
					 downed trees and washed out roadways within the Counties of Broome, Chenango,
					 Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara,
					 Oneida, Otsego, Tioga, Schoharie, St. Lawrence and Warren; and
WHEREAS, on June 28, 2013, I issued Executive Order Number
					 103 declaring a disaster emergency in the Counties of Broome, Chenango,
					 Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida,
					 Otsego, Tioga, Schoharie, St. Lawrence and Warren; and
WHEREAS, on July 5, 2013, I issued Executive Order Number
					 108, amending Executive Order Number 103 to declare a disaster emergency in the
					 County of Niagara; and
WHEREAS, the flooding and damage caused by these storms
					 resulted in personal hardships, displacing families, including farm families;
					 and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2013, I submitted a formal request for
					 a Federal Disaster Declaration to provide Federal Emergency Management Agency
					 ("FEMA") Public and Individual Assistance to New York State; and
WHEREAS, on July 12, 2013, FEMA approved the Public
					 Assistance request for twelve counties: Allegany, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware,
					 Franklin, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Otsego, and Warren;
					 and
WHEREAS, additional designations may be made if requested
					 by the State and are warranted based on the results of further damage
					 assessments; and
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2013, FEMA formally denied the State's
					 request for Individual Assistance; and
WHEREAS, affected individuals, families, business owners,
					 and farmers are in need of assistance with the repair, replacement, and
					 reconstruction of damaged homes, businesses and commercial properties, the
					 repair or replacement of lost equipment and inventory of small businesses, and
					 the rehabilitation of farm buildings and replacement of permanent fixtures and
					 equipment, among other immediate capital needs of farmers; and
WHEREAS, on March 29, 2013, an appropriation of State funds
					 for emergency purposes became law;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ANDREW M. CUOMO, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 laws of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
A. There is hereby established the Mohawk
				  Valley and 2013 Upstate Flood Recovery Program ("Recovery Program"), to be
				  administered by the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal in
				  conjunction with the New York State Department of Homeland Security and
				  Emergency Services and the New York State Department of Agriculture and
				  Markets.
B. The Recovery Program
				  shall provide recovery assistance to victims of the storms and flooding and to
				  address uninsured damage to property of affected homeowners, business owners
				  and farmers in the hardest-hit counties: Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara
				  and Oneida ("the Designated Counties").
C. Each of the Designated Counties shall be
				  designated a Community Reconstruction Zone ("CRZ"), and allocation of CRZ funds
				  shall be by county, based on the current damage assessment.
D. Funding shall be available for grants to
				  homeowners, small business owners, and farmers or farm operations in the
				  Designated Counties.
Signed: Andrew M. CuomoDated: July 17,
					 2013