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 8.47 - Executive Order No. 47: Declaring a Disaster in the Counties of Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming And Yates

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2012 and continuing thereafter,
					 Hurricane Sandy is forecast to impact New York State, resulting in evacuations
					 of the threatened populations and posing an imminent danger to vital public
					 transportation, utility service, and public health and public safety systems
					 within the counties of Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga,
					 Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess,
					 Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson,
					 Kings, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York,
					 Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam,
					 Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie,
					 Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins,
					 Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming and Yates; and
WHEREAS, this event may cause widespread power outages and
					 flooding, damage to homes, apartments, businesses, and public and private
					 property, damage and uproot trees, and continue to pose a threat to the public
					 health and safety;
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
					 the Laws of the State of New York, do hereby find that a disaster has occurred
					 for which the affected local governments are unable to respond adequately.
					 Therefore, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the
					 State of New York and Executive Law § 28, I hereby declare a State
					 Disaster Emergency effective October 26, 2012 within the territorial boundaries
					 of the counties of Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga,
					 Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess,
					 Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson,
					 Kings, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York,
					 Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam,
					 Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie,
					 Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins,
					 Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming and Yates; and
FURTHER, pursuant to Executive Law § 29, I direct the
					 implementation of the State Disaster Preparedness Plan and authorize, effective
					 October 26, 2012, the State Office of Emergency Management, the Department of
					 Health, the Department of Transportation, the Division of State Police, the
					 Division of Military and Naval Affairs, the Department of Environmental
					 Conservation, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the
					 Public Service Commission, the Office of Fire Prevention and Control, the
					 Department of Labor, the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation,
					 the Office of General Services, the State University of New York, the Thruway
					 Authority, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, other
					 State agencies as necessary, and the American Red Cross to take appropriate
					 action to protect State property and to assist affected local governments and
					 individuals in responding to and recovering from this disaster, and to provide
					 such other assistance as necessary to protect the public health and
					 safety.
IN ADDITION, this declaration satisfies the requirements of
					 49 C.F.R. §
											390.23(a)(1)(A), which
					 provides relief from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
					 Regulations, such relief being necessary to hasten the movement of utility
					 power restoration crews into New York State.
IN ADDITION, this declaration satisfies the requirements of
					 Executive Law § 29-g, which authorizes use of the Emergency Management
					 Assistance Compact and satisfies the requirements of Executive Law §
					 29-g(3)(c).
FURTHER, I have designated Steven Kuhr, Director of the
					 State Office of Emergency Management, as the State Coordinating Officer for
					 this event.
Signed: Andrew M. Cuomo
Dated: October 26, 2012