New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 5 - Executive Orders (George E. Pataki) › Section 5.88 - Executive Order No. 88: Declaring a Disaster Emergency in Cayuga, Fulton, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and Wayne Counties and Contiguous Areas. [*][DAGGER]

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, beginning on September 7, 1998 and continuing,
					 severe thunderstorms with high winds and significant rain came through New York
					 State and caused widespread power outages and disrupted vital public
					 transportation and public safety systems within Cayuga, Fulton, Madison,
					 Monroe, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and Wayne Counties and contiguous
					 areas; and
WHEREAS, this event resulted in personal hardship and
					 damage to residential and commercial properties, and it continues to pose a
					 threat to the public health and safety;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor 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, and the Laws of the State of New
					 York including Section 28 of Article 2-B of the Executive Law, I hereby declare
					 a disaster emergency, effective September 7, 1998, within the territorial
					 boundaries of Cayuga, Fulton, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga,
					 Oswego and Wayne Counties and contiguous areas;
FURTHER, pursuant to Section 29 of Article 2-B of the
					 Executive Law, I direct implementation of the State Disaster Preparedness Plan
					 and authorize, effective September 7, 1998, the State Emergency Management
					 Office, the State Department of Transportation, the State Police, the Division
					 of Military and Naval Affairs, the Department of Environmental Conservation,
					 the State Department of Correctional Services, the Public Service Commission,
					 the Office of Fire Prevention and Control, the Department of Labor, the Office
					 of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and other State agencies as
					 necessary, to take appropriate actions to assist those affected counties in
					 restoring vital public transportation systems and to provide such other
					 assistance as necessary to protect public health and safety.
FURTHER, I have designated Edward F. Jacoby, Jr., Director
					 of the State Emergency Management Office (SEMO) as the State Coordinating
					 Officer for this event.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: September 7, 1998
Executive Order No. 88.1
**
[DAGGER]
Declaring a Disaster Emergency in Cayuga, Fulton,
					 Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Wayne, Nassau, Orleans
					 and Niagara Counties and Contiguous Areas.
WHEREAS, beginning on September 7, 1998 and continuing,
					 severe thunderstorms with high winds and significant rain came through New York
					 State and caused widespread power outages and disrupted vital public
					 transportation and public safety systems within Cayuga, Fulton, Madison,
					 Monroe, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Wayne, Nassau, Orleans and
					 Niagara Counties and contiguous areas; and
WHEREAS, this event resulted in personal hardship and
					 damage to residential and commercial properties, and it continues to pose a
					 threat to the public health and safety;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor 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, and the Laws of the State of New
					 York including Section 28 of Article 2-B of the Executive Law, I hereby declare
					 a disaster emergency, effective September 7, 1998, within the territorial
					 boundaries of Cayuga, Fulton, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga,
					 Oswego, Wayne, Nassau, Orleans and Niagara Counties and contiguous
					 areas;
FURTHER, pursuant to Section 29 of Article 2-B of the
					 Executive Law, I direct implementation of the State Disaster Preparedness Plan
					 and authorize, effective September 7, 1998, the State Emergency Management
					 Office, the State Department of Transportation, the State Police, the Division
					 of Military and Naval Affairs, the Department of Environmental Conservation,
					 the State Department of Correctional Services, the Public Service Commission,
					 the Office of Fire Prevention and Control, the Department of Labor, the Office
					 of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and other State agencies as
					 necessary, to take appropriate actions to assist those affected counties in
					 restoring vital public transportation systems and to provide such other
					 assistance as necessary to protect public health and safety.
FURTHER, I have designated Edward F. Jacoby, Jr., Director
					 of the State Emergency Management Office (SEMO) as the State Coordinating
					 Officer for this event.
Executive Order No. 88 dated September 7, 1998 is
					 superseded by this Executive Order.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: September 8, 1998
Footnotes
* [Superseded by Executive Order
					 No. 88.1 (George E. Pataki),
infra.
]
** [Supersedes Executive Order
					 No. 88 (George E. Pataki),
supra.
]
[DAGGER] [Revoked by Executive
					 Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer),
infra.
] [Revoked by Executive
					 Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson),
infra.
] [Revoked by Executive
					 Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo),
infra.
]