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 8.132 - Executive Order No. 132: Declaring a Disaster in the Counties of Essex, Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence and Contiguous Areas

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, beginning on April 15, 2014 and continuing
					 thereafter, heavy rains and snow melt began to impact New York State and pose
					 an imminent danger to vital public transportation, utility service, and public
					 health and public safety systems within the counties of Essex, Franklin,
					 Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence and contiguous areas; and
WHEREAS, the combination of heavy rain and snow melt has
					 caused flooding throughout the affected jurisdictions, which has caused
					 widespread power outages and roadway closures and damage to homes and
					 businesses and public and private property, and will 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 is imminent
					 to 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 Section 28 of Article 2-B of the Executive Law, I hereby
					 declare a State Disaster Emergency effective April 16, 2014 within the
					 territorial boundaries of the counties of Essex, Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson,
					 Lewis and St. Lawrence and contiguous areas. This State Disaster Emergency
					 shall be in effect until April 25, 2014; and
FURTHER, pursuant to Section 29 of Article 2-B of the
					 Executive Law, I direct the implementation of the State Comprehensive Emergency
					 Management Plan and authorize, effective April 16, 2014, the State Office of
					 Emergency Management, the Department of Health, the 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, 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 (FMCSR). Such relief from the FMCSR is necessary in order to hasten
					 the movement of utility power restoration crews into and within New York
					 State.
FURTHER, I have designated Jerome M. Hauer, Commissioner of
					 the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, as the State
					 Coordinating Officer for this event.
Signed: Andrew M. Cuomo
Dated: April 16, 2014