Directs the public service commission, in consultation with the attorney general, to prescribe policies for nuclear electric generating facility security personnel with respect to their use of machine guns and their use of deadly force during terrorist attacks; such policies shall be prescribed after action thereon by the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission and shall conform to the nuclear regulatory commission's recommendations.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5586
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 4, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JACOBS
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authori-
ties and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to policies regard-
ing the authorized use of machine-guns and deadly force by security
personnel of nuclear-powered electric generating facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 5 of the public service law is amended by adding
2 two new subdivisions 7 and 8 to read as follows:
3 7. The commission, in consultation with the attorney general, is
4 authorized and directed to prescribe policies regarding the authorized
5 use of machine-guns by security personnel of a nuclear-powered electric
6 generating facility; provided, however, that the United States nuclear
7 regulatory commission, prior to such prescription, has determined that
8 the use of such weapons by security personnel of a nuclear-powered elec-
9 tric generating facility is warranted or has recommended such use. Such
10 policies shall strictly adhere to the nuclear regulatory commission's
11 recommendations.
12 8. The commission, in consultation with the attorney general, is
13 authorized and directed to prescribe policies regarding the use of dead-
14 ly force by security personnel of a nuclear-powered electric generating
15 facility during terrorist attacks; provided, however, that the United
16 States nuclear regulatory commission, prior to such prescription, has
17 recommended or otherwise issued policies regarding the use of deadly
18 force by security personnel of a nuclear-powered electric generating
19 facility during terrorist attacks. Such policies shall strictly adhere
20 to the nuclear regulatory commission's recommendations.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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