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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6537--B
                                                                Cal. No. 303
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      April 4, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. MAYER, BUCHWALD, CROUCH, JAFFEE, LAVINE, ORTIZ,
          RAIA, ROZIC, SCHIMEL, SKARTADOS, OTIS, TITONE,  ABINANTI,  MALLIOTAKIS
          --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, COOK, GUNTHER, PERRY,
          RIVERA, SALADINO, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to  the

          Committee  on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee  --  advanced  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
          retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT relating to establishing the flood mitigation and prevention task
          force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the  expi-
          ration thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. 1. There is hereby established in the department  of  envi-
     2  ronmental  conservation  a  flood  mitigation  and prevention task force
     3  ("task force") to consist of eleven members who shall  be  appointed  as
     4  follows:
     5    (a)  the  commissioner  of  environmental  conservation  or his or her
     6  designee;

     7    (b) the commissioner of general services or his or her designee;
     8    (c) the commissioner of the department of transportation or his or her
     9  designee;
    10    (d) the director of the state emergency management office  or  his  or
    11  her designee;
    12    (e)  the commissioner of the New York state division of homeland secu-
    13  rity and emergency services or his or her designee;
    14    (f) two members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
    15    (g) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
    16    (h) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
    17    (i) two members to be appointed by  the  temporary  president  of  the
    18  senate;
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                                   LBD09320-10-4
        A. 6537--B                          2
 
     1    2.  The  at-large  members  should  include  individuals who represent
     2  flood-prone municipalities and counties.
     3    3. Task force members shall receive no compensation for their services
     4  but  shall  be reimbursed for actual, necessary expenses incurred in the
     5  performance of their duties.
     6    4. The chairperson of the task force  shall  be  the  commissioner  of
     7  environmental  conservation or his or her designee. The task force shall
     8  meet no less than four times at the call of the chairperson.
     9    5. Any vacancies on the task force  shall  be  filled  in  the  manner
    10  provided for in the initial appointment.
    11    6.  The  task  force  shall  be authorized to hold public hearings and
    12  meetings to enable it to accomplish its duties.

    13    7. The task force  may  consult  with  any  organization,  educational
    14  institution,  other government entity or agency or person including, but
    15  not limited to, the army corps of engineers, in the development  of  the
    16  report required by subdivision 10 of this section.
    17    8. The department of environmental conservation shall provide the task
    18  force  with such facilities, assistance and data as will enable the task
    19  force to carry out its powers and duties. Additionally, all other  agen-
    20  cies  of  the  state  or subdivisions thereof may, at the request of the
    21  chairperson, provide the task force with such facilities, assistance and
    22  data as will enable the task force to carry out its powers and duties.
    23    9. The purpose of the flood mitigation/prevention task force shall  be
    24  to evaluate ways of protecting New York's communities and residents from

    25  flooding,  including  inland  flooding,  and applying the best available
    26  science and research to examine flooding-related issues and impacts.
    27    10. No later than December 31, 2016, the task force shall transmit  to
    28  the  governor,  the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
    29  the assembly a report containing:
    30    (a) an assessment of the extent and magnitude of the problem statewide
    31  caused by flooding, including identifying those regions and  populations
    32  most affected by flooding;
    33    (b)  criteria  and guidelines for identifying and prioritizing regions
    34  and projects most in need of mitigation;
    35    (c) identification of existing and emerging  technologies,  strategies
    36  and  concepts  which  can mitigate the impact of flooding on populations
    37  and infrastructure;
    38    (d) identification of potential funding sources  to  support  residen-

    39  tial, commercial and public mitigation efforts;
    40    (e)  research  projects  or  studies to better understand how flooding
    41  affects the geography and the population of this state; and
    42    (f) recommendations to the governor and the state legislature  on  how
    43  the  state can best use its resources to assist flood-prone counties and
    44  municipalities to prevent or mitigate the effects of flooding.
    45    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    46  deemed repealed January 1, 2017.