Empowers the commissioner to enter into mutual aid and assistance agreements with other states, executive agencies, and political subdivisions of such states in public emergencies.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7893
IN SENATE
March 7, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- (at request of the Office of Parks, Recre-
ation and Historic Preservation) -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs,
Tourism, Parks and Recreation
AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to the powers and duties of the commissioner
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
2 vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as
3 follows:
4 5-a. Be empowered, to enter into mutual aid and assistance agreements
5 with other states, executive agencies and political subdivisions of such
6 states, in cases of public emergencies for the health, safety and
7 welfare of the public using state park facilities and in geographical
8 locations in other states which border such facilities. Such mutual aid
9 agreements may include provisions for the furnishing and exchanging of
10 supplies, equipment, facilities, personnel, services during an emergen-
11 cy, and for joint training exercises in preparation for dealing with
12 emergencies.
13 § 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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