STATE OF NEW YORK
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8359
IN SENATE
June 25, 2010
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Introduced by Sens. HANNON, FLANAGAN, FUSCHILLO, O. JOHNSON, LAVALLE,
MARCELLINO, SKELOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed
to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to establish a task force to examine, assess and report upon the
potential effects of an offshore oil spill on Long Island
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. A task force is hereby established to examine, evaluate and
2 make recommendations concerning the potential effects of an offshore oil
3 spill on the counties of Nassau and Suffolk. Such task force, to the
4 maximum extent practicable, shall coordinate with and utilize the
5 resources of the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
6 Administration. The task force shall direct its attention to the poten-
7 tial effects of an offshore oil spill on the counties of Nassau and
8 Suffolk relating to:
9 (a) Evaluating the probability of an offshore oil spill occurring that
10 will affect the counties of Nassau and Suffolk;
11 (b) Evaluating the consequences of an offshore oil spill on busi-
12 nesses, residents, wildlife, fishing and tourism in the counties of
13 Nassau and Suffolk;
14 (c) Evaluating the commercial, legal and environmental impacts caused
15 by an offshore oil spill on the counties of Nassau and Suffolk; and
16 (d) Examining methodologies which may prevent offshore oil spills and
17 those that would mitigate the effects of such an oil spill on the coun-
18 ties of Nassau and Suffolk.
19 § 2. (a) The task force shall consist of 9 members to be appointed as
20 follows:
21 (i) one member appointed by the commissioner of environmental conser-
22 vation;
23 (ii) one member appointed by the attorney general;
24 (iii) one member appointed by the director of the state emergency
25 management office;
26 (iv) one member appointed by the commissioner of parks, recreation and
27 historic preservation;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (v) one member appointed by the state comptroller;
2 (vi) one member appointed by the governor;
3 (vii) one member appointed by the commissioner of transportation;
4 (viii) one member appointed by majority vote of the county legislature
5 of the county of Nassau; and
6 (ix) one member appointed by majority vote of the county legislature
7 of the county of Suffolk.
8 (b) The chair of the task force shall be elected by the task force
9 from amongst its membership. Vacancies in the membership of the task
10 force shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments.
11 § 3. The task force shall meet within the state, shall hold public
12 hearings and shall have all the powers of a legislative committee pursu-
13 ant to the legislative law.
14 § 4. The members of the task force shall receive no compensation for
15 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
16 incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
17 § 5. To the maximum extent feasible, the task force shall be entitled
18 to request and receive, and shall utilize and be provided with such
19 facilities, resources and data of any department, division, board,
20 bureau, commission or agency of the state or any political subdivision
21 thereof as it may reasonably request to properly carry out its duties.
22 § 6. The task force shall submit a written report, to the governor and
23 the legislature, of its findings, conclusions and recommendations within
24 120 days of the effective date of this act. The written report shall
25 include such legislative proposals as it deems necessary to implement
26 its recommendations.
27 § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.
