New York S 211: Relates to the prevention, response and recovery of flooding on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River

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S00211 Summary:

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHELMING

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COSPNSRBORRELLO

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Amd §6, add Art 5 §100, §212-a, Mil L; amd §§2, 3 & 18, UDC Act; add Art 17 §250, St Fin L

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Provides that on request of the sheriff, county legislature, county board of supervisors, mayor of any city or village, or supervisor of a town, the governor may order into active service of the state, all or any part of the organized militia, in accordance with the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River flood prevention, response and recovery program; establishes such program; relates to the financing of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River flood prevention, response and recovery program.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 211

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HELMING, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Home-
 land Security and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to the Lake Ontario-St.
 Lawrence River flood prevention, response and recovery program; and to
 amend the New York state urban development corporation act and the
 state finance law, in relation to financing the Lake Ontario-St.
 Lawrence River flood prevention, response and recovery program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 6 of the military law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. Upon the request of the sheriff of an impacted county, or upon the
 4 request of any county legislature or county board of supervisors in any
 5 impacted county, or upon the request of a mayor of any city or village
 6 in any impacted county, or upon the request of a supervisor of any town
 7 in any impacted county, the governor may order into the active service
 8 of the state, for such period, to such extent and in such manner as such
 9 governor may deem necessary, all or any part of the organized militia,
 10 in accordance with the provisions and purposes of the Lake Ontario-St.
 11 Lawrence River Flood Prevention, Response and Recovery Program as set
 12 forth in article five of this chapter. The compensation of all officers
 13 and enlisted persons, while on duty or assembled pursuant to this subdi-
 14 vision, and all expenses incurred in connection with such duty or as a
 15 result thereof shall be paid in the manner prescribed by section two
 16 hundred twelve-a of this chapter. For purposes of this section, the term
 17 "impacted county" shall mean Niagara County, Orleans County, Monroe
 18 County, Wayne County, Cayuga County, Onondaga County, Oswego County,
 19 Jefferson County, St. Lawrence County, and/or Franklin County, if and
 20 when such county or counties have sustained an impact due to flooding

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00581-01-5

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 1 caused at least in part by the rising levels of Lake Ontario or the St.
 2 Lawrence River, or their adjoining waterways.
 3 § 2. The military law is amended by adding a new article 5 to read as
 4 follows:
 5 ARTICLE V
 6 LAKE ONTARIO-ST. LAWRENCE RIVER FLOOD PREVENTION, RESPONSE
 7 AND RECOVERY PROGRAM
 8 Section 100. Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Flood Prevention, Response
 9 and Recovery Program
 10 § 100. Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Flood Prevention, Response and
 11 Recovery Program. There is hereby established within the division, under
 12 the command, control and direction of the adjutant general, a Lake
 13 Ontario-St. Lawrence River Flood Prevention, Response and Recovery
 14 Program. It shall be the purpose of this program to provide flood
 15 prevention, response and recovery services to the persons, homeowners,
 16 busin