STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 463 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI, PAULIN, GALEF, MONTESANO, OTIS, JAFFEE, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JOHNS, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to notifying local officials of the occurrence of certain emergency situations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 352 of the public health law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. Upon the occurrence of an emergency where an imminent imperilment 4 to the public health and safety exists, in addition to those individuals 5 he or she would have otherwise notified, the county health commissioner 6 shall immediately notify the following individuals of the existence of 7 such emergency: 8 (a) the chief executive officer of each municipality affected by the 9 emergency; 10 (b) each member of the legislative body of the county in which the 11 emergency exists who represents the area affected by the emergency; and 12 (c) where the emergency affects another county, the county health 13 commissioner of the affected county or counties. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03275-01-7