New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle A - Governor's Office
Chapter I - Executive Orders
Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo)
Section 4.68 - Executive order no. 68: declaring a disaster emergency in the counties of delaware, dutchess, orange, putnam, rockland, sullivan, ulster and westchester, the city of new york, and contiguous areas

WHEREAS, during the period August 1984 - May 1985, a serious lack of precipitation caused critical reservoir water storage shortfalls, reduced streamflows and caused below-average ground-water levels in the Counties of Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester, the City of New York, and contiguous areas; and

WHEREAS, this situation has resulted in shortages of available water supplies and has necessitated restrictions on public and private water usage, thereby causing hardship for residential, business and industrial communities, and threatening the public health, safety and welfare:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, do hereby find that, as a result of the continuing water shortages, a disaster situation exists for which the affected local governments are unable to respond adequately and, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution, the laws of the State of New York and section 28 of article 2-B of the Executive Law, I hereby declare a disaster emergency, effective July 10, 1985, for the Counties of Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester, the City of New York, and contiguous areas.

FURTHER, pursuant to section 29 of article 2-B of the State Executive Law, I hereby direct the implementation of the State Disaster Preparedness Plan and applicable portions of the State Drought Preparedness Plan, and authorize the State Emergency Management Office, the State Department of Environmental Conservation, the State Department of Health, and other State agencies as necessary, to take all appropriate actions to provide assistance to those affected localities in protecting the public health and safety.

FURTHER, I hereby enjoin all affected communities in the State to prepare and/or update their drought disaster plans and to undertake all reasonable efforts to increase public awareness of the continuing water shortage, as well as to implement both voluntary and mandatory water conservation measures.

Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: July 10, 1985

[FN*] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 30 (George E. Pataki), infra.]

[FN[DOUBLE DAGGER]] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer), infra.]

[Revoked by Executive Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson), infra.]

[Revoked by Executive Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo), infra.]