New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle A - Governor's Office
Chapter I - Executive Orders
Part 5 - Executive Orders (George E. Pataki)
Section 5.44 - Executive Order No. 44: Declaring a Disaster Emergency in the Counties of Chemung, Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Montgomery, Schuyler and Steuben and their Contiguous Areas. [*]
WHEREAS, beginning on November 8, 1996, a fast moving November storm accompanied by heavy rains and high gusty winds caused extensive flooding and wind damage within the counties of Chemung, Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Montgomery, Schuyler and Steuben and their contiguous areas; and
WHEREAS, this event resulted in personal hardship, power outages, damage to residential, commercial and agricultural properties, as well as disruption of vital public transportation and public safety systems;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State of New York, do hereby find that a disaster has occurred for which the affected local governments are unable to respond adequately; therefore, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution of the State of New York and section 28 of Article 2-B of the Executive Law, I hereby declare a disaster emergency, effective November 8, 1996, within the territorial boundaries of the counties of Chemung, Clinton, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Montgomery, Schuyler and Steuben and their contiguous areas; and
FURTHER, pursuant to section 29 of Article 2-B of the Executive Law, I direct implementation of the State Disaster Preparedness Plan and authorize, effective November 8, 1996, the State Emergency Management Office, the State Department of Transportation, the State Police, the State Division of Military and Naval Affairs and other State agencies as necessary to take appropriate actions to assist those affected counties in restoring vital public transportation systems and to provide such other assistance as necessary to protect public health and safety.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: November 13, 1996
Footnotes
* [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.]
