WHEREAS, during the period January 19-22, 1985, excessive snowfall combined with high winds and extreme cold resulted in blizzard conditions which caused personal hardship, damage to residential and commercial properties and to the agricultural community, as well as the disruption of vital public transportation and public safety systems within the Counties of Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming and in contiguous areas,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mario M. Cuomo, 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, 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 January 19, 1985, within the territorial boundaries of Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming Counties and contiguous areas.
FURTHER, pursuant to section 29 of article 2-B of the State Executive Law, I direct implementation of the State Disaster Preparedness Plan and authorize, effective January 19, 1985, the State Emergency Management Office, the State Department of Transportation, 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 the public health and safety.
Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: January 22, 1985
[FN*] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 30 (George E. Pataki), infra.]
[FN[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.]
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4.59