WHEREAS, Beginning on April 3, 1987, a severe storm system with accompanying rain and strong winds caused severe flooding which resulted in death, injury and personal hardship, as well as damage to residential and commercial property, interruption of essential services, destruction of flood protection structures and major disruption of the New York State Thruway and other vital transportation systems:
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, and 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 expand the declaration of a disaster emergency, effective April 3, 1987, to the Counties of Delaware and Greene and their contiguous areas.
Further, pursuant to section 29 of article 2-B of the New York State Executive Law, I direct the implementation of the State Disaster Preparedness Plan and authorize, effective April 3, 1987, all appropriate State agencies to take such actions as may be necessary to assist the affected areas in repairing, restoring and protecting private and public facilities and to provide such other emergency assistance to protect the public health and safety.
Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: April 14, 1987
[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 § 4.94