N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5.82
WHEREAS, beginning on June 25, 1998, a series of severe thunderstorms brought torrential rains and flash floods, deluging several counties in New York State and causing emergency evacuations, damage to residential and commercial properties, as well as the disruption of vital transportation within the Counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin and Wyoming and contiguous areas; and
WHEREAS, this event resulted in personal hardship and damage to residential and commercial properties as well as to public infrastructure and continues to pose a threat to the public health and safety;
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. Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the State of New York, including Section 28 of Article 2-B of the Executive Law, I hereby declare a disaster emergency, effective June 25, 1998, within the territorial boundaries of the Counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Wyoming and contiguous areas;
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 June 25, 1998, the State Emergency Management Office, the State Department of Transportation, the Division of State Police, the Department of Labor, the Office of Fire Prevention and Control, the Public Service Commission, the Department of Correctional Services, the Department of Health, the Division of Military and Naval Affairs, the Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture and Markets and other State agencies as necessary to take appropriate actions to assist those affected counties and contiguous areas in restoring vital public transportation systems and to provide such other assistance as necessary to protect the public health and safety.
FURTHER, I hereby designate Edward F. Jacoby, Jr., Director of the State Emergency Management Office (SEMO), as the State Coordinating Officer for this event.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: June 29, 1998
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5.82