N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51 § 34: Responsibilities of commission and local directors for shelter protection

§ 34. Responsibilities of commission and local directors for shelter

protection. 1. The commission shall:

a. Include in the comprehensive plan for the civil defense of the

state provision for the protection of every inhabitant thereof against

fallout radiation resulting from attack and against such other dangers

resulting from attack as the commission may deem necessary.

b. Provide, through local offices or otherwise, an information and

counseling service available to the public generally and to those

concerned with providing shelter protection for others, including all

political subdivisions, schools, colleges and universities, employers,

landlords, architects, engineers, contractors, hospitals, voluntary

institutions and places of public assembly. The service to be provided

shall include, among other things, detailed information and technical

advice relating to

i. the achievement of fallout protection which will meet the standards

for fallout shelters set forth in the plan, regulations or orders of the

commission relating thereto;

ii. the financial assistance available for the construction of

shelters from governmental sources or private lending institutions,

including insured mortgage loans, and the usual terms thereof;

iii. the financial assistance, if any, available from governmental

sources or private lending institutions for equipping and provisioning

shelters, and the usual terms thereof;

iv. the exemption from local real property taxation, special ad

valorem levies and special assessments provided in section four hundred

seventy-nine of the real property tax law for the increase in value

attributable to the construction or installation of a fallout shelter;

v. the maximum and minimum shelter occupancies which will qualify for

state civil defense aid and any comparable federal aid; and

vi. the materials recommended by federal civil defense authorities or

by the commission for inclusion in shelters, which information and

advice may include the names of specific trade products and their

manufacturers so long as the commission makes clear that other products

of comparable quality and meeting the same standards are included within

the general recommendations although not specified by name.

c. Have power to test, approve and recommend materials for inclusion

in shelters.

d. Upon the request of a political subdivision, board, authority or

commission which desires to acquire, construct or install a shelter

pursuant to section twenty-three-a of this act, review the plans and

specifications of such shelter and certify whether it will comply with

the plan, regulations or orders of the commission.

e. Publicize the availability of the detailed information and

technical advice described in this section.

f. Specifically urge county and city governments which do not yet have

protected emergency operating centers constructed or under way to

initiate the construction of such centers promptly pursuant to the

provisions of federal law and section twenty-three-b of this act.

g. Report to the governor and the legislature annually on or before

February first as to:

i. The action taken by it and by others to meet the objectives set

forth in this act of assuring the availability of effective shelter

protection for every inhabitant of the state and the rehabilitation and

recovery of the state and its inhabitants after attack.

ii. Its recomendations, if any, for changes in the provisions of this

act relating to shelter protection and to rehabilitation and recovery

after attack, including changes considered by it to be necessary or

desirable to stimulate and encourage the further acquisition,

construction or installation of shelters and protected stockpiles of

materials in accordance with its plan, regulations or orders.

2. Local directors, in accordance with the regulations and orders of

the commission, shall:

a. Participate in the information and counseling service referred to

in paragraph b. of subdivision one of this section and in publicizing

the availability of such service.

b. Assist the state director in any investigation conducted by him

pursuant to section thirty-seven of this act.

c. Have power to inspect from time to time at reasonable hours

completed shelters within the area under the jurisdiction of the local

office.

d. Report to the state director the results of inspections of

completed shelters in such form and detail as the state director may

from time to time require.