N.Y. General Business Law § 399-rr: September eleventh victim compensation fund and World Trade Center health program notification

§ 399-rr. September eleventh victim compensation fund and World Trade

Center health program notification. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of

this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) the "eligible time period" and "notice area" shall be the same as

provided for in the September eleventh victim compensation fund pursuant

to 49 USC 40101 and World Trade Center health program pursuant to 42 USC

300mm.

(b) the "September eleventh victim compensation fund" shall be the

September eleventh victim compensation fund established under the Air

Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 USC 40101).

(c) the "World Trade Center health program" shall be the World Trade

Center health program established under 42 USC 300mm.

2. The department of economic development shall, in consultation with

the department of labor and any other appropriate state or municipal

entity, develop rules and regulations necessary to promote awareness and

notification to any past or present businesses and their employees which

operated within the New York city disaster area during the eligible time

period of their potential eligibility under the September eleventh

victim compensation fund and the World Trade Center health program. This

subdivision shall apply to both current and former employees. The

department of economic development shall determine the most appropriate

message and format that the state agencies may use to assist potentially

eligible employers and employees with such awareness or notification.

3. The department of economic development shall be authorized to

consult with the special master of the September eleventh victim

compensation fund and the program administrator of the World Trade

Center health program relating to matters including, but not limited to,

messaging and format to be used in the promotion of the September

eleventh victim compensation fund and the World Trade Center health

program and if the messages should be tailored for the specific

geographic areas covered by the World Trade Center health program in a

different manner than those covered by both the World Trade Center

health program and the September eleventh victim compensation fund.