WHEREAS, beginning on August 27, 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused loss of life, dislocation of population, power outages, destruction of utility infrastructure, and disruption of public transportation and public safety systems in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas;
WHEREAS, this catastrophic event has resulted in grave personal hardship and severe damage to residential, public and commercial properties and continues to pose a threat to the public health and safety;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) that includes the States of New York and the affected states, the Governor of Mississippi has requested the assistance of New York State in responding to this disaster;
WHEREAS, requests for assistance pursuant to EMAC are anticipated from other states that have been affected by this disaster;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State of New York, do hereby find that a disaster has occurred to which the affected EMAC member state governments are unable to respond adequately.
THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of New York, including Section 29-g of the Executive Law and Sections 3, 6 and 22 of the Military Law, and the authority of the Governor as Commander-in-Chief of the Militia to order into the active service of the State in case of disaster or imminent danger thereof, such units of the organized militia which may be necessary to assist civil authority recovery efforts outside the borders of the state;
FURTHER, I do hereby order that the Adjutant General order into the active service of the State, for such period, to such extent, and in such manner as he may deem necessary, any part of the organized militia to assist civil agencies and authorities in recovery efforts necessitated by this disaster in Mississippi and other affected states from which EMAC requests are received and:
Signed: George E. PatakiDated: September 2, 2005
[FN*] [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 § 5.141