Bill Text: NY S07511 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 7511 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Establishes the state police communication interoperability demonstration project; authorizes the state police to conduct an interoperability demonstration project for the purpose of testing the use of established techniques to promote more efficient communications for state and local law enforcement agencies; makes related provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-14 - referred to governmental operations [S07511 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S07511-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7511
                    IN SENATE
                                       May 6, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
          ty and Military Affairs
        AN ACT in relation to establishing the state police communication inter-
          operability demonstration project
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  State police communication interoperability demonstration
     2  project. 1. The legislature finds that significant police radio communi-
     3  cations problems, such as coverage gaps, lack of encryption  and  inade-
     4  quate  interoperability  between  state  and  local police systems exist
     5  within the state of New York thereby  warranting  the  authorization  of
     6  this interoperability demonstration project.
     7    2. Within an area comprised of a multiple county interoperable consor-
     8  tium,  the  state  police  are authorized to conduct an interoperability
     9  demonstration project for the purpose of testing the use of  established
    10  techniques  to promote more efficient communications for state and local
    11  law enforcement agencies.
    12    3. As part of  the  demonstration  project,  the  state  police  shall
    13  utilize,  to the best extent possible, current infrastructure that meets
    14  the needs of the interoperability demonstration project.
    15    4. The interoperability demonstration project shall be funded  through
    16  existing division of homeland security and emergency services funding.
    17    5.  The state police shall determine the best vendor for this project,
    18  taking into account readiness, familiarity with the project and  ability
    19  to complete the project in a cost efficient and timely manner.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15082-01-6