2020 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 2-B - State and Local Natural and Man-Made Disaster Preparedness
29-A - Suspension of Other Laws.

* § 29-a. Suspension   of   other   laws.  1.  Subject  to  the  state
  constitution,  the  federal  constitution  and  federal   statutes   and
  regulations, the governor may by executive order temporarily suspend any
  statute, local law, ordinance, or orders, rules or regulations, or parts
  thereof,  of any agency during a state disaster emergency, if compliance
  with such provisions would prevent, hinder, or delay action necessary to
  cope with the disaster or if necessary to assist or aid in  coping  with
  such disaster. The governor, by executive order, may issue any directive
  during  a  state disaster emergency declared in the following instances:
  fire, flood, earthquake,  hurricane,  tornado,  high  water,  landslide,
  mudslide, wind, storm, wave action, volcanic activity, epidemic, disease
  outbreak,  air  contamination,  terrorism, cyber event, blight, drought,
  infestation,  explosion,  radiological  accident,   nuclear,   chemical,
  biological,  or  bacteriological  release,  water  contamination, bridge
  failure or bridge collapse. Any such directive must be necessary to cope
  with the disaster and may provide for procedures reasonably necessary to
  enforce such directive.
2. Suspensions pursuant to subdivision one of this  section  shall  be
  subject  to the following standards and limits, which shall apply to any
  directive where specifically indicated:
a. no suspension or directive shall be made for a period in excess  of
  thirty  days, provided, however, that upon reconsideration of all of the
  relevant facts and circumstances, the governor may extend the suspension
  for additional periods not to exceed thirty days each;
b. no suspension or directive shall  be  made  which  is  not  in  the
  interest  of  the  health  or  welfare  of  the  public and which is not
  reasonably necessary to aid the disaster effort;
c. any such suspension order shall specify  the  statute,  local  law,
  ordinance, order, rule or regulation or part thereof to be suspended and
  the terms and conditions of the suspension;
d.  the  order  may  provide for such suspension only under particular
  circumstances, and may provide for the alteration or modification of the
  requirements of such statute,  local  law,  ordinance,  order,  rule  or
  regulation suspended, and may include other terms and conditions;
e.  any  such  suspension  order  or  directive  shall provide for the
  minimum deviation from the  requirements  of  the  statute,  local  law,
  ordinance, order, rule or regulation suspended consistent with the goals
  of the disaster action deemed necessary; and
f.  when practicable, specialists shall be assigned to assist with the
  related emergency actions to avoid needless  adverse  effects  resulting
  from such suspension.
3. Such suspensions or directives shall be effective from the time and
  in  the  manner prescribed in such orders and shall be published as soon
  as practicable in the state bulletin.
4. The legislature may terminate by  concurrent  resolution  executive
  orders issued under this section at any time.
* NB Effective until April 30, 2021
* § 29-a. Suspension   of   other   laws.  1.  Subject  to  the  state
  constitution,  the  federal  constitution  and  federal   statutes   and
  regulations,  the  governor  may  by executive order temporarily suspend
  specific provisions of any statute, local  law,  ordinance,  or  orders,
  rules  or  regulations,  or  parts thereof, of any agency during a state
  disaster emergency, if compliance with such  provisions  would  prevent,
  hinder, or delay action necessary to cope with the disaster.
2.  Suspensions  pursuant  to subdivision one of this section shall be
  subject to the following standards and limits:
a. no suspension shall be made for a period in excess of thirty  days,
  provided,  however,  that  upon  reconsideration  of all of the relevant

  facts and circumstances, the governor  may  extend  the  suspension  for
  additional periods not to exceed thirty days each;
b. no suspension shall be made which does not safeguard the health and
  welfare  of  the  public  and  which  is not reasonably necessary to the
  disaster effort;
c. any such suspension order shall specify  the  statute,  local  law,
  ordinance, order, rule or regulation or part thereof to be suspended and
  the terms and conditions of the suspension;
d.  the  order  may  provide for such suspension only under particular
  circumstances, and may provide for the alteration or modification of the
  requirements of such statute,  local  law,  ordinance,  order,  rule  or
  regulation suspended, and may include other terms and conditions;
e.  any  such suspension order shall provide for the minimum deviation
  from the requirements of the statute, local law, ordinance, order,  rule
  or  regulation  suspended  consistent  with  the  disaster action deemed
  necessary; and
f. when practicable, specialists shall be assigned to assist with  the
  related  emergency  actions  to avoid needless adverse effects resulting
  from such suspension.
3. Such suspensions shall be effective from the time and in the manner
  prescribed in such orders and shall be published as soon as  practicable
  in the state bulletin.
4.  The  legislature  may terminate by concurrent resolution executive
  orders issued under this section at any time.
* NB Effective April 30, 2021