New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo has formed three commissions to study how best to overhaul the state's emergency preparedness and response capabilities and how to improve infrastructure to better withstand monster storms like Hurricane Sandy. The commissions have a Jan. 3, 2013 deadline for making recommendations.
Major storms have revealed major weaknesses in the state's transportation, energy, communications and health infrastructures, Cuomo said in a statement today, Nov. 16. The new commissions—dubbed NYS 2100, NYS Respond and NYS Ready—will help prepare and equip the state for future natural disasters, he said.