New York Consolidated Laws, General Municipal Law - GMU § 72-m. Emergency transportation plans

Within sixty days after this section becomes law any transportation authority and any city, county or municipality operating a public transportation system and any county within the geographical territory of any transportation authority shall prepare and publicize a plan for transportation to be followed in the event mass transportation services are discontinued due to a labor dispute, fire, accident, flood, storm or any other emergency, provided, however, that in the case of the five counties comprising the city of New York such plan shall be filed by the city of New York.  Such plan shall designate the persons responsible for its implementation and shall provide for designation of emergency routes for vehicular traffic, maximum utilization of existing and emergency parking and alternative mass transportation facilities and such other matters as such transportation authority, city, county or municipality shall determine appropriate.

A plan and any amendment thereto, prepared pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be filed with the department of transportation at its Albany office.  The department shall examine the plan and determine its feasibility.  The plan shall be made available to any and all persons, corporations, departments and agencies necessary to enable timely publication and implementation in the event of any such emergency.