167 - Claims of volunteers. - New York Statutes

§ 167. Claims of volunteers. For persons who participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations as volunteers, the uninsured employers' fund shall be deemed to be the employer only for the purposes of administering and paying claims pursuant to this article. Benefits under this chapter shall be payable to such volunteers only to the extent that funds are available out of funds appropriated to the United States Department of Labor under Public Law 109-148 to reimburse the uninsured employer's fund for the payment of such benefits.