Title EXC, Executive

§ 701. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall\nmean:\n 1. "council" means the most integrated setting coordinating council.\n 2. "disability" means, with respect to an individual:\n (a) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or\nmor…

§ 702. Most integrated setting coordinating council; organization. 1.\nThe most integrated setting coordinating council is hereby created\nwithin the executive department to have and exercise the functions,\npowers and duties provided by the provisions of this article and any\no…

§ 703. Functions, powers and duties of the council. 1. The council\nshall develop and oversee the implementation of a comprehensive\nstatewide plan for providing services to individuals of all ages with\ndisabilities in the most integrated setting. Such plan shall be\ncompleted …

§ 709. Division of homeland security and emergency services; creation;\npowers and duties. 1. There is hereby created within the executive\ndepartment the division of homeland security and emergency services,\nwhich shall have and exercise the powers and duties set forth in this…

§ 709-a. Office of counterterrorism. The office of counterterrorism\nshall develop and analyze the state's policies, protocols and strategies\nrelating to the prevention and detection of terrorist acts and terrorist\nthreats. The office shall also be responsible for coordinating…

§ 71. Attorney-general authorized to appear in cases involving the\nconstitutionality of an act of the legislature, or a rule or regulation\nadopted pursuant thereto. 1. Whenever the constitutionality of a\nstatute, or a rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto is brought\nin…

§ 710. Commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency\nservices; appointment of the commissioner; powers and duties. 1. The\ncommissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services\n(commissioner) shall be appointed by the governor, by and with …

§ 711. Reports. 1. On or before January thirty-first of each year, the\ndirector shall appear before and deliver a report to representatives of\neach house of the legislature. The temporary president of the senate and\nthe speaker of the assembly shall each appoint four members …

§ 711-a. Analyze and report on the feasibility of implementing tornado\nwarning systems. 1. The division shall analyze and report on the\nfeasibility of implementing tornado warning systems, including the\ninstallation of tornado sirens in municipalities across the state. Such\n…

§ 711-b. Review of water supplier vulnerability analysis assessments.\nThe commissioner, or his or her designee, shall review each\nvulnerability analysis assessment prepared by a water supplier pursuant\nto section eleven hundred twenty-five of the public health law. The\ncommi…

§ 711-c. Cybersecurity incident reviews. 1. Definitions. As used in\nthis section, the terms cybersecurity incident, cyber threat, cyber\nthreat indicator, defensive measure, information system, municipal\ncorporation, public authority, ransom payment and ransomware attack\nshal…

§ 712. Miscellaneous. The office shall be subject to the laws, rules\nand regulations of the state including, but not limited to, the state\nfinance law, the state administrative procedure act, and article six of\nthe public officers law.\n

§ 713. Protection of critical infrastructure including energy\ngenerating and transmission facilities. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law, the commissioner of the division of homeland security\nand emergency services shall conduct a review and analysis of measures\nb…

§ 714. Protection of critical infrastructure; storage facilities for\nhazardous substances. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and\nsubject to the availability of an appropriation, the commissioner of the\ndivision of homeland security and emergency services shall con…

§ 716. Protection of critical infrastructure; commercial aviation,\npetroleum and natural gas fuel transmission facilities and pipelines.\n1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner of the\ndivision of homeland security and emergency services shall conduct a…

§ 717. Office of interoperable and emergency communications. 1. The\noffice of interoperable and emergency communications shall be the\nprincipal state agency for all interoperable and emergency\ncommunications issues and oversee and direct the development,\ncoordination and imp…

§ 717-a. Direct dialing to public service answering points. 1. For\npurposes of this section, "public building" shall mean any building\nbelonging to the state, county, town, village, school district or any\nother political or civil subdivision of state or local government.\n 2.…

§ 718. Voluntary surveillance access database. 1. The division shall\nestablish a voluntary surveillance access database to be made\naccessible, upon written request, to any law enforcement agency solely\nfor purposes of a criminal investigation.\n 2. Residential home owners and…

§ 719. Loans for eligible hazard mitigation activities. 1. The\ncommissioner may make loans to local governments for eligible hazard\nmitigation activities, as defined in the STORM Act and corresponding\nfederal regulations, to reduce disaster risks for homeowners,\nbusinesses, …

§ 72. When costs payable to relator. Where security is given by\nrelator in an action brought by the attorney-general on the relation or\ninformation of a person having an interest, all costs and disbursements\ntaxed in favor of the plaintiff shall be payable to the relator.\n

§ 73. Power to administer oaths and take acknowledgments. The\nattorney-general of the state of New York and all deputies and\nassistants appointed by him pursuant to section sixty-two of the\nexecutive law, who have duly qualified, shall have the power, while\nacting as such, t…

§ 74. Welfare inspector general. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of\nthis section, the following definitions shall apply:\n a. "Inspector" means the welfare inspector general created by this\nsection.\n b. "Investigation" means, investigations of fraud, abuse, or illegal\nacts …

§ 740. State board of social welfare. 1. The state board of social\nwelfare is the legal authority established by the constitution\nresponsible for the inspection and visitation of certain institutions\nand certain agencies and for the making of rules and regulations with\nrespe…

§ 741. Qualifications of members. 1. No member of the board shall be\neligible to serve for more than two successive terms of five years, nor\nfor more than ten successive years.\n 2. No member of the board shall qualify or enter upon the duties of\noffice or remain therein, whi…

§ 742. Organization of the board. The governor shall designate a\nmember of the board as chairman thereof to serve as such during the\npleasure of the governor. The board may designate other officers and may\nchoose from their number an executive committee with such functions as…

§ 743. Removal and vacancies. Any member may be removed by the\ngovernor for cause, an opportunity having been given him to be heard. A\nmember who fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the\nboard, unless excused by formal vote of the board, shall be deemed to\nh…

§ 744. Compensation and expenses. The chairman of the board, and the\nother members of the board shall not receive a salary or other\ncompensation, but shall receive necessary expenses as shall have been\nincurred by them in the performance of their duties. Payment of such\nexpe…

§ 745. Employees; compensation. The board may appoint and remove from\ntime to time, in accordance with law, such employees as it may deem\nnecessary for the efficient administration of the duties of the board.\nThe compensation of employees appointed by the board shall be deter…

§ 746. Offices of the board. The board shall be provided with suitably\nfurnished rooms for its offices and for meetings of the board. The\nprincipal office of the board shall be in the county of Albany.\n

§ 747. Functions, powers and duties of the board. In order to\neffectuate the purposes of the board as set forth in the state\nconstitution and as described in this article, the board shall have and\nperform the following specific functions, powers and duties:\n 1. (a) To visit …

§ 749. Record of proceedings of the board; certificates and subpoenas.\n1. The board shall cause a record to be kept of its proceedings by its\nsecretary or other officer designated by it.\n 2. The records of its proceeding and copies of all papers and\ndocuments in its possessi…

§ 75. Law enforcement misconduct investigative office. 1.\nJurisdiction. This section shall, subject to the limitations contained\nin this section, confer upon the law enforcement misconduct\ninvestigative office jurisdiction over all covered agencies. For the\npurposes of this …

§ 750. Duties of the attorney general and district attorneys. If, in\nthe opinion of the board, any matter in regard to the management or\naffairs of any such institution, society or association, or any\nincarcerated individual or person in any way connected therewith,\nrequire …

§ 800. Short title. This article shall be known as the "Adirondack\nPark Agency Act."\n

§ 801. Statement of legislative findings and purposes. The Adirondack\npark is abundant in natural resources and open space unique to New York\nand the eastern United States. The wild forest, water, wildlife and\naesthetic resources of the park, and its open space character, pro…

§ 802. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context\notherwise requires, the following words and terms shall have the meaning\nascribed to them.\n 1. "Adirondack park" or "park" means land lying within the area\ndescribed in subdivision one of section 9-0101 of the e…

§ 803. Adirondack park agency. There is hereby created in the\nexecutive department, the Adirondack park agency, which shall consist of\nthe following members: the commissioner of environmental conservation,\nthe secretary of state, the commissioner of commerce and eight members…

§ 803-a. Adirondack park local government review board. 1. For the\npurpose of advising and assisting the Adirondack park agency in carrying\nout its functions, powers and duties, there is hereby established the\nAdirondack park local government review board. Such board shall co…

§ 804. General powers and duties of the agency. The agency shall have\nthe power:\n 1. To sue and be sued;\n 2. To make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary\nor convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under this\narticle;\n 3. To establish an…

§ 805. Adirondack park land use and development plan. 1. Adoption;\nstatus report. a. The Adirondack park land use and development plan is\nhereby adopted and shall hereafter serve to guide land use planning and\ndevelopment throughout the entire area of the Adirondack park, exc…

§ 806. Shoreline restrictions. 1. In order to provide adequate\nprotection of the quality of the lakes, ponds, rivers and streams of the\npark and the qualities of their shorelines, no person shall undertake\nany new land use or development or subdivision of land that involves a…

§ 807. Local land use programs. 1. The agency is authorized to review\nand approve any local land use program proposed by a local government\nand formally submitted by the legislative body of the local government\nto the agency for approval. Within a period of ninety days after …

§ 808. Administration and enforcement of approved local land use\nprograms. 1. Local land use programs that have been approved by the\nagency and validly enacted or adopted shall be administered and enforced\nas provided for in such approved programs.\n 2. Upon receipt of an app…

§ 809. Agency administration and enforcement of the land use and\ndevelopment plan. 1. The agency shall have jurisdiction to review and\napprove all class A regional projects, including those proposed to be\nlocated in a land use area governed by an approved local land use\nprog…

§ 810. Class A and class B regional projects. All references in this\narticle to class A regional projects or to class B regional projects\nshall mean, for the land use areas indicated, the following new land\nuses or development or subdivisions of land: 1. Class A regional\npro…

§ 811. Special provisions relating to agency project review\njurisdiction and the shoreline restrictions. 1. Notwithstanding any\nother provision of this article, including the provisions of the land\nuse and development plan and the shoreline restrictions, the following\nprovis…

§ 812. Public hearings. 1. Public hearings authorized or required by\nsection eight hundred nine to be held by the agency in connection with\nthe review of projects shall be conducted as provided in this section,\nthe applicable project review rules and regulations of the agency…

§ 813. Penalties and enforcement. 1. Any person who violates any\nprovision of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated by the\nagency, or the terms or conditions of any order or permit issued by the\nagency pursuant to this article shall be liable to a civil penalty o…

§ 814. State agency projects. 1. Any state agency which intends to\nundertake any new land use or development within the Adirondack park,\nother than land use or development by the department of environmental\nconservation pursuant to the master plan for management of state land…

§ 815. Interim development controls. 1. The legislature hereby finds\nthat development is taking place in the Adirondack park which threatens\nthe accomplishment of the basic purpose of this article to insure\noptimum overall conservation, protection, preservation, development a…