Title EXC, Executive

* § 886. Permit authority retained. Each state agency having\njurisdiction to approve or deny a permit shall have the continuing power\nheretofore or hereafter vested in it to make such determinations. The\nprovisions of this article shall not lessen or reduce such powers and\ns…

* § 887. Implementation of services. 1. Not later than six months from\nthe effective date of this article, the office shall establish the\npermit information, coordination, and assistance services provided for\nin section eight hundred eighty through section eight hundred\neigh…

* § 888. Federal and local government participation. 1. Federal and\nlocal government permit agencies shall be encouraged to participate in\nthe business permit information, coordination, and assistance services\nof the office and to make information available to applicants thro…

* § 889. Program responsibilities. 1. The office shall obtain and keep\non an annual basis appropriate statistical data regarding the number of\npermits issued by state agencies, the amount of time necessary for the\npermits to be issued, the cost of obtaining such permits, the …

* § 889-a. Business permit assistance in empire zones. (a) Upon the\ndesignation of an empire zone pursuant to article eighteen-B of the\ngeneral municipal law, the office, by and through the director or his\nduly authorized officers and employees, shall establish a business\npe…

* § 890. Temporary assignment or permanent transfer of personnel. The\ndirector, in consultation with the head of the agency concerned and with\nthe approval of the director of the budget, may provide for the\ntemporary assignment or transfer of officers and employees of state\n…

* § 891. Advisory council. 1. There shall be an advisory council in\nthe office consisting of the secretary to the governor ex officio and\nsix appointive members. The appointive members shall include one member\neach appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the tempor…

* § 892. Reports to the governor and the legislature. The office shall\nthereafter make an annual report to the governor and the legislature not\nlater than December thirty-first of each year.\n * NB Authority of office terminated per § 893 December 31, 1995\n

* § 893. Termination of authority. Unless expressly extended by act of\nthe legislature, the authority of the office to provide services under\nthis article shall terminate on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred\nninety-five, provided, however, that any master application st…

* § 894. Declaration of purpose. The legislature finds and determines\nas follows:\n 1. The urban areas of the state of New York have unique\ncharacteristics, needs, conditions and opportunities. These urban areas\nare vital to the economic, social and general health of our stat…

* § 895. Definitions. When used in this article:\n 1. "Office" means the office of urban revitalization created by this\narticle.\n 2. "Director" means the executive director of the urban affairs\ncabinet and chief administrative officer of the office of urban\nrevitalization.\n…

* § 896. Office of urban revitalization. 1. There is hereby created in\nthe executive department an office of urban revitalization. The head of\nthe office shall be the director of urban revitalization who shall be\nappointed by the governor and who shall hold office at the plea…

* § 897. General functions, powers and duties. The office of urban\nrevitalization by and through the director or his duly authorized\nofficers and employees, shall have the following functions, powers and\nduties;\n 1. To provide comprehensive information on existing state, fed…

* § 898. Assistance of other state agencies. To effectuate the\npurposes of this article, the director may request and shall be entitled\nto receive from any state agency, and the same are authorized to\nprovide, such assistance, services, facilities, and data as will enable\nth…

* § 899. Comprehensive grant information. 1. The office shall request\nsuch specific information as the director determines to be necessary\nconcerning assistance programs and grants administered by federal,\nstate, and local agencies designed to enhance the revitalization of\nd…

§ 9. Lease or loan of state property; temporary transfer of personnel.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, general, special or\nlocal\n 1. (a) The governor, from time to time, whenever he deems it to be in\nthe public interest, may authorize any department or ag…

§ 90. Department of state; secretary of state. There shall be in the\nstate government a department of state. The head of the department shall\nbe the secretary of state who shall be appointed by the governor by and\nwith the advice and consent of the senate and hold office unti…

* § 900. Designation of target areas for concentrated revitalization.\n1. The office shall recommend to the cabinet the designation of specific\ndistressed urban areas wherein a program of concentrated revitalization\nshall be directed based upon an assessment of extraordinary n…

* § 901. Implementation of services. 1. Services rendered by this\noffice shall be made available without charge, provided that nothing\ncontained herein shall relieve an applicant of any part of existing fees\nor charges established for the review and approval of grant applicat…

* § 902. Federal and local government participation. 1. Federal and\nlocal government agencies involved in the administration of a program\ngrant or technical assistance effort designed to improve physical or\neconomic conditions in distressed urban areas shall be encouraged to\…

* § 903. Temporary assignment or permanent transfer of personnel. The\ndirector, in consultation with the head of the state agency concerned\nand with the approval of the director of the budget, may provide for the\ntemporary or permanent assignment or transfer of officers and e…

* § 904. Reports to the governor, cabinet and the legislature. The\noffice shall hereafter make an annual report, to be received on or\nbefore January first, to the governor, the cabinet and the legislature\nconcerning the assistance activities undertaken by the office,\nrecomme…

* § 905. Termination of authority. Unless expressly extended by law,\nthe authority of the office to provide services under this article shall\nterminate on March thirty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-five.\n * NB Expired March 31, 1985\n

* § 906. Contract authority. The office is hereby empowered to enter\ninto any agreement or contract with any state agency necessary or\nconvenient to carry out the provisions of this article.\n * NB Expired March 31, 1985\n

* § 907. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or\npart of this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent\njurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or\ninvalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operatio…

§ 91. Rules. Subject to and in conformity with the provisions of the\nconstitution and laws of the state, the secretary of state may adopt and\npromulgate such rules which shall regulate and control the exercise of\nthe powers of the department of state and the performance of th…

§ 910. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that New\nYork state's coastal area and inland waterways are unique with a variety\nof natural, recreational, industrial, commercial, ecological, cultural,\naesthetic and energy resources of statewide and national signifi…

§ 911. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the meaning ascribed to them, unless the context otherwise\nrequires:\n 1. "Coastal area" shall mean (a) the state's coastal waters, and (b)\nthe adjacent shorelands, including landlocked waters and sub…

§ 912. Declaration of policy. It is hereby declared to be the public\npolicy of the state of New York within the coastal areas and inland\nwaterways:\n 1. To achieve a balance between economic development and preservation\nthat will permit the beneficial use of coastal and inlan…

§ 913. Functions; powers and duties. The secretary shall have the\nfollowing functions, powers and duties:\n 1. To advise the governor and agencies of state government concerning\nplanning, programs and policies for the achievement of wise use of the\nland and water resources of…

§ 914. Coastal area boundary. 1. The coastal area boundary is hereby\nadopted as part of this article as though fully incorporated herein.\nSuch boundary delineates the coastal area, which shall be the area\nwithin which the coastal policies and purposes shall apply.\n 2. A repr…

§ 915. Optional local government waterfront revitalization programs\nfor coastal areas and inland waterways. 1. It is the intention of this\narticle to offer the fullest possible support by the state and its\nagencies to those local governments that desire to revitalize their\nw…

§ 915-b. Water dependent uses. Notwithstanding any other provision of\nlaw, water dependent use activities as defined in subdivision eleven of\nsection nine hundred eleven of this article, shall not be considered a\nprivate nuisance, provided such activities were commenced prior…

§ 916. Benefits of approved waterfront revitalization programs. In\nrecognition of the state policy set forth in this article to encourage\nthe revitalization of waterfront areas in a manner consistent with local\nobjectives, the following benefits shall apply where a local gove…

§ 917. Technical assistance. The secretary shall encourage and assist\nlocal governments in the preparation of waterfront revitalization\nprograms and in the administration and implementation of approved\nprograms. Such assistance shall be provided on request by the local\ngover…

§ 918. Financial assistance. 1. The secretary may enter into a\ncontract or contracts for grants or payments to be made, within the\nlimits of any appropriations therefor, for the following:\n a. To any local governments, or to two or more local governments, for\nprojects approv…

§ 919. Coordination of state actions and programs. 1. Actions directly\nundertaken by state agencies within the coastal area including grants,\nloans or other funding assistance, land use and development, or\nplanning, and land transactions shall be consistent with the coastal\n…

§ 92. Deputies. The secretary of state shall appoint a deputy, who may\nperform all the duties of the secretary of state. Any such deputy shall\nreceive an annual salary to be fixed by the secretary of state within\nthe amount appropriated therefor. The secretary of state may al…

§ 920. Data collection and inventory. 1. The secretary shall maintain\na resource inventory of information collected pursuant to coastal and\ninland waterways program planning including significant natural areas,\nhistoric sites, agricultural lands and water dependent use areas.…

§ 921. Amendment of coastal zone management program. 1. The secretary\nshall amend this state's coastal zone management program submitted to\nthe United States secretary of commerce pursuant to section fourteen\nhundred fifty-five of the coastal zone management act (16 USC §§ 14…

§ 922. Comprehensive harbor management plans. 1. In order to implement\na comprehensive harbor management plan the local legislative body of a\ncity, town or village may adopt, amend and enforce local laws or\nordinances, not inconsistent with the laws of this state or the Unite…

§ 93. Custody of records. 1. The secretary of state shall have the\ncustody of all laws and concurrent resolutions of the legislature, all\ndocuments issued under the great seal, all books, records, deeds,\nparchments, maps and papers deposited or kept in his or her office, and\…

§ 93-a. Examination of reports. The secretary of state shall examine\nall reports required to be filed with the department of state pursuant\nto article seven-A of this chapter in order to determine the nature and\nextent of the in-kind support provided by any covered entity to …

§ 94. Commission on ethics and lobbying in government. 1. (a)\nCommission established. There is hereby established within the\ndepartment of state, a commission on ethics and lobbying in government,\nan agency responsible for administering, enforcing, and interpreting New\nYork …

§ 94-a. Consumer protection division. 1. Legislative declaration. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that the consumption of goods and\nservices is an economic activity that affects the life of every citizen.\nThe legislature further finds that unscrupulous and questiona…

§ 94-b. Office for new Americans. 1. Legislative intent. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that, according to the 2010\ncensus, approximately twenty-two percent of New Yorkers were not born in\nthe United States, nine percent above the national average. For years\nimmig…

* § 94-d. New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission. 1.\n(a) There is hereby established within the department of state the New\nYork Asian American and Pacific Islander commission. The commission\nshall consist of thirteen members representative of Asian American …

§ 940. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Professional field" shall mean a profession licensed by the\nregents.\n 2. "Professional education program" shall mean an approved\npostsecondary program leading to a degree in a profession licensed by\nthe regents.\n 3. "Minori…

§ 941. Council on professional career opportunity. * 1. There is\nhereby created within the executive department a council on professional\ncareer opportunity consisting of eleven members as follows: the\ncommissioner of education, the commissioner of health, the chancellor of\n…

§ 942. Powers and duties of the council. 1. The council on\nprofessional career opportunity shall have the following powers and\nduties:\n a. to recommend goals and objectives for the enrollment and graduation\nof minority and disadvantaged students in public and independent\nin…