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N.Y. ENV Law § 36-0113 — New York Code / Act ENV / Article 36 / Section 36-0113
Miscellaneous
Status: in_force

§ 36-0113. Miscellaneous.\n  1. In order to assure the continued availability of flood insurance in\nany community described in subdivision two or four of section 36-0105 of\nthis article while it completes the process of qualifying as a\nparticipant in the national flood insurance program, the department is\nauthorized and directed to provide technical assistance necessary to\nenable such local governments to assume their responsibilities in as\nexpeditious a manner as possible.\n  2. The commissioner shall review, and appropriately amend or repeal,\nall regulations of the department relating to the implementation of the\nformer article thirty-six of the environmental conservation law which\nwas repealed by the same chapter of the laws of nineteen hundred\nninety-two that enacted this article thirty-six.\n  3. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to affect the\nvalidity of any local law or ordinance heretofore enacted by any local\ngovernment.\n  4. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any\nperson or circumstances shall be adjudged invalid by a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall be confined in its\noperation to the controversy in which it was rendered, and shall not\naffect or invalidate the remainder of any provision of any section or\nthe application of any part thereof to any other person or circumstances\nand to this end the provisions of this article are hereby declared to be\nseverable.\n
N.Y. GBS Law § 389-Q — New York Code / Act GBS / Article 25-B / Section 389-Q
Penalty
Status: in_force

§ 389-q. Penalty. Violation of or noncompliance with the provisions of\nthis article shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less\nthan five hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars or by\nimprisonment for one year or by both.\n
N.Y. GMU Law § 403 — New York Code / Act GMU / Article 14-C / Section 403
Additional powers of municipality
Status: in_force

§ 403. Additional powers of municipality. In addition to the powers\nwhich it may now have, any municipality shall have power under this\narticle; (a) to acquire by gift, purchase, or the exercise of the right\nof eminent domain, to construct, reconstruct, improve, better or extend\nany undertaking, within or without the municipality, or partially within\nor partially without the municipality, and to acquire by gift, purchase,\nor the exercise of the right of eminent domain, lands or rights in lands\nor water rights in connection therewith, (b) to operate and maintain any\nundertaking within or without the territorial boundaries of the\nmunicipality, (c) to prescribe and collect rates, fees, tolls, charges\nfor the services, facilities and commodities furnished by such\nundertaking and (d) to pledge to the punctual payment of any bonds\nissued to carry out any of the purposes of this article and interest on\nsuch bonds an amount of revenues of such undertaking (including\nimprovements, betterments, or extensions thereto, thereafter constructed\nor acquired) or of any part of such undertaking, sufficient to pay said\nbonds and interest as the same shall become due and to create and\nmaintain reasonable reserves therefor. Such amount may consist of all or\nany part or portion of such revenues.\n
N.Y. ENG Law § 6-108 — New York Code / Act ENG / Article 6 / Section 6-108
Supplemental studies for future energy planning
Status: in_force

§ 6-108. Supplemental studies for future energy planning. The board\nshall undertake the following studies to supplement information for\nfuture energy planning:\n  1. On or before September first, two thousand twelve, and every four\nyears thereafter, the board shall undertake a study of the overall\nreliability of the state's electric transmission and distribution\nsystem. The board may contract with an independent and competitively\nselected contractor to undertake such study. The board shall prepare a\nreport on such study's findings and legislative recommendations. The\nboard shall transmit such report along with the reliability study to the\ngovernor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the\nsenate, the chair of the assembly energy committee, and the chair of the\nsenate energy and telecommunications committee.\n  2. Such study shall include, at a minimum, an assessment of each of\nthe following:\n  (a) the current and projected reliability of the electric power system\nover the term of the planning period, with specific focus on\ntransmission systems and distribution systems within the state. The\nassessment shall examine: (i) investment in infrastructure, including\ncapital improvements, expansions, and maintenance; and (ii) workforce\nutilization.\n  (b) the potential impact of the following on distribution system\nreliability and on each factor enumerated in paragraph (a) of this\nsubdivision: (i) distributed electric generation, especially generation\nusing renewable or innovative energy resources; (ii) energy conservation\nand efficiency; (iii) load control and peak saving measures; (iv)\ncorporate reorganization of electric utilities; (v) performance\nratemaking, multi-year rate agreements, and other departures from\ntraditional regulatory mechanisms; and (vi) large scale industrial\ndevelopment.\n  (c) the potential impact of the following on transmission system\nreliability: (i) each factor enumerated in paragraph (b) of this\nsubdivision; (ii) changes in protocols for electricity dispatched\nthrough the BSO or its successor or successors; (iii) accommodation of\nproposed new electric generation facilities or repowering or life\nextension of existing facilities; and (iv) the market-driven nature of\ndecisions to build, size, and locate such facilities.\n  3. The board and any contractors it may retain for such purposes shall\nconsult with entities that have resources and expertise to assist in\nsuch study, including, but not limited to, the BSO, public utilities,\nand any other electric company or trade organizations.\n  (a) The Long Island power authority, the power authority of the state\nof New York, the department of public service, and the BSO shall\ncooperate with the board and its contractor.\n  (b) The Long Island power authority and the power authority of the\nstate of New York are authorized, as deemed feasible and advisable by\ntheir respective boards, to make a voluntary contribution toward the\nstudy.\n
N.Y. PBO Law § 80 — New York Code / Act PBO / Article 5 / Section 80
Delivery of books and papers, money and property
Status: in_force

§ 80. Delivery of books and papers, money and property. A public\nofficer shall demand from his predecessor in office or any person in\nwhose possession they may be, a delivery to such officer of all books\nand papers, money and property belonging or appertaining to such office.\nIf such demand is refused, such officer may make complaint thereof to\nany justice of the supreme court of the district, or to the county judge\nof the county in which the person refusing resides. If such justice or\njudge be satisfied that such books or papers, money and property are\nwithheld, he shall grant an order directing the person refusing to show\ncause before him at a time specified therein, why he should not deliver\nthe same. At such time, or at any time to which the matter may be\nadjourned, on proof of the due service of the order, such justice or\njudge shall proceed to inquire into the circumstances. If the person\ncharged with withholding such books or papers, money and property makes\naffidavit before such justice or judge that he has delivered to the\nofficer all books and papers, money and property in his custody which,\nwithin his knowledge, or to his belief belong or appertain thereto, such\nproceedings before such justice or judge shall cease, and such person be\ndischarged. If the person complained against shall not make such oath,\nand it appears that any such books or papers, money and property are\nwithheld by him, such justice or judge shall commit him to the county\njail until he delivers such books and papers, money and property, or is\notherwise discharged according to law. On such commitment, such justice\nor judge, if required by the complainant, shall also issue his warrant\ndirected to any sheriff or constable, commanding him to search, in the\ndaytime, the places designated therein, for such books and papers, money\nand property, and to bring them before such justice or judge. If any\nsuch books and papers, money and property, are brought before him by\nvirtue of such warrant, he shall determine whether they appertain to\nsuch office, and if so shall cause them to be delivered to the\ncomplainant.\n
N.Y. TAX Law § 435 — New York Code / Act TAX / Article 18 / Section 435
Deposit and disposition of revenue
Status: in_force

§ 435. Deposit and disposition of revenue. All taxes, interest and\npenalties collected or received by the tax commission under the taxes\nimposed by this article shall be deposited and disposed of pursuant to\nthe provisions of section one hundred seventy-one-a of this chapter.\n
N.Y. VET Law § 2 — New York Code / Act VET / Article 1 / Section 2
Department of veterans' services
Status: in_force

§ 2. Department of veterans' services. There is hereby created a\ndepartment of veterans' services. The head of such department shall be\nthe New York state commissioner of veterans' services who shall be a\nveteran. He or she shall be appointed by the governor and shall hold\noffice during his or her pleasure. Such state commissioner shall receive\nan annual salary to be fixed by the governor within the limitation\nprovided by law. He or she shall also be entitled to receive his or her\nexpenses actually and necessarily incurred by him or her in the\nperformance of his or her duties. The state commissioner, with the\napproval of the governor, may establish such bureaus within the\ndepartment as are necessary and appropriate to carrying out its\nfunctions and may consolidate or abolish such bureaus. The state\ncommissioner may appoint such officers, consultants, clerks and other\nemployees and agents as he or she may deem necessary, fix their\ncompensation within the limitation provided by law, and prescribe their\nduties.\n
N.Y. LEG Law § 53 — New York Code / Act LEG / Article 3 / Section 53
Budget review process
Status: in_force

§ 53. Budget review process. Within ten days after submission of the\nbudget by the governor pursuant to article seven of the constitution,\nthe temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly\nshall jointly or separately promulgate a schedule for the specific\nbudget-related actions of each house, including but not limited to the\nfollowing:\n  1. a preliminary response by the houses to the governor's budget\nsubmission;\n  2. fiscal committee hearings on the budget, hearings with heads of\ndepartments and divisions pursuant to section three of article seven of\nthe constitution, and other actions which may be taken by the fiscal\ncommittees, which shall be designed to inform the public of the contents\nof the governor's budget, policy issues relating to such budget and such\nother information as the senate and the assembly shall jointly or\nseparately determine. Such hearings and other actions may be conducted\njointly or separately;\n  3. a date for the production of a forecast or forecasts on receipts\nwhich shall constitute an evaluation developed by the fiscal committees\nof each house, jointly or separately, of the receipts likely to be\navailable to the state absent passage of any new revenue measures. Such\nforecast or forecasts shall also contain an evaluation of the receipts\nlikely to be available to the state upon passage of any revenue measure\nsubmitted and proposed by the governor pursuant to section three of\narticle seven of the state constitution; and\n  4. the dates for public hearings required by the provisions of section\nthirty-two-a of this chapter.\n
N.Y. ISC Law § 2307 — New York Code / Act ISC / Article 23 / Section 2307
Rating classifications or territories; policy forms
Status: in_force

§ 2307. Rating classifications or territories; policy forms. (a) No\ninsurer or rate service organization shall use a rating classification\nor territory unless it has been filed with the superintendent and either\nhe has approved it, or ninety days have elapsed and he has not\ndisapproved it as unfairly discriminatory or violative of public policy.\n  (b) Except as otherwise provided herein, no policy form shall be\ndelivered or issued for delivery unless it has been filed with the\nsuperintendent and either he has approved it, or thirty days have\nelapsed and he has not disapproved it as misleading or violative of\npublic policy. After notice and hearing to the insurer or rate service\norganization which submitted a policy form for approval, the\nsuperintendent may withdraw approval of such form on finding that the\nuse of such form is contrary to the legal requirements applicable at the\ntime of withdrawal. The effective date of the withdrawal of approval\nshall be prescribed by the superintendent but shall be not less than\nninety days after notice of withdrawal. With regard to residual value\ninsurance, policy forms and any amendments thereto shall be filed with\nthe superintendent within thirty days of their use by the insurer. For\npurposes of this subsection, "residual value insurance" shall have the\nsame meaning as set forth in paragraph twenty-two of subsection (a) of\nsection one thousand one hundred thirteen of this chapter, provided\nhowever, for the purposes of this subsection such insurance shall only\nbe utilized for commercial purposes, and shall not include personal\nlines of insurance as defined in paragraph two of subsection (a) of\nsection three thousand four hundred twenty-five of this chapter or any\ncommercial auto insurance, and, provided further that applicants for\nsuch insurance shall sign a statement that the applicant has an\nappropriate level of knowledge and understanding of the use of residual\nvalue insurance.\n  * (c) With respect to kinds of insurance or insurance activities the\nrates for which, pursuant to subsection (a) of section two thousand\nthree hundred five of this article, are not subject to prior approval,\nany requirement in subsections (a) and (b) of this section of filing\nwith or prior approval by the superintendent may be waived by regulation\nadopted by the superintendent after a public hearing.\n  * NB Expires July 1, 2026\n  (d) All policy forms and rating classifications and territories filed\nwith the superintendent shall be available for public inspection at the\ndepartment.\n  (e) Policy forms for inland marine risks where the rates for such\nrisks by general custom of the business are not written according to\nmanual rates or rating plans shall not be filed pursuant to subsection\n(b) of this section, unless the superintendent directs that they be\nfiled.\n
N.Y. UDA Law § 56-A — New York Code / Act UDA / Section 56-A
State-supported debt; 2022
Status: in_force

§ 56-a. State-supported debt; 2022. 1. In light of the continuing\nadverse impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have on the\nhealth and welfare of individuals in the state as well as to the\nfinancial condition of the state during the state's 2022 fiscal year,\nand notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the\ndormitory authority of the state of New York, the urban development\ncorporation, and the New York state thruway authority are each\nauthorized to issue state-supported debt pursuant to article 5-B,\narticle 5-C and article 5-F of the state finance law to assist the state\nto manage its financing needs during its 2022 fiscal year, without\nregard to any restrictions, limitations and requirements contained in\narticle 5-B of the state finance law, other than subdivision 4 of\nsection 67-b of such article, and such state-supported debt shall be\ndeemed to be issued for (i) an authorized purpose within the meaning of\nsubdivision 2 of section 68-a of the state finance law for all purposes\nof article 5-C of the state finance law and section 92-z of the state\nfinance law, or (ii) an authorized purpose within the meaning of\nsubdivision 2 of section 69-m of the state finance law for all purposes\nof article 5-F of the state finance law and section 92-h of the state\nfinance law, as the case may be. Furthermore, any bonds issued directly\nby the state during the state's 2022 fiscal year shall be issued without\nregard to any restrictions, limitations and requirements contained in\narticle 5-B of the state finance law, other than subdivision 4 of\nsection 67-b of such article. For so long as any state-supported debt\nissued during the state's 2022 fiscal year shall remain outstanding,\nincluding any state-supported debt issued to refund state-supported debt\nissued during such fiscal year, the restrictions, limitations and\nrequirements contained in article 5-B of the state finance law, other\nthan subdivision 4 of section 67-b of such article, shall not apply.\n  2. Effect of inconsistent provisions. Insofar as the provisions of\nthis section are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law,\ngeneral, special, or local, the provisions of this act shall be\ncontrolling.\n  3. Severability; construction. The provisions of this section shall be\nseverable, and if the application of any clause, sentence, paragraph,\nsubdivision, section or part of this section to any person or\ncircumstance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to\nbe invalid, such judgment shall not necessarily affect, impair or\ninvalidate the application of any such clause, sentence, paragraph,\nsubdivision, section, part of this section or remainder thereof, as the\ncase may be, to any other person or circumstance, but shall be confined\nin its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,\nsection or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which\nsuch judgment shall have been rendered.\n
N.Y. EXC Law § 554 — New York Code / Act EXC / Article 20 / Section 554
Codes of conduct
Status: in_force

§ 554. Codes of conduct. 1. The justice center shall adopt and amend,\nas appropriate, codes of conduct for all custodians as defined in\nsubdivision two of section four hundred eighty-eight of the social\nservices law who have or will have regular and direct contact with\nvulnerable persons who reside in or receive services from such\nfacilities or provider agencies. Such codes shall govern the conduct of\nsuch custodians with respect to the safety, dignity and welfare of\nvulnerable persons to whom they provide care. The justice center shall\nestablish a process by which each custodian is provided with a copy of\nthe applicable code of conduct and is required, at the time of his or\nher initial employment, and at least annually thereafter, to acknowledge\nthat he or she has read and understands such code of conduct. Such\nprocess shall also provide for the enforcement of such codes consistent\nwith appropriate collective bargaining agreements.\n  2. Minimum requirements for codes of conduct. Such codes of conduct\nshall include, at a minimum: a. Provisions regarding the responsibility\nof such custodians to support the emotional, physical and personal\nwell-being of the vulnerable persons they serve, including their\nprotection from abuse and neglect, and to seek guidance and advice to\nresolve issues as needed when making decisions relating to the persons\nthey serve.\n  b. Provisions regarding the responsibility of such custodians to\nassist the vulnerable persons they support to direct the course of their\nown lives, honoring, where appropriate, their right to assume risk in a\nsafe manner and recognizing their potential for lifelong learning and\ngrowth.\n  c. Provisions regarding the responsibility of custodians to\nparticipate in available, appropriate training to maintain their\ncompetency and skill-level, and to model and shape the behavior of their\nco-workers.\n  d. Provisions regarding the responsibility of such custodians to\npromote and practice justice, fairness and equity for the vulnerable\npersons they support, uphold and respect their human and civil rights\nand respect their human dignity and uniqueness.\n  e. Provisions regarding the responsibility of such custodians to\nassist, where appropriate, the vulnerable persons they support in\ndeveloping and maintaining relationships with families, friends and the\ncommunity-at-large.\n  f. Provisions regarding the responsibility of such custodians to\nadvocate with and/or on behalf of the vulnerable persons they support\nfor their needs, interest, justice, inclusion and full community\nparticipation.\n  g. Provisions requiring such custodians to report reportable incidents\nas required in section four hundred ninety-one of the social services\nlaw.\n
N.Y. JUD Law § 190-E — New York Code / Act JUD / Article 7 / Section 190-E
Appointment of term to be filed with county clerk
Status: in_force

§ 190-e. Appointment of term to be filed with county clerk.  Each\nappointment, made as prescribed in section one hundred and ninety and\none hundred and ninety-one of this chapter, must be filed in the county\nclerk's office.\n
N.Y. VIL Law § 22-2210 — New York Code / Act VIL / Article 22-A / Section 22-2210
Establishment of joint fire districts
Status: in_force

§ 22-2210 Establishment of joint fire districts. The town board of a\ntown or the town boards of more than one town, and the board of trustees\nof an incorporated village or the boards of trustees of more than one\nincorporated village located in said town or towns are hereby authorized\nto establish and/or extend in such town or towns and village or villages\na joint fire district for the purposes stated and in the manner provided\nin article eleven-A of the town law, provided all of the territory in\nsuch joint fire district shall be contiguous.\n
N.Y. GCT Law § 29 — New York Code / Act GCT / Article 3 / Section 29
Official map, changes
Status: in_force

§ 29. Official map, changes. Such legislative body is authorized and\nempowered, whenever and as often as it may deem it for the public\ninterest, to change or add to the official map of the city so as to lay\nout new streets, highways or parks, or to widen or close existing\nstreets, highways or parks.  Drainage systems may also be shown on this\nmap. At least five days' notice of a public hearing on any proposed\naction with reference to such change in the official map shall be\npublished at least once in an official publication of said city or in a\nnewspaper of general circulation therein. No change in the official map\nshall be made for the lay out of a new street or the opening or widening\nof any street unless notice shall have been sent by registered mail,\nreturn receipt requested, to the person and address noted on the last\npreceding real property tax notice issued on the property which is to be\nincluded in such proposed layout, opening or widening of such streets.\nBefore making such addition or change the matter shall be referred to\nthe planning board for report thereon, but if the planning board shall\nnot make its report within thirty days of such reference, it shall\nforfeit the right further to suspend action.  Such additions and changes\nwhen adopted shall become a part of the official map of the city, and\nshall be deemed to be final and conclusive with respect to the location\nof the streets, highways and parks shown thereon.\n  The layout, widening or closing, or the approval of the layout,\nwidening or closing of streets, highways or parks by the city under\nprovisions of law other than those contained in this article shall be\ndeemed to be a change or addition to the official map, and shall be\nsubject to all the provisions of this article.\n