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NY Elec L § 14-204 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 14 - Campaign Receipts and Expenditures; Public Financing Title 2 - Public Financing 14-204 - Limits on Public Financing.

* § 14-204. Limits  on  public  financing.  The  following limitations apply to the total amounts of public funds that may  be  provided  to  a participating candidate's authorized committee for an election cycle:   1.  In  any primary election, receipt of public funds by participating candidates and by their participating committees shall not exceed:  (a) for Governor                                             $3,500,000  (b) for Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General or Comptroller $3,500,000  (c) for State Senator                                        $375,000  (d) for Member of the Assembly                               $175,000   2. In any general or special election, receipt of public  funds  by  a participating candidate's authorized committees shall not exceed:  (a) for Governor and Lieutenant Governor (combined)          $3,500,000  (b) for Attorney General                                     $3,500,000  (c) for Comptroller                                          $3,500,000  (d) for State Senator                                        $375,000  (e) for Member of the Assembly                               $175,000   3.  No participating candidate for nomination for an office who is not opposed by a candidate on the ballot in  a  primary  election  shall  be entitled  to  payment of public matching funds, except that, where there is a contest in such primary election for the nomination of at least one of the two political parties with the highest and second highest  number of  enrolled  members  for such office, a participating candidate who is unopposed in the primary election may receive public  funds  before  the primary  election,  for  expenses incurred on or before the date of such primary election, in an amount equal to up to half the sum set forth  in paragraph one of this section.   4.  Nothing  in this section shall be construed to limit the amount of private funds a candidate may receive subject to the contribution limits contained in section  14-114  of  this  article.  Any  contributions  so received  which  are not expended in the general election may be applied to the next covered election for an  office  for  which  such  candidate seeks nomination or election.   5.  A candidate only on the ballot in one or more primary elections in which the number of persons eligible to vote for party nominees in  each such  election  totals  fewer than one thousand shall not receive public funds  in  excess  of  five  thousand  dollars  for  qualified  campaign expenditures  in  such  election  or elections. For the purposes of this section, the number of persons eligible to vote for party nominees in  a primary  election shall be as determined by the state board of elections for the calendar year of the primary election. A candidate for office on the ballot in more than one primary for such office,  shall  be  deemed, for purposes of this recommendation, to be a single candidate.   * NB Effective November 9, 2022
NY Elec L § 14-206 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 14 - Campaign Receipts and Expenditures; Public Financing Title 2 - Public Financing 14-206 - Use of Public Matching Funds; Qualified Campaign Expenditures.

* § 14-206. Use   of   public   matching   funds;  qualified  campaign expenditures. 1. Public matching funds provided pursuant to  this  title may  be used only by an authorized committee for expenditures to further the participating  candidate's  nomination  for  election  or  election, including paying for debts incurred within one year prior to an election to  further  the  participating  candidate's  nomination for election or election.   2. Such public matching funds may not be used for:  (a) an expenditure in violation of any law;  (b) an expenditure in excess of the fair  market  value  of  services, materials, facilities, or other things of value received in exchange;  (c)   an  expenditure  made  after  the  candidate  has  been  finally disqualified from the ballot;  (d) an expenditure made after  the  only  remaining  opponent  of  the candidate  has  been  finally  disqualified  from the general or special election ballot;  (e) an expenditure made by cash payment;  (f) a contribution or loan or  transfer  made  to  or  expenditure  to support  another  candidate or political committee or party committee or constituted committee;  (g) an expenditure to support or oppose  a  candidate  for  an  office other than that which the participating candidate seeks;  (h)  gifts,  except  brochures,  buttons,  signs, tee shirts and other printed campaign material;  (i) legal fees to defend against a criminal charge;  (j) any expenditure made to challenge the validity of any petition  of designation  or nomination or any certificate of nomination, acceptance, authorization, declination, or substitution;  (k) payments made to the candidate  or  a  spouse,  domestic  partner, child,  grandchild,  parent,  grandparent,  brother  or  sister  of  the candidate or spouse or  domestic  partner  of  such  child,  grandchild, parent, grandparent, brother or sister, or to a business entity in which the  candidate or any such person has a ten percent or greater ownership interest;  (l) an  expenditure  made  primarily  for  the  purpose  of  expressly advocating  a  vote  for  or  against  a  ballot  proposal,  other  than expenditures  made  also  to  further  the   participating   candidate's nomination for election or election;  (m)  payment  of  any  settlement, penalty or fine imposed pursuant to federal, state or local law;  (n) payments made through advances, except in the case  of  individual purchases less than two hundred fifty dollars; or  (o)  expenditures  to  facilitate, support, or otherwise assist in the execution or performance of the duties of public office.   * NB Effective November 9, 2022
NY Elec L § 14-210 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 14 - Campaign Receipts and Expenditures; Public Financing Title 2 - Public Financing 14-210 - Reports.

* § 14-210. Reports.  The PCFB shall review and evaluate the effect of   this title upon the conduct of election campaigns  and  shall  submit  a   report  to  the  legislature  on  or  before January first, two thousand   twenty-five and every second year thereafter, and at any other time upon   the request of the governor and at such other times as  the  PCFB  deems   appropriate. These reports shall include:1.  a  list  of  the  participating and nonparticipating candidates in   covered elections and the votes received  by  each  candidate  in  those   elections;2.  the  amount  of contributions and loans received, and expenditures   made on behalf of these candidates;3. the amount of public matching funds  each  participating  candidate   received, spent, and repaid pursuant to this program;4.  analysis  of  the  effect  of  this  title on political campaigns,   including its effect on the sources and amounts  of  private  financing,   the  level  of campaign expenditures, voter participation, the number of   candidates, the candidates' ability to campaign effectively  for  public   office,  and  the diversity of candidates seeking and elected to office;   and5. recommendations for further legislative and regulatory  enactments,   including  changes  in  contribution limits, thresholds for eligibility,   and any other features of the system.* NB Effective November 9, 2022
NY Elec L § 14-211 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 14 - Campaign Receipts and Expenditures; Public Financing Title 2 - Public Financing 14-211 - Debates for Candidates for Statewide Office.

* § 14-211. Debates  for  candidates  for  statewide  office. The PCFB   shall promulgate regulations to facilitate debates  among  participating   candidates   who   seek  election  to  statewide  office.  Participating   candidates are  required  to  participate  in  one  debate  before  each   election  for  which  the  candidate  receives  public funds, unless the   participating   candidate   is   running   unopposed.   Nonparticipating   candidates may participate in such debates.* NB Effective November 9, 2022
NY Elec L § 14-212 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ELN - Election Article 14 - Campaign Receipts and Expenditures; Public Financing Title 2 - Public Financing 14-212 - Severability.

* § 14-212. Severability. If any clause, sentence, or other portion of paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  two  of section 14-203 of this title be adjudged by any court of competent  jurisdiction  to  be  invalid,  then subparagraphs  (iii)  and  (iv)  of  paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section 14-203 of this title shall read as follows:  (iii) state senator, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c)  of this  subdivision,  not  less  than  ten  thousand  dollars in matchable contributions  including  at  least  one  hundred  and  fifty  matchable contributions in an amount greater than five dollars and no greater than the limits in this chapter, of which the first two hundred fifty dollars shall be counted toward this qualifying threshold; and  (iv) member of the assembly, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c)  of  this  subdivision,  not  less  than  five  thousand  dollars in matchable  contributions  including  at  least  seventy-five   matchable contributions in an amount greater than five dollars and no greater than the limits in this chapter, of which the first two hundred fifty dollars shall be counted toward this qualifying threshold.   * NB Effective November 9, 2022
NY Env Conserv L § 1-0101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 1 - General Provisions Title 1 - Declaration of Policy 1-0101 - Declaration of Policy.

§ 1-0101. Declaration of policy.1.  The  quality  of our environment is fundamental to our concern for   the quality of life. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State   of New York to conserve, improve and protect its natural  resources  and   environment  and  to  prevent,  abate  and  control  water, land and air   pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety  and  welfare  of  the   people of the state and their overall economic and social well being.2.  It  shall  further  be  the  policy  of  the  state to improve and   coordinate the environmental plans, functions, powers  and  programs  of   the  state,  in  cooperation with the federal government, regions, local   governments, other public and private organizations  and  the  concerned   individual,  and  to  develop  and  manage the basic resources of water,   land, and air to the end that the state may fulfill  its  responsibility   as trustee of the environment for the present and future generations.3.  It  shall  further  be the policy of the state to foster, promote,   create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can thrive  in   harmony  with each other, and achieve social, economic and technological   progress for present and future generations by:a.  Assuring  surroundings  which  are  healthful  and   aesthetically   pleasing;b.  Guaranteeing  that  the  widest  range  of  beneficial uses of the   environment is attained without risk to health  or  safety,  unnecessary   degradation or other undesirable or unintended  consequences;c.  Promoting  patterns  of  development and technology which minimize   adverse impact on the environment;d. Preserving the unique qualities of special resources  such  as  the   Adirondack and Catskill forest preserves;e. Providing that care is taken for the air, water and other resources   that  are  shared  with  the  other states of the United States and with   Canada in the manner of a good neighbor.
NY Env Conserv L § 1-0301 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 1 - General Provisions Title 3 - Short Title; General Definitions 1-0301 - Short Title.

§ 1-0301. Short title.This  chapter  shall be known as the "Environmental Conservation Law,"   and may be cited as "ECL."
NY Env Conserv L § 3-0101 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 1 - Department of Environmental Conservation 3-0101 - Continuation of Department.

§ 3-0101. Continuation of department.The Department of Environmental Conservation, which was established by   chapter  140  of  the  Laws  of  1970,  is hereby continued, and all the   powers, functions, duties and obligations possessed  by  the  department   pursuant  to  such  chapter  immediately preceding the effective date of   this chapter are hereby continued.
NY Env Conserv L § 3-0103 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 1 - Department of Environmental Conservation 3-0103 - Commissioner of Environmental Conservation.

§ 3-0103. Commissioner of environmental conservation.The  head of the department shall be the Commissioner of Environmental   Conservation, who shall be appointed by the Governor, by  and  with  the   advice and consent of the Senate, and hold office at the pleasure of the   Governor  by  whom he was appointed and until his successor is appointed   and has qualified.
NY Env Conserv L § 3-0105 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 1 - Department of Environmental Conservation 3-0105 - Offices of the Department.

* § 3-0105. Offices of department.The  principal  office  of  the  department  shall be in the County of   Albany.* NB Effective prior to Dept. of Environmental Conservation moving  to   the city of Albany    * § 3-0105. Offices of the department.The principal office of the department shall be in the city of Albany.* NB  Effective upon Dept. of Environmental Conservation moving to the   city of Albany
NY Env Conserv L § 3-0107 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 1 - Department of Environmental Conservation 3-0107 - Organization of Department; Officers and Employees.

§ 3-0107. Organization of department; officers and employees.1.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law the commissioner   may, from time  to  time,  create,  abolish,  transfer  and  consolidate   divisions, bureaus, field offices and other units within the department,   including those transferred to the department by chapter 140 of the laws   of  1970,  as  he may determine necessary for the efficient operation of   the department, subject to the approval of the Director of the Budget.2. The commissioner may appoint such deputies,  directors,  assistants   and other officers and employees as may be needed for the performance of   his  duties  and  may  prescribe  their  powers and duties and fix their   compensation within the amounts appropriated therefor,  subject  to  the   approval of the Director of the Budget.
NY Env Conserv L § 3-0109 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 1 - Department of Environmental Conservation 3-0109 - Eligibility for Certain Offices.

§ 3-0109. Eligibility for certain offices.No  person  shall be eligible for or shall continue to hold the office   of commissioner, deputy commissioner, secretary to  the  department,  if   any  there  be,  or head of a division who is engaged in the business of   lumbering in any forest  preserve  county  or  who  is  engaged  in  any   business in the prosecution of which hydraulic power is used or in which   water  is  distributed  or  sold under any public franchise or who is an   officer or holder of stocks or bonds of any corporation engaged in  such   business within the state.
NY Env Conserv L § 3-0113 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 1 - Department of Environmental Conservation 3-0113 - The New York State Conservationist.

§ 3-0113. The New York State Conservationist.1.  To  the  end that there shall be promoted a wider understanding of   the problems affecting conservation of natural resources in this  state,   it  is  declared  advisable  to  authorize the agents who issue hunting,   fishing and trapping  licenses  to  sell  annual  subscriptions  to  the   official   magazine   of   the   department,   "The   New   York   State   Conservationist."2. Any entity which is authorized by section 11-0713 of  this  chapter   to sell hunting, trapping and fishing licenses is hereby authorized, but   not  required, to sell annual subscriptions to the department's official   magazine, "The New York State Conservationist." The fee  to  be  charged   for   a  subscription  to  such  magazine  shall  be  such  fee  as  the   commissioner may, after consultation with the division  of  the  budget,   deem  necessary  for  the  best interest of the state. Such fee shall be   collected from each subscriber at the time of receiving application  for   subscription.  All collected fees, minus a 5.5 percent commission, shall   be remitted monthly, on a schedule to be determined by  the  department.   All  receipts of the department from subscriptions shall be deposited in   an  account  in  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund-other.   The   comptroller  is  authorized  and directed to permit interest earnings on   any balances to accrue to the benefit of this account.
NY Env Conserv L § 3-0115 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 1 - Department of Environmental Conservation 3-0115 - Establishment of Forestry and Wildlife Management Areas by United States; Consent of State.

§ 3-0115. Establishment  of  forestry  and  wildlife management areas byUnited States; consent of state.1. To implement and supplement federal statutes now in effect  and  to   authorize the acquisition by the United States of America of upland area   for  conservation  purposes,  the  consent  of  the State of New York is   hereby granted to the United States of America:a. To acquire, on or before  July  1,  1940,  by  means  of  purchase,   devise,  gift or condemnation such upland areas in the State of New York   and outside the statutory boundaries  of  the  Adirondack  and  Catskill   parks as are necessary and suitable for forestry and wildlife management   areas; andb.  To  forest  or  reforest such areas and to construct or erect upon   such lands, such truck  trails,  bridges,  ditches,  fire  lanes,  water   holes,  service structures and similar improvements as are necessary for   the protection and administration of these lands as forestry or wildlife   management areas; andc. To hold title to such upland areas herein described and  heretofore   acquired for the foregoing purposes, reserving, however, to the State of   New  York,  full  and  complete jurisdiction and authority over all such   areas  not  incompatible  with  the  administration,  maintenance,   and   protection  thereof  by the United States of America; provided, however,   that the United States of America shall make  no  regulations  governing   such  areas  which  shall  be  in  conflict  with  the provisions of the   Conservation Law, as amended or as may hereafter be  amended,  or  those   provisions  of  the  Environmental  Conservation Law of the State of New   York which were derived from the Conservation Law.2. Such lands as are under contract of purchase by the  United  States   of  America,  or  to  acquire  which  condemnation proceedings have been   commenced on or before July 1, 1940 shall be deemed acquired within  the   meaning of paragraph a of subdivision one of this section.
NY Env Conserv L § 3-0119 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 1 - Department of Environmental Conservation 3-0119 - Laboratory Tests.

§ 3-0119. Laboratory tests.Any  laboratory  tests or sample analysis required pursuant to article   seventeen, nineteen or  twenty-seven  of  this  chapter  for  which  the   commissioner  of  health  issues  certificates  of  approval pursuant to   section five hundred two of the public health law shall be conducted  by   a laboratory which has been issued a certificate of approval.
NY Env Conserv L § 3-0302 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 3 - General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction 3-0302 - Review of State-Owned Lands.

§ 3-0302. Review of state-owned lands.Within  amounts  appropriated  therefor,  by  January  first, nineteen   hundred ninety-five, the commissioner, in consultation with the New York   state biodiversity research institute created pursuant  to  section  two   hundred  thirty-five-a  of  the education law, shall conduct a review of   lands  currently  in  state-ownership   and   under   the   department's   jurisdiction  to  identify lands and waters that harbor plants, animals,   and ecological communities that are rare in New York state.
NY Env Conserv L § 3-0303 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 3 - Department of Environmental Conservation; General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction Title 3 - General Functions, Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction 3-0303 - Statewide Environmental Plan.

§ 3-0303. Statewide environmental plan.   1.  The  department  shall  formulate  and  from time to time revise a statewide environmental plan for the management and  protection  of  the quality  of  the  environment and the natural resources of the state, in furtherance of the legislative policy and purposes expressed in  chapter 140 of the laws of 1970.   2.  The  department  shall submit such plan to the Governor and to the Department of  State  on  or  before  October  first,  nineteen  hundred seventy-five,  and  thereafter  shall  submit periodic revisions of such plan to the governor and to the Department of State. The  Department  of State  shall  review  such  plan  and  such revisions and shall submit a report thereon together with such recommendations within sixty  days  as it  may  deem  appropriate  to the Governor. The governor shall approve, approve with modifications, or reject such plan within sixty days.   3. In formulating such plan and any revisions, the department shall:   a. Conduct one or more public hearings;   b. Consult with and cooperate with:  (1) Officials of departments and agencies of the state  having  duties and responsibilities concerning the environment;  (2)  Officials  and  representatives  of  the  federal  government, of neighboring states and of interstate agencies on problems affecting  the environment of this state;  (3) Officials and representatives of local government in the state;  (4) Officials and representatives of science, industry, and education;  (5)  Persons,  organizations and groups, public or private, utilizing, served by, interested in or concerned with the environment of the state; and   c. Request and receive from any department, division,  board,  bureau, commission  or  other  agency  of the state or any political subdivision thereof or any public authority such  assistance  and  data  as  may  be necessary  to  enable  the  department to carry out its responsibilities under this section.