reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NY Exec L § 142-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6 - Department of State 142-A - Validity of Acts of Notaries Public and Commissioners of Deeds Notwithstanding Certain Defects.

§ 142-a. Validity  of  acts  of  notaries  public and commissioners of deeds  notwithstanding  certain  defects.  1.  Except  as  provided   in subdivision  three  of this section, the official certificates and other acts heretofore or hereafter made or performed of  notaries  public  and commissioners  of deeds heretofore or hereafter and prior to the time of their acts appointed  or  commissioned  as  such  shall  not  be  deemed invalid,  impaired  or  in  any  manner defective, so far as they may be affected, impaired or questioned  by  reason  of  defects  described  in subdivision two of this section.   2. This section shall apply to the following defects:  (a)  ineligibility of the notary public or commissioner of deeds to be appointed or commissioned as such;  (b) misnomer or misspelling  of  name  or  other  error  made  in  his appointment or commission;  (c)  omission of the notary public or commissioner of deeds to take or file his official oath or otherwise qualify;  (d) expiration of his term, commission or appointment;  (e) vacating of his office by change of his residence,  by  acceptance of another public office, or by other action on his part;  (f)  the fact that the action was taken outside the jurisdiction where the notary public or commissioner of deeds was authorized to act.   3. No person shall be entitled to assert the effect of this section to overcome a defect described in subdivision two if he knew of the  defect or  if  the  defect  was  apparent on the face of the certificate of the notary public or commissioner of  deeds;  provided  however,  that  this subdivision  shall not apply after the expiration of six months from the date of the act of the notary public or commissioner of deeds.   4. After the expiration of six months from the date  of  the  official certificate  or  other act of the commissioner of deeds, subdivision one of this section shall be applicable to a defect consisting  in  omission of the certificate of a commissioner of deeds to state the date on which and  the  place  in  which an act was done, or consisting of an error in such statement.   5. This section does not relieve any notary public or commissioner  of deeds  from  criminal liability imposed by reason of his act, or enlarge the actual authority of any such officer, nor limit any other statute or rule of  law  by  reason  of  which  the  act  of  a  notary  public  or commissioner  of  deeds,  or  the  record thereof, is valid or is deemed valid in any case.
NY Exec L § 143 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6 - Department of State 143 - Fees of Such Commissioners.

§ 143. Fees  of  such  commissioners.  The  fees of such commissioners   shall be as follows:1. If appointed for another state, territory  or  dependency,  not  to   exceed  four  times  the  amount  allowed  by  the  laws  of such state,   territory or dependency for like services, and not to exceed in any case   one  dollar  for  taking  the  proof  or  acknowledgment  of  a  written   instrument, or administering an oath;2.  If  appointed  for  Great Britain or Ireland, for administering or   certifying an oath, one shilling sterling, and for taking the  proof  or   acknowledgment  of  a  written  instrument,  or  for  certifying  to the   existence or correctness of a copy of a patent, record or document, four   shillings sterling;3.  If  appointed  for  France  or  any  other  foreign  country,  for   administering   and  certifying  an  oath,  one  franc  and  twenty-five   centimes, and for taking  the  proof  or  acknowledgment  of  a  written   instrument,  or for certifying to the existence or correctness of a copy   of a patent, record or document, five francs.
NY Exec L § 144 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6 - Department of State 144 - Saving Clause.

§ 144. Saving  clause.  In  case  it be judicially determined that any   phrase, clause, part, paragraph or section of any of the  provisions  of   sections  one  hundred  thirty,  one  hundred  thirty-one,  one  hundred   thirty-two, one  hundred  thirty-three,  one  hundred  thirty-five,  one   hundred   thirty-six,   one   hundred   thirty-seven   and  one  hundred   thirty-eight   is   unconstitutional   or   otherwise   invalid,    such   determination  shall  not affect the validity or effect of the remaining   provisions of the  aforementioned  sections.    All  persons  heretofore   appointed  and still holding office as notaries public shall continue in   such office after the effective date of  this  article,  with  the  same   powers  and  duties  as herein provided until the expiration of the term   for which they were appointed.
NY Exec L § 145 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-A - State Register 145 - Definitions.

§ 145. Definitions. As used in this article, unless another meaning is   clearly apparent in the language or context:1.  The  term  "agency"  shall  mean  any  department,  board, bureau,   commission, division, office,  council,  committee  or  officer  of  the   state,  a public benefit corporation or public authority at least one of   whose members is appointed by the governor.2. The term "public corporation" shall mean and  include  a  municipal   corporation,  a  district  corporation,  or  public  benefit corporation   except a public benefit corporation at least one  of  whose  members  is   appointed by the governor.3.   The   term  "person"  shall  mean  any  individual,  partnership,   corporation, association, or  public  or  private  organization  of  any   character, other than an agency or public corporation.
NY Exec L § 147 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-A - State Register 147 - Schedule of Publication.

§ 147. Schedule  of  publication.  1.  The  department  of state shall publish a regular issue of the state register at least once a  week  and special  issues  as  directed by statute or as deemed appropriate by the secretary of state.   2. The department of state may  publish  special  issues  which  shall include  information  and  notices  required to be published pursuant to section fourteen hundred two of the abandoned  property  law,  at  times specified by such section.   3.  The  department of state shall publish, quarterly, a special issue which shall:  (a) contain an index of all notices published in  the  state  register pursuant  to  article  two  of  the  state  administrative procedure act between January first of the year of publication and the state  register issue immediately preceding publication of this special issue;  (b)  cite  each  notice  in  the  index  by  the identification number described in subdivision three of section one hundred forty-nine of this article and for each such  notice  cited,  the  index  shall  include  a description  of  the  subject  and  purpose  of  the  rule,  the date of publication of the notice, and a symbol denoting whether the notice  was for  (i)  a  proposed  rule making, (ii) an adoption, (iii) an emergency adoption, (iv) an expiration, (v)  a  revised  rule  making  or  (vi)  a withdrawal; and  (c)  arrange  notice  citations  by  agency  in alphabetical order and present consecutively all such  citations  relating  to  a  single  rule making.
NY Exec L § 150 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-B - Services to Localities 150 - Legislative Findings.

§ 150. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares   that:1.  Strong  local  government  has been a major positive factor in the   political, economic and social development of the state;2. The future welfare of the state depends in  large  measure  on  the   effectiveness  of  local  government  and  of its relationships to state   government;3. Population shifts and other economic and social trends have brought   new problems to local government;4. The  state  has  the  responsibility  toward  local  government  to   coordinate  state  services  and  information  for  the benefit of local   government, to assist in the solution of its problems, and otherwise  to   help  local  government  in  making  itself  as  strong and effective as   possible;5. The need for a more  rational  planning  process  requires  a  high   degree of local, state and interstate cooperation;6.  The  need for a single state agency to review and comment on local   planning efforts of statewide significance, state  agency  planning  and   interstate planning commission programs is recognized;7.  A common data base developed by the official state planning agency   in conjunction with planning efforts at  all  levels  of  government  is   essential to effective planning; and8.  State  planning  and  development policies should promote planning   programs among state agencies and  between  levels  of  government  that   maximize environmental and economic benefits to the localities.
NY Exec L § 151 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-B - Services to Localities 151 - Definitions.

§ 151. Definitions. As used in this article, the term "municipalities"   shall  include  public  corporations  as  defined  in subdivision one of   section sixty-six of the general construction law and special  districts   as defined in subdivision sixteen of section one hundred two of the real   property tax law.
NY Exec L § 155 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 155 - Office of Fire Prevention and Control; Creation; State Fire Administrator; Employees.

§ 155. Office  of  fire  prevention  and control; creation; state fire   administrator; employees. There is hereby created  in  the  division  of   homeland  security  and  emergency services an office of fire prevention   and  control.  The  head  of  such  office  shall  be  the  state   fire   administrator,  who  shall  be  appointed by the governor and shall hold   office during the pleasure of the governor. He shall receive  an  annual   salary  to  be  fixed  by  the  commissioner of the division of homeland   security  and  emergency  services  within  the  amount   available   by   appropriation.  He  shall  also be entitled to receive reimbursement for   expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in the performance  of   his duties within the amount available by appropriation.
NY Exec L § 155-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 155-A - Definitions.

§ 155-a. Definitions. When used in this article:1.  "Districts"  shall mean fire districts created pursuant to article   eleven of the town law.2.  "Fire  companies"  shall  mean  fire  companies  governed  by  the   not-for-profit corporation law.3.  "Municipal  corporations"  shall  mean  a  county,  city, town and   village.4. "Municipalities" shall mean municipal corporations.5. "Sprinkler system" shall mean a system of piping and  appurtenances   designed  and  installed in accordance with generally accepted standards   so that heat from a fire will automatically cause water to be discharged   over the fire area to extinguish it or prevent its further spread.
NY Exec L § 156-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 156-A - Establishment of a Specialized Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Training Program.

§ 156-a. Establishment  of a specialized hazardous materials emergency response  training  program.  1.  The  state  fire  administrator  shall establish  a specialized hazardous materials emergency response training program for individuals responsible  for  providing  emergency  response recovery  following incidents involving hazardous materials as such term is  defined  in  regulations  promulgated   by   the   commissioner   of transportation pursuant to section fourteen-f of the transportation law. The  state fire administrator shall inform all fire companies, municipal corporations and districts, including agencies and  departments  thereof and  all firefighters, both paid and volunteer, and related officers and employees and police officers of the implementation and availability  of the  hazardous  materials emergency response training program and shall, subject to the availability of an appropriation, conduct  such  training with  sufficient  frequency  to  assure  adequate  response to incidents involving hazardous  materials  and  protection  of  responders  in  all geographic areas of the state.   2.  The state fire administrator shall prescribe the curriculum of the hazardous materials emergency response  training  program,  which  shall include, but shall not be limited to:  (a)  hands-on  training,  including  information in regard to leak and spill  control,  product  neutralization,  pickup  and  disposal,   fire control,  decontamination  procedures  and  use  and application of foam agents;  (b) hazard assessment with emphasis on incident scene decision-making, including: potential threat to public safety and  need  for  evacuation, calculation of the effect of weather on certain chemicals and evaluation of  the  result  of  chemical exposures to air, water, soil, vegetation, lives and property and impact on the personal safety of those working in the accident area;  (c) calibration and use of emergency equipment;  (d)  chemical  and  biological  properties  of  various   classes   of chemicals, for example, flammables, oxidizers, corrosives, poisons; and  (e) weapons of mass destruction and response to terrorism.   3.  The  state fire administrator is hereby directed to issue a report to the governor, speaker of the assembly,  temporary  president  of  the senate,  chairman  of  the  assembly  transportation  committee  and the chairman of the senate transportation committee by February fifteenth of each year on the operations of the program set forth in this section.   4. The state  fire  administrator  shall  promulgate  such  rules  and regulations  as  are  necessary  to  carry  out  the  provisions of this section.
NY Exec L § 156-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 156-B - Permanent Marking Indicating Location of Fire Hydrants.

§ 156-b. Permanent  marking  indicating  location  of fire hydrants. A   municipality or fire district may mark the location of any fire  hydrant   within its jurisdiction by means of a reflective delineator of a uniform   type and color approved by the office of fire prevention and control.
NY Exec L § 156-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 156-D - Thermal Imaging Camera Grant Program.

§ 156-d. Thermal imaging camera grant program. 1. Subject to available   appropriation,  there  is  hereby  established  in  the  office  of fire   prevention and control a thermal imaging  camera  grant  program,  under   which  grants  shall  be  made  available  to fire organizations for the   purchase of one thermal imaging camera each or for reimbursement to such   fire organizations for public funds, other than state or federal  funds,   that  have  been  expended  by such fire organizations on or after April   first, two thousand for  the  purchase  of  a  thermal  imaging  camera,   provided,  however,  no  reimbursement,  when combined with any required   match, shall exceed the office of general services  contract  price  per   camera.  Such  grants  shall  be made available upon application by such   fire organizations.  Fire  organizations  that  are  without  a  thermal   imaging camera shall receive priority from the office of fire prevention   and control for grants made pursuant to this section. The office of fire   prevention  and  control may require, pursuant to such uniform standards   as such office  may  prescribe,  that  applicants  for  such  grants  or   reimbursement  provide  matching  funds of up to, but not more than, the   amount awarded; provided, however, that a fire  organization  having  an   annual  operating  budget  of one hundred fifty thousand dollars or less   shall not be required to provide matching  funds.  The  office  of  fire   prevention  and  control  shall promulgate such rules and regulations as   are necessary to advance the purposes of this section. Such  regulations   shall  establish,  among other things, training requirements for the use   of thermal imaging cameras by fire organizations.2. As used in this section, "fire organizations" means a board of fire   commissioners, which operates a fire department  pursuant  to  the  town   law,  a  fire  department  established  pursuant  to  the village law or   general city law or a fire company  located  within  a  fire  protection   district pursuant to the town law.
NY Exec L § 156-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 156-F - Evacuation Drills.

§  156-f.  Evacuation  drills.  Except as may be otherwise provided in   rules and regulations promulgated by the department of state pursuant to   article eighteen of this chapter, in any building  owned  or  leased  in   whole  by  the state or any agency thereof, an evacuation drill shall be   conducted at least twice each year in which all of the occupants of  the   buildings  shall  participate simultaneously and which shall conduct all   such occupants to a place of safety. In New York city,  the  state  fire   administrator shall make rules, regulations and special orders necessary   and suitable to each situation, as appropriate.
NY Exec L § 157 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 157 - Granting Authority.

§ 157. Granting  authority.  The  division  of  homeland  security and   emergency services by and through the commissioner of  the  division  of   homeland security and emergency services or his duly authorized officers   and  employees,  shall administer, carry out and approve grants of funds   from moneys allocated and appropriated therefor, for  authorized  arson,   fire  prevention  and  control  expenditures as defined herein, that are   conducted by municipal corporations. "Authorized arson, fire  prevention   and  control  expenditures"  shall mean those expenditures utilized by a   municipal corporation for  fire  or  arson  prevention,  fire  or  arson   investigation  and  arson prosecution. No expenditure which has not been   specifically designated by the local legislative body  for  arson,  fire   prevention and control and approved by the office of fire prevention and   control  pursuant  to rules and regulations promulgated thereby shall be   considered  an  "authorized   arson,   fire   prevention   and   control   expenditure."  The  division of homeland security and emergency services   shall adopt, amend and rescind such rules, regulations and guidelines as   may be necessary for the performance of its functions, powers and duties   under this section. The division  of  homeland  security  and  emergency   services   shall   allocate   grants   under   this  article  among  the   municipalities whose applications have been approved in such a manner as   will most nearly provide an equitable distribution of the  grants  among   municipalities,  taking  into consideration such factors as the level of   suspected arson activity, population and population  density,  the  need   for  state funding to carry out local programs, and the potential of the   municipalities to effectively employ such grants.
NY Exec L § 159-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 159-A - Inclusion on the Fallen Firefighters Memorial.

§ 159-a. Inclusion on the fallen firefighters memorial. In the case of   a  death  of  a  firefighter,  regardless of whether such death occurred   before, on, or after the effective date of this  section,  that  results   from  services  performed  in  the  line  of  duty,  as determined by an   authoritative  agency  including,  but  not  limited  to,  the  workers'   compensation  board, the federal Department of Justice, or the office of   fire prevention and control, the  name  of  that  firefighter  shall  be   inscribed  upon  the  New York state fallen firefighters memorial on the   Capitol Mall in  Albany.  The  fallen  firefighters  memorial  selection   committee  shall  amend  its  election  criteria  so  that  it is not in   conflict with the provisions of this section.
NY Exec L § 159-C-1 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 159-C-1 - Training; Live Fire Conditions.

§  159-c-1.  Training;  live  fire  conditions.  1. In the training of   firefighters under live fire conditions no person or persons shall  play   the role of a victim.2.  For  purposes  of  this  section,  a  live  fire  condition is any   unconfined open flame or device that can propagate fire to a building, a   training tower, an acquired structure or other combustible material.3. A violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil  penalty   not  to  exceed  one  thousand  dollars  paid for by the fire department   conducting such training.
NY Exec L § 159-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 159-D - Training for Fire Chiefs.

§  159-d.  Training  for fire chiefs. The state fire administrator may   conduct the training and education required for fire chiefs pursuant  to   subdivision  seven of section fifty-eight-a of the civil service law and   section two hundred four-dd of the general municipal law with sufficient   frequency to enable individuals to satisfy the necessary  qualifications   for  a  fire  chief pursuant to such section. To the extent practicable,   such training and education may be  made  available  in  all  geographic   regions  of  the state. Such regions may be determined by the state fire   administrator.
NY Exec L § 159-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-D - Community Services Block Grant Program 159-F - Functions, Powers and Duties of the Secretary.

§ 159-f.  Functions, powers and duties of the secretary. The secretary   or his duly authorized officers or employees, shall have  the  following   functions, powers and duties:1.  To  act  as  the  official  agent  of the state for the purpose of   administering, carrying out and otherwise cooperating with  the  federal   government in connection with the federal community services block grant   act of 1981, as amended;2.  To  allocate federal community services block grant funds pursuant   to contracts with recipients of such funds in  the  manner  required  by   federal law and regulation;3. To assist the governor in applying for the state's allocation under   the   federal   community   services  block  grant  act,  including  the   fulfillment of any planning requirements;4. To cooperate with the legislature in conducting  hearings  required   by the federal community services block grant act; and5.  To  monitor  and  evaluate  the use of funds received by the state   pursuant to the federal community services block grant act.
NY Exec L § 159-G (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-D - Community Services Block Grant Program 159-G - Rules and Regulations.

§ 159-g.  Rules  and regulations. The secretary shall promulgate rules   and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
NY Exec L § 159-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-D - Community Services Block Grant Program 159-H - Limitation of Administrative Costs.

§ 159-h.  Limitation  of  administrative  costs.  Not  more  than five   percent of the community services block  grant  funds  received  by  the   state shall be retained for administration at the state level.