NY Exec L § 894 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 41 - Office of Urban Revitalization 894 - Declaration of Purpose.

* § 894. Declaration  of purpose. The legislature finds and determines   as follows:1.  The  urban  areas  of  the  state  of   New   York   have   unique   characteristics, needs, conditions and opportunities.  These urban areas   are  vital  to the economic, social and general health of our state. The   magnitude of the challenge of economic habilitation of those  distressed   urban  areas which are in need of assistance is such that a concentrated   effort by the state in cooperation with these communities is required.2. Past efforts on the part  of  the  state  to  facilitate  necessary   assistance to distressed urban areas have been characterized by specific   and  innovative  program approaches to individual symptoms of blight and   deterioration. The state has firmly established through these individual   program approaches its commitment to preserving the viability  of  urban   areas.  Numerous  agencies  have  been  created, empowered and funded to   assist and coordinate these efforts in specific areas of need.3. Efforts have further been made, through the  establishment  of  the   urban  affairs cabinet, to facilitate and to enhance the coordination of   state programs and efforts intended to  remedy  the  problems  of  urban   blight and deterioration.4.  Despite  these  tangible  past  and  present  commitments to urban   preservation  and  development,  the  legislature   hereby   finds   and   determines  that many of the urban areas of our state continue to suffer   from blight and deterioration of  basic  public  services,  the  private   economic  sector, housing stock and other critical elements of community   vitality.5. It is further found and declared that the numerous efforts  of  the   state  designed  to  address  and  to  correct  existing and encroaching   indices of community distress must  be  strengthened  and  enhanced  and   assistance to local and community agencies and organizations designed to   maximize  the  amount  of  financial  and  other  assistance directed to   distressed urban areas must be improved.6. It is therefore, the intent of  the  legislature  to  establish  an   office of urban revitalization. The legislature intends that such office   shall  augment  the  efforts  of  the  urban cabinet in coordinating the   programs  and  efforts  of  the  state  agencies  and   public   benefit   corporations to remedy existent problems in distressed urban areas. Said   office  shall  also  be  empowered  to assure the provision of technical   assistance  to  localities  and  community  organizations  engaging  the   improvement    of   economic,   housing,   industrial   and   commercial   revitalization of distressed communities. The legislature  intends  that   this  office  serve  these  organizations  in  order  to  maximize their   abilities to successfully obtain assistance from all  available  private   and public sources.7.  It  is further the intent of the legislature to empower the office   to initiate, subject to legislative authorization and appropriations for   that purpose, programs of financial assistance to  local  and  community   agencies  and  organizations consistent with the policy of enhancing the   revitalization of distressed urban areas.8. These programs of assistance to distressed  urban  communities  and   community organizations will thereby constitute an economic advantage to   the  state  and  facilitate  the implementation of the revitalization of   distressed urban areas.* NB Expired March 31, 1985