New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 5 - Executive Orders (George E. Pataki) › Section 5.105 - Executive order no. 105: establishing a task force for the creation of an institute for river and estuary research and education in the hudson river valley

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, Americans have been learning from the majestic
					 Hudson River since before they had a nation to call their own. No other river
					 is more deeply connected to our country's heritage. It has played critical
					 roles in the exploration, settlement, freedom and prosperity of this state and
					 nation. Today, the Hudson River continues to be an important commercial and
					 recreational waterway, and one of the jewels of New York State;
WHEREAS, among many things, the Hudson River inspired an
					 important American art movement, which took its name from the river. Efforts to
					 protect the Hudson were central to the development of the modern American
					 environmental movement, leading to landmark legislation such as the National
					 Environmental Policy Act. In recognition of its importance to our state and
					 nation, the federal government designated the Hudson River as one of the first
					 American Heritage Rivers on July 30,1998;
WHEREAS, New Yorkers have made a substantial financial
					 commitment to understand, restore and protect the Hudson River and its estuary
					 through many public programs, including the Hudson River Estuary Management
					 Program, the Environmental Protection Fund and the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond
					 Act of 1996. This commitment, along with the work of many institutions and
					 organizations, has produced a tremendous improvement in water quality and has
					 contributed new knowledge to the practice of environmental management to
					 restore ecosystems and provide for their public use, understanding and
					 enjoyment;
WHEREAS, the Hudson River, like other American Heritage
					 Rivers, continues to inspire us and to warrant our unwavering commitment to
					 understand, restore and protect it. Just as it has taught and inspired us, it
					 has the capacity to teach and inspire others around the world, so that they
					 will also share in an understanding of ecosystem processes of rivers and their
					 estuaries, and help us develop basic and applied science and technology tools
					 for river and estuary protection and restoration; and
WHEREAS, the time has come for New York State and the many
					 private and public organizations and institutions that work to better
					 understand, protect and restore rivers and estuaries to join forces in the
					 creation of a new institute for river and estuary research and education, to be
					 located in the Hudson River Valley, which will expand and export our efforts
					 for the benefit of the people of New York and the world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 Laws of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
I. Task Force.
There is hereby established a Task Force for the creation
					 of an institute for river and estuary research and education in the Hudson
					 River Valley. Members of the Task Force shall be the Commissioner of
					 Environmental Conservation, who shall serve as its Chair, the Commissioners of
					 Health, Economic Development and Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation,
					 the Secretary of State and the Chancellor of the State University of New
					 York.
II. Responsibilities
				  of the Task Force.
The Task Force, aided by the Advisory Committee, shall
					 define the mission for the new institute; establish its official name; develop
					 its business plan and organizational structure; determine its location and
					 campus needs; develop its initial preliminary research agenda; develop
					 affiliations with other public and private research and educational
					 institutions and organizations; identify appropriate sources of funding; and
					 search for a director and persons to serve on a governing board. The Task Force
					 also shall have such additional responsibilities as determined by the
					 Chair.
III. Advisory
				  Committee.
The Chair of the Task Force shall appoint members to an
					 Advisory Committee. The membership of the Advisory Committee shall reflect a
					 broad range of interests and shall include representatives from public and
					 private education and research institutions and organizations, community
					 leaders, public service organizations, and business representatives. The
					 Advisory Committee shall aid in carrying out the responsibilities of the Task
					 Force, and the Chair may create one or more subcommittees of the Advisory
					 Committee to facilitate its work. Members of the Advisory Committee shall
					 receive no compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for any
					 necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their
					 responsibilities.
IV.
				  Assistance and Cooperation.
Every agency and department over which the Governor has
					 executive authority, and all public benefit corporations and public authorities
					 the heads of which are appointed by the Governor, shall provide all reasonable
					 assistance and cooperation requested by the Task Force for the purpose of
					 carrying out this order. Such assistance may include the assignment of staff
					 and the provision of support services.
Signed: George E. PatakiDated: April 20, 2000
[FN*] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer),
					 infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson),
					 infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo),
					 infra.]