New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 3 - Executive Orders (Hugh L. Carey) › Section 3.18 - Executive Order No. 18: [Establishing Citizen Mobilization for Federal Action Board.]

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The City of New York faces a dire fiscal emergency, as
					 found and declared by the Legislature of the State of New York in Extraordinary
					 Session on September 8, 1975. This emergency has far-reaching economic and
					 social consequences for every municipality in the State and Nation. In response
					 to New York City's fiscal crisis, the State of New York has extended support to
					 the City, at substantial risks to the [
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] State.
					 Unfortunately, the State can no longer stretch its resources any further
					 without seriously impairing its own financial position. Indeed, alarming signs
					 already exist that the State's efforts have adversely affected the credit of
					 the State. Federal support is the last resort available to avert the national
					 economic disaster certain to follow a financial collapse of the City of New
					 York.
To spur Federal action, there must be a national awareness
					 of the City's plight, of the City's and State's comprehensive rescue efforts,
					 of the potential national impact of City default and of the Federal
					 responsibility in this regard.
Many groups in the State are already organized and actively
					 involved on relevant fronts to assist the City. These groups, however, require
					 coordination and technical assistance in order to maximize their
					 efforts.
Accordingly, I, Hugh L. Carey, Governor of the State of New
					 York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws
					 of the State of New York, by Executive Order, do hereby establish in the
					 Executive Department a board to be known as the Citizen Mobilization for
					 Federal Action, to recommend federal action programs meeting the urgent needs
					 of the City of New York, to coordinate the efforts of all private organizations
					 and groups seeking to obtain Federal assistance for the City, to serve as the
					 State's representative and liaison with all business, industry, labor, civic
					 and community groups and private individuals striving to assist the City in
					 order to prevent its economic collapse, and to perform such other related
					 functions as the Governor may assign to it.
To provide the necessary leadership for such Board, I
					 hereby appoint Robert F. Wagner as Director of the Citizen Mobilization for
					 Federal Action, to report directly to me.
In carrying out its functions, powers and duties, the Board
					 shall, to the extent feasible, make use of the resources of existing State
					 departments, divisions, agencies, and public authorities, including the
					 personnel thereof, and such entities are hereby directed to provide such
					 specific resources and personnel as are requested by the Board's Director. In
					 addition to the foregoing, the Director may employ such additional personnel as
					 he deems necessary and desirable to fulfill the functions of the office and
					 provide them with compensation within the amounts available therefor.
Signed: Hugh L. Carey
Dated: October 15, 1975