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 3.13 - Executive order no. 13: establishing the new york state commission on sports and winter olympics

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, increased opportunities for participation in all
					 forms of sports activities is desirable for the well-being of residents of the
					 State of New York; and
WHEREAS, cooperation of all levels of government and the
					 private sector is required to insure that the XIII Olympic Winter Games to be
					 held in New York in 1980 will take place under the most favorable atmosphere
					 and with the widest public participation; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to provide means for the
					 development of a sound and productive program of recreational athletic
					 opportunities and professional athletic activities in the State of New
					 York;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hugh L. Carey, Governor of the State of
					 New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws
					 of the State, do hereby create the New York State Commission on Sports and
					 Winter Olympics.
I. Powers and Duties.
The Commission shall:
1. Assist in preparing for, organizing and
				  providing facilities for the State's participation in the conduct of the XIII
				  Olympic Winter Games for the year nineteen hundred eighty and promote the
				  success of such games and any winter sports programs thereof.
2. Participate in and contribute to the
				  implementation of such measures as in its judgment will contribute to achieving
				  the goal of productive and successful conduct of the XIII Olympic Winter
				  Games.
3. Consult and cooperate
				  with the Environmental Conservation, Education, Commerce, Parks and Recreation
				  and Transportation Departments, and other related agencies and governmental
				  subdivisions to insure the most favorable atmosphere and facilities for the
				  staging of the XIII Olympic Winter Games in nineteen hundred eighty.
4. Recommend to the Governor and to the
				  Legislature a sound and productive program to promote the development of
				  recreational athletic opportunities and professional athletic activities in the
				  State including means of facilitating the acquistion, proper financing,
				  construction, and rehabilitation of sports facilities for the holding of
				  professional and amateur athletic events.
5. Encourage greater participation in amateur
				  athletic programs by residents of the State and develop means of attracting and
				  locating professional sports franchises in the State.
In fulfilling its responsibilities under this order and
					 subject to the limitations thereunder, the Commission is authorized to apply
					 for, contract for and to accept any gifts, grants or loans of funds, property
					 or other aid in any form from the federal government or any agency or
					 instrumentality thereof, or from the State or any agency or instrumentality
					 thereof, or from any other source, public or private, and to comply with the
					 terms and conditions thereof, with the approval of the Division of the
					 Budget.