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 5.114 - Executive order no. 114: establishing the new york olympic games commission

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the XXXth Olympiad will be held in the Summer of
					 2012 in a location yet to be determined;
WHEREAS, NYC2012, a private nonprofit organization, has
					 been designated by the Mayor and City Council of the City of New York to bid on
					 behalf of New York to host the 2012 Olympic Games;
WHEREAS, New York City was one of eight cities in the
					 United States seeking to become the United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
					 Candidate City to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 2012
					 Olympic Games;
WHEREAS, on October 26, 2001, New York City, along with
					 Houston, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., was chosen as a finalist by the
					 USOC to be the Candidate City for the 2012 Olympic Games;
WHEREAS, I proposed and recently approved legislation that
					 would satisfy USOC and IOC requirements regarding a standby financial guaranty
					 by the State of New York and the City of New York in support of the bid to
					 bring the 2012 Olympic Games to New York City;
WHEREAS, a successful bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games
					 will require the closest possible coordination between the State of New York,
					 the City of New York, NYC2012, local elected officials and community
					 groups;
WHEREAS, awarding the 2012 Olympic Games to New York City
					 will result in substantial development and redevelopment in the City, cause an
					 unprecedented number of visitors to experience the City and its many cultural,
					 historic and recreational opportunities and stimulate greatly the economy of
					 both the City and the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, New York State must play a vital and decisive role
					 if the City's bid is to succeed;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, by virtue of the
					 authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of New York,
					 do hereby establish the New York Olympic Games Commission.
I. Membership
The New York Olympic Games Commission ("Commission") shall
					 consist of fifteen members. The members of the Commission shall be: the
					 Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or his designee, the
					 Commissioner of the Department of Transportation or his designee, the Executive
					 Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey or his designee, the
					 Commissioner of Environmental Conservation or her designee, the Commissioner of
					 the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation or her designee, the
					 Chairman of the Empire State Development Corporation or his designee, the
					 Chairman of the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation or his
					 designee, and eight other members to be appointed by the Governor, who shall
					 serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Governor shall designate a
					 Chairperson of the Commission from among the members of the Commission. The
					 members of the Commission shall receive no compensation but shall be entitled
					 to reimbursement for any necessary expenses incurred in connection with the
					 performance of their duties. Service on the Commission shall not constitute
					 public employment for purposes of disqualification from holding public office
					 or employment.
II.
				  Responsibilities and Powers
The Commission shall be responsible for overseeing and
					 leading all efforts of State government with respect both to bringing the 2012
					 Olympic Games to New York City and to planning and implementing the Olympic
					 Games should they be so awarded to New York City. In this regard, the
					 Commission is charged with the following duties:
(1) to direct and coordinate the State's
				  efforts in preparing for, organizing and providing assistance to the bid of
				  NYC2012 to the USOC to be named the USOC's Candidate City for the 2012 Olympic
				  Games;
(2) to direct and coordinate
				  the State's involvement in preparing for, organizing and providing assistance
				  to the efforts of NYC2012, if it is selected by the USOC as its Candidate City,
				  to be designated by the IOC as the Host City for the 2012 Olympic
				  Games;
(3) to direct and coordinate
				  the State's efforts in obtaining, preparing for, organizing and providing
				  facilities and other public improvements and the necessary public services for
				  the 2012 Olympic Games in the event they are awarded by the IOC to New York
				  City, and to promote the success of such Games; and
(4) to work in cooperation and assistance
				  with the City of New York, NYC2012, the State of New Jersey and all relevant
				  units of government to accomplish the purposes of the Commission as set out in
				  this Order.
In addition, the Commission shall have such staff as it
					 deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Commission as set out in this
					 Order.