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 3.93 - Executive order no. 93: establishing the rural affairs cabinet

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, New York has the third largest rural population of
					 any state in the nation; WHEREAS, the products of New York's farms, forests and
					 other rural areas contribute significantly to the State and national economies;
					 and
WHEREAS, there is a need to ensure the development and
					 coordination of all State programs and policies which affect the State's rural
					 areas and the people who live and work in those areas:
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 of New York, do hereby establish in the Executive Chamber a Rural
					 Affairs Cabinet to assist the Governor in the development and coordination of
					 State policies and programs affecting rural affairs.
I. Membership.
The Rural Affairs Cabinet shall consist of the Lieutenant
					 Governor, who shall serve as Chairperson; the Commissioner of Agriculture and
					 Markets, who shall serve as Vice-Chairperson; the Secretary of State; the
					 Commissioners of Commerce, Education, Environmental Conservation, Health,
					 Housing and Community Renewal, Labor, Social Services and Transportation; the
					 Director of the Budget, the Director of the Office for the Aging; the President
					 of the Urban Development Corporation; the Chairman of the Adirondack Park
					 Agency and the Chairman of the St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commssion. Other
					 State agencies will cooperate with the Cabinet and participate in its
					 activities as requested by the Chairperson.
II. General Powers and Duties.
The Rural Affairs Cabinet shall develop and coordinate
					 State policy on matters pertaining to rural affairs, and, as appropriate, shall
					 recommend to the Governor modifications of current programs or new initiatives
					 which are necessary to address the needs of New York's rural population and
					 areas.
Working with appropriate State agencies and in cooperation
					 with the Rural Affairs Council, the Cabinet, among other things, shall:
-- Develop, by November first of each year, a proposed
					 rural affairs legislative program for submission to the Governor.
-- Monitor the work of the Department of Agriculture and
					 Markets and the Interagency Coordinating Committee in implementing the 1978
					 directive on the Report on Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers.
-- Prepare, by January 1980, for submission to the
					 Governor, proposed State policy papers on rural health, transportation and
					 housing.
-- Develop with the Federal Farmers Home Administration an
					 annual plan for coordinating State and Federal rural development
					 projects.
-- Monitor the Governor's Central Business District Policy
					 to ensure fulfillment of the State's commitment to use its resources to promote
					 rural economic development.
-- Develop procedures to facilitate participation of rural
					 residents, voluntary organizations and other interested parties in the
					 development and implementation of State policies and programs affecting rural
					 affairs.
-- Cooperate with the Federal government; through the Rural
					 Affairs Council, on programs affecting New York's rural areas.
The Cabinet shall meet at the direction of the Chairperson
					 and shall periodically report to the Governor on its activities. The Cabinet
					 shall submit an annual report to the Governor by January first of each
					 year.
Signed: Hugh L. CareyDated: August 28,
					 1979