New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.146 - Executive order no. 146: establishing the position of state director of housing

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the State of New York faces a critical shortage of
					 decent affordable housing that threatens New York's economic future and the
					 well being of its citizens;
WHEREAS, the coordinated efforts of the State's housing
					 agencies would ensure that resources are fully maximized and appropriately
					 allocated and that the State' s essential housing needs are met; and
WHEREAS, to ensure such coordination, one person designated
					 by the Governor should assume primary responsibility and accountability for the
					 State's housing system.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mario M. Cuomo, 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 the position of Director of
					 Housing.
I. Powers and
				  Responsibilities
The Director of Housing shall advise and assist the
					 Governor in the development and implementation of comprehensive policies and
					 programs to promote and support the development, preservation and
					 rehabilitation of decent affordable housing. In meeting this objective, the
					 Director shall oversee the Office of the Director of Housing and shall have the
					 following responsibilities:
(1) create
				  a strong, centralized administrative structure to coordinate the policies and
				  programs of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal, the New York State
				  Housing Finance Agency, the State of New York Mortgage Agency, the New York
				  State Mortgage Loan Enforcement & Administration Corporation, the New York
				  State Project Finance Agency, Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation and other
				  State agencies and public corporations involved in housing;
(2) identify specific program initiatives and
				  methods to combine the resources of government and the public and private
				  sectors in order to increase the production of affordable housing;
(3) serve as Chair of the Housing Subcabinet
				  and hold the responsibility for identifying, examining, and resolving
				  interagency issues;
(4) advise the
				  Governor concerning federal policies and actions and serve as Chair of the New
				  York State Task Force on the National Affordable Housing Act and develop the
				  State's Comprehensive Housing Assistance Strategy (CHAS) and annual updates
				  thereafter in accordance with the Act to establish eligibility for federal
				  funds;
(5) oversee the supervision,
				  direction and management of the State's housing programs and projects to assure
				  their timely implementation and operation;
(6) establish and coordinate the legislative
				  agenda, budgetary requests, and annual and interim reports of the State's
				  housing agencies to the Governor and Legislature;
(7) coordinate programmatic and fiscal
				  initiatives for the State's housing agencies;
(8) work with the Legislature, the Division
				  of the Budget, and the State Comptroller to develop comprehensive approaches
				  for funding the State's housing programs;
(9) consolidate asset management functions
				  performed for the State's portfolio of assisted housing projects, consolidate
				  the State's housing development activities and consolidate the State's finance
				  authorities; and
(10) assume
				  primary responsibility for the coordination of housing information systems in
				  New York State.