New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 6 - Executive Orders (Eliot Spitzer) › Section 6.20 - Executive order no. 20: establishing the governor's smart growth cabinet

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, New York needs to grow in a responsible,
					 efficient, and sustainable manner that enhances economic competitiveness,
					 environmental protection and quality of life for all New Yorkers; and
WHEREAS, state policies, practices and capital investments
					 have and will continue to shape economic development and other land use
					 patterns throughout New York State; and
WHEREAS, the activities of state government can have
					 significant impacts on land use and development patterns, including at the
					 local community level; and
WHEREAS, such activities can have the unintended effect of
					 encouraging sprawl, development of open space, shifting investment away from
					 developed areas and abandoned areas, adverse environmental impacts, and
					 inefficient use of scarce resources; and
WHEREAS, the cornerstone of a "smart" long-term economic
					 development strategy is sustainable development that capitalizes on existing
					 infrastructure in our urban centers and other developed areas such as
					 "brownfields", while protecting the open space and natural resources that are
					 critical to preserving and enhancing our qualify of life; and
WHEREAS, adoption of "smart growth" principles and
					 practices can help state decision-makers promote sustainable economic
					 development in a manner that also protects and enhances quality of life in our
					 communities; and
WHEREAS, New York State government can take affirmative
					 actions, to encourage communities to use "smart growth" to grow and develop in
					 a responsible, efficient, and sustainable manner that enhances quality-of-life,
					 environmental quality, and economic prosperity.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Eliot Spitzer, 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, do hereby order as follows:
1. There is hereby created a Governor's Smart
				  Growth Cabinet ("Smart Growth Cabinet").
2. The Smart Growth Cabinet shall consist of:
				  the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, the Secretary of State, the
				  Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets, the Commissioner of Transportation,
				  the Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the
				  Commissioner of Economic Development, the President of the Environmental
				  Facilities Corporation, the Chair of the Urban Development Corporation, the
				  Commissioner of the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal,
				  the President of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority,
				  the Chair of the New York State Housing Finance Agency, the Director of the
				  Division of the Budget, the Governor's Deputy Secretary for the Environment,
				  the Governor's Deputy Secretary for Economic Development and Infrastructure,
				  the Governor's Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, and the
				  Governor's Deputy Secretary for Public Finance and Local Governments. The
				  Governor's Deputy Secretary for the Environment and the Governor's Deputy
				  Secretary for Economic Development and Infrastructure shall serve as Co-Chairs
				  of the Smart Growth Cabinet.
3.
				  Members of the Smart Growth Cabinet may designate a representative to
				  participate on the Smart Growth Cabinet on their behalf.
4. A majority of the members of the Smart
				  Growth Cabinet shall constitute a quorum, and all actions or recommendations of
				  the Smart Growth Cabinet shall require approval of a majority of the total
				  members of the Smart Growth Cabinet.
5. The Smart Growth Cabinet shall oversee a
				  comprehensive review of state statutes, regulations, policies, practices and
				  capital programs that impact economic development and land use. In particular,
				  the Smart Growth Cabinet shall advise and make recommendations to the Governor
				  on the most effective mechanisms to promote "smart growth" and related
				  priorities, including but not limited to:
(a)
				  identification of barriers to and opportunities for incorporation of "smart
				  growth" principles in state policies and decision-making;
(b) alignment of state grantmaking and
				  capital programs for both the public and private sectors to foster "smart
				  growth" development patterns in appropriate regions of the state;
(c) assessment of the effectiveness of
				  existing state programs to provide technical and other assistance to local
				  governments for comprehensive land use and economic development planning that
				  incorporates "smart growth" principles, and identification of opportunities for
				  new and improved programs to effectively deliver such assistance; and
(d) recommendations to facilitate state and
				  local "smart growth" initiatives.