N.Y. Economic Development Law § 10: Department of economic development; commissioner

§ 10. Department of economic development; commissioner. There shall be

in the state government a department of economic development. The head

of the department shall be the commissioner of economic development who

shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent

of the senate, and hold office until the end of the term of the governor

by whom he was appointed and until his successor is appointed and has

qualified. The principal office of the department shall be in the city

of Albany. Regional offices may be established and maintained by the

department in such places as the commissioner may determine and for

which appropriations are made by the legislature. The commissioner may,

with the commissioners of general services, transportation and labor,

develop and institute a procedure for the uniform collection of

employment and economic data within the state for use in connection with

the scheduling of public works projects.