N.Y. Economic Development Law § 103: General functions, powers and duties of council

§ 103. General functions, powers and duties of council. The council

shall have the following functions, powers and duties:

1. To advise the governor and the legislature with regard to programs

for the regulation and control of atomic energy activities, and to make

recommendations to the governor and the legislature designed to assure

that the regulatory programs of the state, including its political

subdivisions, affecting atomic energy activities encourage the

development and use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes within the

state, while fully protecting the interest, health and safety of the

public.

2. To advise and assist the governor and the legislature in developing

and implementing state policies and programs for the regulation and

control of atomic energy activities.

3. To coordinate the regulatory programs of the agencies, and

instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions and

agencies of such subdivisions, affecting atomic energy activities, and

to correlate such programs with the regulatory programs of the federal

government and other states.

4. To develop a coordinated position with respect to regulatory

programs of the federal government affecting atomic energy activities in

the state, taking into account the interests of all agencies and

instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions, and

agencies of such subdivisions; to coordinate the participation of all

such bodies in the regulatory processes of the federal government

relating to such regulatory programs; and to coordinate the presentation

of views concerning such regulatory programs of all such bodies for

consideration by the federal government.

5. To consider, in cooperation and consultation with appropriate

officials of other states, existing interstate compacts relating to

regulation of atomic energy activities and adaptations, modifications or

changes of such compacts and new compacts or other arrangements for

cooperation, coordination or joint or mutual action by this state and

other states, with respect to regulation of atomic energy activities,

and to make such recommendations with respect thereto to the governor

and the legislature as the council deems appropriate.

6. To carry out the obligations of the state to the New York state

atomic and space development authority under any contract providing for

the assumption of jurisdiction in the event of conditions specified in

any such contract over land and facilities held or developed by such

authority for the concentration and storage of radioactive byproducts;

to enter into amendments to any such contract subject to the approval of

the director of the budget; and, after any such assumption of

jurisdiction by the council, pursuant to any such contract or

amendments, to operate, develop and manage in the name of the state such

land and facilities, and to care for, manage, use and dispose of any

radioactive byproducts concentrated or stored at such land and

facilities.

7. To review periodically the programs of the agencies and

instrumentalities of the state and political subdivisions thereof, and

agencies of such subdivisions, for responding, handling and providing

assistance, in the event of an accident, fire or disaster believed to

involve radioactive materials and to make such recommendations with

respect to such programs as the council deems appropriate to such

bodies.