N.Y. Executive Law § 878: General functions, powers and duties

* § 878. General functions, powers and duties. The office of business

permits, by and through the director or his duly authorized officers and

employees, shall have the following functions, powers and duties:

1. To provide comprehensive information on permits required for

business undertakings, projects, and activities in the state and to make

such information available to applicants and generally to any person.

2. To develop a master application procedure to expedite the

identification and processing of such permits.

3. To assist applicants in obtaining timely and efficient permit

review and the resolution of issues arising therefrom.

4. To consolidate hearings required pursuant to permit applications

when feasible and advantageous.

5. To provide the conceptual review of business undertakings at an

early stage of planning to provide interested persons with an official

opinion as to the general acceptability of such undertakings.

6. To encourage and facilitate the participation of federal and local

government agencies in permit coordination.

7. To make recommendations for eliminating, consolidating,

simplifying, expediting, or otherwise improving permit procedures

affecting business undertakings.

14. To assist any person in the preparation of a petition for a

declaratory ruling to be submitted pursuant to section two hundred six

of the state administrative procedure act.

15. To monitor agency compliance with section two hundred six of the

state administrative procedure act and to make recommendations to

agencies for improving such compliance.

17. To adopt such rules and regulations, procedures, instructions, and

forms as are required to carry out the functions, powers, and duties

imposed upon the office by this article.

* NB Authority of office expired per § 893 December 31, 1995