N.Y. Public Health Law § 251: Powers and duties

§ 251. Powers and duties. The spinal cord injury research board

created pursuant to section two hundred fifty of this title shall:

1. Formulate policies and procedures necessary to carry out the

provisions of this title;

2. Solicit, receive, and review applications from public and private

agencies and organizations and qualified research institutions for

grants from the spinal cord injury research trust fund, created pursuant

to section ninety-nine-f of the state finance law, to conduct research

programs which focus on the treatment and cure of spinal cord injury.

The board shall make recommendations to the commissioner, and the

commissioner shall, in his or her discretion, grant approval of

applications for grants from those applications recommended by the

board.

3. Ensure that state funds, appropriated for spinal cord injury

research are not diverted to any other use; and

4. Provide the governor and the legislature an annual report by

January thirty-first of each year succeeding the year in which this

title shall take effect setting forth the status of funds appropriated

for spinal cord injury research and the progress of the board in terms

of the results of its spinal cord injury research efforts.