N.Y. State Administrative Procedure Act § 100: Legislative intent

§ 100. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares

that the administrative rulemaking, adjudicatory and licensing processes

among the agencies of state government are inconsistent, lack uniformity

and create misunderstanding by the public. In order to provide the

people with simple, uniform administrative procedures, an administrative

procedure act is hereby enacted. This act guarantees that the actions of

administrative agencies conform with sound standards developed in this

state and nation since their founding through constitutional, statutory

and case law. It insures that equitable practices will be provided to

meet the public interest.

It is further found that in the public interest it is desirable for

state agencies to meet the requirements imposed by the administrative

procedure act. Those agencies which will not have to conform to this

act have been exempted from the act, either specifically by name or

impliedly by definition.