WHEREAS, it is essential for the Federal government to enlist the cooperation of State and local governments in evaluating, reviewing and coordinating direct Federal developmental activities and federally assisted programs and projects; and
WHEREAS, New York State has participated for more than a decade through its State Clearinghouse in such a system of intergovernmental consultation as prescribed for specified activities and programs by Circular A-95 of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which had been issued in 1969 to help effectuate two Federal statutes - section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 ( P.L. 89-754) and section 401 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 ( P.L. 90-577); and
WHEREAS, OMB Circular A-95 was rescinded effective September 30, 1983, concurrent with the effective date of Presidential Executive Order 12372 on "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs" (July 14, 1982), as amended by Presidential Executive Order 12416 (April 8, 1983); and
WHEREAS, this Presidential Executive Order directs Federal agencies to provide opportunities for consultation by elected officials of State and local governments directly affected by proposed Federal developmental activities or financial assistance, and to be responsive to recommendations emanating from a single point of contact within any state; and
WHEREAS, such order enables and encourages each state, in consultation with its local elected officials and governments, to develop and establish its own review mechanism through which both State and local governments can monitor and influence such proposed Federal activities and assistance; and
WHEREAS, to ensure the manageability and effectiveness of the review process in New York State, county governments, or multi-county planning organizations where they exist, should be utilized to the extent practicable as representatives of local government for development and implementation of the intergovernmental review of Federal programs in the State; and
WHEREAS, the State Clearinghouse in the New York State Division of the Budget, after consultation with local elected officials and the State's regional planning boards, has developed a New York State Intergovernmental Review Process that is consistent with the objectives of Presidential Executive Order 12372, as amended by Presidential Executive Order 12416;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of New York:
Signed: Mario M. Cuomo
Dated: October 30, 1984
Footnotes
* [Revoked by Executive Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson), infra.] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo), infra.]
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4.51