N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5.3
WHEREAS, it is necessary to have an orderly transition and administration of State government;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, George E. Pataki, 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, do hereby designate the Counsel to the Governor, in conjunction with the Secretary to the Governor, the Director of the Division of the Budget and the Director of State Operations, to review and evaluate all Executive Orders and amendments thereto heretofore issued and promulgated and in effect as of this date. The review process shall be conducted within the next 90 days.
Every State department, agency, division, board, bureau, commission and other entity over which I have executive power shall provide assistance and cooperate as necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this Executive Order.
All Executive Orders and amendments thereto heretofore issued and promulgated and in effect as of this date shall remain in full force and effect until otherwise revoked, continued or modified.
No boards, committees, offices, task groups or similar entities existing pursuant to Executive Order shall enter into any financial or contractual obligations until the review directed by this Executive Order is complete and final determinations are made as to the continuation, modification or revocation of the Executive Orders reviewed, provided, however, any financial or contractual obligations which are necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare may be exempted from this paragraph pursuant to the approval of the Counsel to the Governor.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: January 5, 1995
Footnotes
[DAGGER] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer), infra.] [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 § 5.3