2021 New York Laws
STF - State Finance
Article 5-E - Infrastructure Investment
69-I - The New York Works Task Force.

§  69-i.  The  New York works task force. 1. There shall be a New York
works task force that will advise on coordinating the capital  plans  of
New  York  state  agencies  and  authorities,  including  leveraging and
accelerating  funding  streams  and  financing  mechanisms  to   enhance
infrastructure investment throughout New York state.
  2. The New York works task force shall:
  (a)  develop  a  coordinated  capital  infrastructure plan among state
agencies and authorities. The plan shall  focus  on  the  efficient  and
accelerated  deployment  of  resources  to  meet  regional and statewide
infrastructure needs and shall consider the extent to which the plan  is
consistent  with  the  regional economic development plans designated by
the chair of the urban development corporation;
  (b) recommend prioritization of capital  infrastructure  projects  and
the allocation of capital resources;
  (c)  make  recommendations  on  facilitating  the expediting of permit
approvals, regulatory approvals, and other state  actions  necessary  to
advance priority infrastructure projects;
  (d)  recommend financing options for infrastructure projects including
but not limited to state  supported  debt,  federal  funding  and  other
finance vehicles; and
  (e)  advise  state  agencies  and authorities on the use of methods of
procurement and contracting.
  3. The department of transportation shall provide a  two-year  capital
plan  for the years two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen and two
thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen to the New York works task force
for its advice and recommendations to coordinate  and  address  regional
transportation needs.
  4.  The  New  York  works  task  force shall produce an infrastructure
report  including  the  capital  plan  submitted  to  it   pursuant   to
subdivision  three  of this section to the governor, temporary president
of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader  of  the  senate
and minority leader of the assembly annually on September first.