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                                   1680
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,
   BLANKENBUSH,  BRABENEC, BUTLER, CROUCH, CURRAN, DiPIETRO, FITZPATRICK,
   GARBARINO, GIGLIO,  GRAF,  HAWLEY,  KEARNS,  KOLB,  LOPEZ,  McDONOUGH,
   McLAUGHLIN,  MONTESANO,  OAKS,  PALMESANO, RA, RAIA, SALADINO, THIELE,
   WALTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the executive law,  in  relation
   to unfunded mandates on local governments and school districts and the
   restoration of the mandate relief council and providing for the repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 51-a
 to read as follows:
   § 51-A. MORATORIUM ON UNFUNDED MANDATES. 1. DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "LOCAL  GOVERNMENT"  MEANS  A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, OR SPECIAL DISTRICT.
   (B) "NET ADDITIONAL COST" MEANS THE COST OR COSTS INCURRED  OR  ANTIC-
 IPATED  TO BE INCURRED WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN
 PERFORMING OR ADMINISTERING ANY  PROGRAM,  PROJECT,  OR  ACTIVITY  AFTER
 SUBTRACTING  THEREFROM ANY REVENUES RECEIVED OR RECEIVABLE BY SUCH LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT IN RELATION TO SUCH PROGRAM, PROJECT, OR ACTIVITY,  INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) FEES CHARGED TO THE RECIPIENTS OF SUCH PROGRAM, PROJECT, OR ACTIV-
 ITY;
   (II)  STATE  OR  FEDERAL  FUNDS RECEIVED FOR SUCH PROGRAM, PROJECT, OR
 ACTIVITY; AND
   (III) AN OFFSETTING SAVINGS RESULTING FROM THE  DIMINUTION  OR  ELIMI-
 NATION  OF  ANY  OTHER  PROGRAM,  PROJECT,  OR  ACTIVITY  THAT STATE LAW
 REQUIRES SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE OR UNDERTAKE.
   (C) "UNFUNDED MANDATE" MEANS:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (I) ANY STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES  A  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  TO  PROVIDE  OR
 UNDERTAKE ANY NEW PROGRAM, PROJECT OR ACTIVITY THAT RESULTS IN AN ANNUAL
 NET  ADDITIONAL  COST  TO ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND
 DOLLARS OR AN AGGREGATE ANNUAL NET ADDITIONAL COST TO ALL LOCAL  GOVERN-
 MENTS WITHIN THE STATE IN EXCESS OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS; OR
   (II) ANY STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE A HIGH-
 ER  LEVEL  OF  SERVICE  OR  FUNDING  FOR AN EXISTING PROGRAM, PROJECT OR
 ACTIVITY THAT RESULTS IN AN ANNUAL NET  ADDITIONAL  COST  TO  ANY  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT  IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR AN AGGREGATE ANNUAL NET
 ADDITIONAL COST TO ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITHIN THE STATE IN  EXCESS  OF
 ONE MILLION DOLLARS; OR
   (III)  ANY STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO GRANT ANY NEW
 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION OR THAT BROADENS THE ELIGIBILITY OR INCREASES THE
 DOLLAR AMOUNT OF ANY EXISTING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION, ON  PROPERTY  THAT
 OTHERWISE  WOULD  HAVE  GENERATED REVENUE UNDER THE CURRENT PROPERTY TAX
 RATE OF SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS  IN  ANY
 LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR IN EXCESS OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS STATEWIDE; OR
   (IV) ANY STATE LAW WITH A LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE LIKE-
 LY  HAVE  THE EFFECT OF RAISING PROPERTY TAXES IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND
 DOLLARS IN ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR IN  EXCESS  OF  ONE  MILLION  DOLLARS
 STATEWIDE.
   2.  MORATORIUM ON UNFUNDED MANDATES. FOR A THREE YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING
 WITH THE ENACTMENT OF THIS SECTION, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION
 OF LAW, NO UNFUNDED MANDATES SHALL BE ENACTED.
   3.  EXEMPTIONS.  (A)  A  STATE LAW SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AN UNFUNDED
 MANDATE WHERE SUCH LAW:
   (I) IS REQUIRED BY A COURT ORDER OR JUDGMENT; OR
   (II) IS PROVIDED AT THE OPTION OF THE LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  UNDER  A  LAW
 THAT IS PERMISSIVE RATHER THAN MANDATORY; OR
   (III)  RESULTS FROM THE PASSAGE OF A HOME RULE MESSAGE WHEREBY A LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT REQUESTS AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM OR SERVICE SPECI-
 FIED IN THE STATUTE, AND THE STATUTE IMPOSES COSTS ONLY UPON THAT  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT  WHICH  REQUESTS  THE  AUTHORITY  TO  IMPOSE  THE  PROGRAM OR
 SERVICE; OR
   (IV) IS REQUIRED BY STATUTE  OR  EXECUTIVE  ORDER  THAT  IMPLEMENTS  A
 FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION AND RESULTS FROM COSTS MANDATED BY THE FEDERAL
 GOVERNMENT  TO BE BORNE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, UNLESS THE STATUTE OR EXECU-
 TIVE ORDER RESULTS IN COSTS WHICH  EXCEED  THE  COSTS  MANDATED  BY  THE
 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; OR
   (V)  IS  IMPOSED ON BOTH GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN THE
 SAME OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES; OR
   (VI) REPEALS OR REVISES A STATE LAW TO EASE  AN  EXISTING  REQUIREMENT
 THAT  A  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  PROVIDE  OR UNDERTAKE A PROGRAM, PROJECT, OR
 ACTIVITY, OR REAPPORTIONS THE COSTS OF ACTIVITIES BETWEEN LOCAL  GOVERN-
 MENTS; OR
   (VII)  IS  NECESSARY  TO PROTECT AGAINST AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO PUBLIC
 HEALTH OR SAFETY.
   (B) THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ANY ACT ESTABLISHING A MANDATE SHALL PROVIDE
 A REASONABLE TIME FOR THE STATE AND ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO PLAN  IMPLE-
 MENTATION  THEREOF  AND  SHALL  BE  CONSISTENT  WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF
 REQUIRED FUNDS.
   § 2. Section 51 of the legislative law, as added by chapter 985 of the
 laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   § 51. Fiscal impact notes on bills affecting  political  subdivisions.
 1.  For  the  purpose  of this section, the term "political subdivision"

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 means any county,  city,  town,  village,  special  district  or  school
 district.
   2.  [The  legislature shall by concurrent resolution of the senate and
 assembly prescribe rules requiring fiscal notes to accompany, on a sepa-
 rate form, bills and amendments to bills, except as otherwise prescribed
 by such rules, which] A  BILL  THAT  would  [substantially]  affect  the
 revenues  or  expenses,  or  both,  of  any  political subdivision SHALL
 CONTAIN A DETAILED FISCAL IMPACT NOTE STATING THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL  COST
 TO  THE  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AFFECTED AND THE SOURCE OF SUCH ESTIMATE.
 THE FISCAL IMPACT NOTE MUST CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE FUNDING SOURCE OF  SUCH
 ANNUAL  COST  TO  THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. AN OMISSION OF SUCH FUNDING
 SOURCE IN THE FISCAL IMPACT NOTE, SHALL INVALIDATE SUCH BILL.
   3. Fiscal notes shall not, however, be required for bills: (a) subject
 to the provisions of section fifty of this chapter, or  (b)  accompanied
 by  special  home  rule requests submitted by political subdivisions, or
 (c) which provide discretionary authority to political subdivisions,  or
 (d) submitted pursuant to section twenty-four of the state finance law.
   4.  If the estimate or estimates contained in a fiscal IMPACT note are
 inaccurate AND RESULT IN AN ANNUAL NET ADDITIONAL COST TO ANY  POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR AN AGGREGATE ANNUAL NET
 ADDITIONAL COST TO ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN THE STATE IN EXCESS
 OF  ONE MILLION DOLLARS, such inaccuracies shall [not affect, impair or]
 invalidate such bill.
   § 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 666 to  read
 as follows:
   §  666. MANDATE RELIEF COUNCIL. 1. DEFINITIONS. A. "MANDATE" MEANS ANY
 REQUIREMENT THAT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERFORM OR ADMINISTER  ANY  PROGRAM,
 PROJECT  OR ACTIVITY, REQUIRED OR IMPOSED BY A STATE LAW OR STATE AGENCY
 THAT REQUIRES A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR AN EXISTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT
 PROGRAM, PROJECT OR ACTIVITY.
   B. "LOCAL GOVERNMENT" MEANS A  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,  VILLAGE,  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, OR SPECIAL DISTRICT.
   C.  "STATE  AGENCY"  OR  "AGENCY"  MEANS ANY STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT,
 OFFICE, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION, COMMITTEE, COUNCIL OR OFFICE UNDER  THE
 DIRECTION OR CONTROL OF THE EXECUTIVE.
   2.  MANDATE RELIEF COUNCIL. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DEPART-
 MENT THE MANDATE RELIEF COUNCIL, WHICH  SHALL  BE  COMPRISED  OF  ELEVEN
 MEMBERS  AS  FOLLOWS: THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR, WHO SHALL CHAIR THE
 COUNCIL, THE COUNSEL TO THE GOVERNOR, THE DIRECTOR OF  THE  DIVISION  OF
 THE  BUDGET,  THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND THREE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO BE
 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM AMONG HIS OR HER EXECUTIVE CHAMBER STAFF,
 TWO MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,
 AND TWO MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   A.  SIX  MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OR THEIR DESIGNEES IN THE CASE OF THE
 DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE, SHALL
 CONSTITUTE A QUORUM.
   B. THE COUNCIL SHALL MEET REGULARLY UPON THE CALL OF ITS CHAIR AND  AS
 FREQUENTLY AS ITS BUSINESS MAY REQUIRE. THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL
 SERVE  WITHOUT  COMPENSATION  BUT  SHALL RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THEIR
 REASONABLE AND NECESSARY EXPENSES.
   C. THE COUNCIL SHALL, UPON REQUEST OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR ONE OF THE
 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, IDENTIFY AND REVIEW MANDATES THAT CAN BE  ELIMI-
 NATED  OR  REFORMED,  AND MAKE SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER INQUIRIES, REPORTS
 AND RECOMMENDATIONS AS THE COUNCIL MAY DEEM  NECESSARY  AND  PRUDENT  TO
 EFFECTUATE ITS MISSION OF MANDATE RELIEF. IN IDENTIFYING AND DETERMINING
 WHETHER  SUCH  MANDATES  ARE  UNSOUND,  UNDULY BURDENSOME OR COSTLY, THE

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 COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE AND CONSIDER PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THEM  AND  SHALL
 REVIEW  THEM  IN  LIGHT  OF  COST-BENEFIT  PRINCIPLES AND SUCH OTHER AND
 FURTHER FACTORS AS THE COUNCIL SHALL DEEM  NECESSARY  AND  PRUDENT.  THE
 COUNCIL  SHALL  NOT  MAKE  A  REFERRAL TO THE GOVERNOR THAT A MANDATE BE
 ELIMINATED OR REFORMED REGARDING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MANDATES:
   (I) THOSE WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAWS OR  RULES  OR
 TO MEET ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL ENTITLEMENTS;
   (II) THOSE WHICH REAPPORTION THE COSTS OF ACTIVITIES BETWEEN BOARDS OF
 EDUCATION, COUNTIES, AND MUNICIPALITIES;
   (III) THOSE WHICH IMPLEMENT PROVISIONS OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION; AND
   (IV)  THOSE WHICH THE COUNCIL DETERMINES ARE NECESSARY FOR THE MAINTE-
 NANCE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK STATE.
   D. ALL VOTES OF THE COUNCIL, AND ALL DELIBERATIONS AND REPORTS OF  ITS
 PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE
 PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   3. COUNCIL ACTIONS ON REGULATORY MANDATES. UPON A DETERMINATION THAT A
 MANDATE  IN  ANY  REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER OF ANY STATE AGENCY HAS BEEN
 IMPOSED UPON ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN AN UNSOUND,  UNDULY  BURDENSOME  OR
 COSTLY  MANNER  SO  AS TO NECESSITATE THAT IT BE ELIMINATED OR REFORMED,
 THE COUNCIL SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO:
   A. REFER A REQUEST BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR A REVIEW OF SUCH  REGULA-
 TORY  MANDATE,  FOR  PETITION  BY  SUCH  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT FOR A WAIVER,
 MODIFICATION OR REPEAL OF SUCH REGULATORY MANDATE  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 TWO  HUNDRED  FOUR-A  OF  THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. IN THE
 EVENT THE COUNCIL VOTES TO MAKE SUCH  REFERRAL  ON  BEHALF  OF  A  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT, THE STATE AGENCY THAT IS CHARGED WITH REVIEWING THE PETITION
 SHALL  PROVIDE  THE  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  AND  SUPPORT  FOR SUCH LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT TO PROPERLY PREPARE AND SUBMIT SUCH PETITION.  IN  THE  EVENT
 THAT  SUCH  STATE  AGENCY REVIEWING THE PETITION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
 PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  FOUR-A  OF  THE  STATE  ADMINISTRATIVE
 PROCEDURE  ACT  DOES NOT PROVIDE THE REMEDY SOUGHT BY SUCH LOCAL GOVERN-
 MENT, THE COUNCIL MAY HEAR AND CONSIDER AN APPEAL OF SUCH  DECISION  AND
 GRANT  SUCH  RELIEF  AS  IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING THE MAKING OF A
 REFERRAL TO THE GOVERNOR FOR THE WAIVING, MODIFYING OR REPEALING OF SUCH
 REGULATORY MANDATE.   THE COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT  PROCEDURES  BY  WHICH  IT
 SHALL  CONSIDER,  DECIDE  AND  EFFECTUATE  THE  REMEDIES OF SUCH APPEALS
 CONSISTENT WITH THIS SECTION.
   B. UPON A TWO-THIRDS VOTE, REFER A  REGULATION  TO  THE  GOVERNOR  FOR
 REPEAL OR MODIFICATION, WHERE THE COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED THAT
 SUCH  REGULATION  IMPOSES  UPON  ANY  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  A MANDATE IN AN
 UNSOUND, UNDULY BURDENSOME OR COSTLY MANNER, SO AS TO  NECESSITATE  THAT
 IT  BE  ELIMINATED  OR  REFORMED.   UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH REFERRAL BY THE
 COUNCIL, THE GOVERNOR SHALL WITHIN SIXTY DAYS, DIRECT THE  STATE  AGENCY
 RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE PROMULGATION, REPEAL OR MODIFICATION OF SUCH REGU-
 LATION TO EFFECTUATE SUCH  REPEAL  OR  MODIFICATION  OF  THE  REGULATION
 PURSUANT  TO THE PROCEDURES THAT SUCH AGENCY WOULD OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED
 TO FOLLOW UNDER THE LAW, HAD SUCH AGENCY ON ITS  OWN  ACCORD  SOUGHT  TO
 REPEAL OR MODIFY THE REGULATION.
   4. COUNCIL ACTIONS ON STATUTORY MANDATES. THE COUNCIL MAY, UPON A VOTE
 OF  SEVEN MEMBERS, REFER A STATUTE TO THE GOVERNOR FOR REPEAL OR MODIFI-
 CATION, WHERE THE COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED  THAT  SUCH  STATUTE
 IMPOSES  UPON  ANY  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  A  MANDATE  IN AN UNSOUND, UNDULY
 BURDENSOME OR COSTLY MANNER, SO AS TO NECESSITATE THAT IT BE  ELIMINATED
 OR  REFORMED. UPON RECEIPT OF THE REFERRAL BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNOR,
 WITHIN SIXTY DAYS, SHALL HAVE PREPARED A GOVERNOR'S  PROGRAM  BILL,  FOR

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 INTRODUCTION  IN  BOTH  HOUSES  OF  THE  LEGISLATURE, TO EFFECTUATE SUCH
 REPEAL OR MODIFICATION OF THE STATUTE.
   5.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT REQUEST. A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY, BY RESOLUTION OF
 ITS GOVERNING BODY, ASK THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW A SPECIFIC STATUTE,  REGU-
 LATION,  RULE  OR  ORDER  OF  STATE GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH
 STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER OF STATE GOVERNMENT  IS  AN  UNFUNDED
 MANDATE  OR  IS  OTHERWISE UNSOUND, UNDULY BURDENSOME OR COSTLY SO AS TO
 REQUIRE THAT IT BE ELIMINATED OR REFORMED. NO LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY  MAKE
 MORE  THAN  THREE SUCH REQUESTS IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR. UPON SUCH REVIEW,
 THE COUNCIL SHALL, BY MAJORITY VOTE, DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH MANDATE  HAS
 BEEN IMPOSED UPON SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN AN UNSOUND, UNDULY BURDENSOME
 OR  COSTLY  MANNER,  SO  AS  TO  NECESSITATE  THAT  IT  BE ELIMINATED OR
 REFORMED.   A DETERMINATION OF THE COUNCIL  SHALL  RESOLVE  ANY  DISPUTE
 REGARDING  WHETHER SUCH A STATUTE, REGULATION, RULE OR ORDER CONSTITUTES
 SUCH AN UNFUNDED MANDATE, BUT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED  A  JUDICIAL  DETERMI-
 NATION UNDER THE LAW.
   6. APPEALS. UPON AN APPEAL OF A PETITION PREVIOUSLY DECIDED BY A STATE
 AGENCY  PURSUANT  TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THE STATE ADMINISTRA-
 TIVE PROCEDURE ACT, THE COUNCIL, UPON REQUEST OF THE  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT,
 SHALL  REVIEW THE STATE AGENCY'S DETERMINATION AND MAY AFFIRM, MODIFY OR
 REJECT SUCH DETERMINATION.  SUCH APPEAL SHALL NOT PRECLUDE  OR  LIMIT  A
 LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  OR  ANY  OTHER  PARTY WITH STANDING FROM PURSUING ANY
 RIGHT IT MAY HAVE PURSUANT TO A PROCEEDING INSTITUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE CIVIL  PRACTICE  LAW  AND
 RULES OR ANY OTHER STATUTE.
   7.  REPORTS.  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL  BY  DECEMBER FIFTEENTH OF EACH YEAR
 REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE  REGARDING  ITS  ACTIVITIES,  AND
 REGARDING  THE  ISSUES, STATUTES, REGULATIONS, RULES AND ORDERS WHICH IT
 REVIEWED, EXAMINED, PROPOSED, REFERRED, AND/OR CONSIDERED. SUCH REPORTS,
 WHICH SHALL BE ADOPTED UPON A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE  COUN-
 CIL,  OR  THEIR DESIGNEES IN THE CASE OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF
 THE BUDGET OR THE SECRETARY OF STATE. ALL REPORTS OF THE  COUNCIL  SHALL
 BE POSTED ON A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE.
   8.  ASSISTANCE  OF  OTHER AGENCIES. TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, ANY STATE AGENCY SHALL, AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNCIL,  PROVIDE
 TO  THE  COUNCIL SUCH FACILITIES, ASSISTANCE AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE THE
 COUNCIL TO PROPERLY CARRY OUT ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES.
   § 4. The mandate relief council, pursuant to section 666 of the execu-
 tive law, shall review existing mandates on local governments to  deter-
 mine which shall be eliminated.
   §  5.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 section one of this act shall only apply  to  laws  enacted  after  such
 effective  date,  provided  however that section three of this act shall
 expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2021.