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(A) ARE IN ALPHANUMERIC FORM REFLECTED IN A LIST, TABLE, GRAPH, CHART
OR OTHER NON-NARRATIVE FORM, THAT CAN BE DIGITALLY TRANSMITTED OR PROC-
ESSED;
(B) ARE REGULARLY CREATED OR MAINTAINED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A COVERED
STATE ENTITY AND ARE CONTROLLED BY SUCH ENTITY; AND
(C) RECORD A MEASUREMENT, TRANSACTION OR DETERMINATION RELATED TO THE
MISSION OF THE COVERED STATE ENTITY.
THE TERM "DATA" SHALL NOT INCLUDE IMAGE FILES, SUCH AS DESIGNS, DRAW-
INGS, AND PHOTOS OR SCANNED COPIES OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT THE TERM "DATA" SHALL INCLUDE STATISTICAL OR FACTUAL
INFORMATION ABOUT IMAGE FILES AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DATA.
3. "DATA SET" SHALL MEAN A NAMED COLLECTION OF RELATED RECORDS MAIN-
TAINED ON A STORAGE DEVICE, WITH THE COLLECTION CONTAINING DATA ORGAN-
IZED OR FORMATTED IN A SPECIFIC OR PRESCRIBED WAY, OFTEN IN TABULAR
FORM.
4. "PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA" SHALL MEAN A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF
INTERRELATED DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANY PROVISION OF LAW AND IS MAINTAINED ON A COMPUTER
SYSTEM BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, A COVERED STATE ENTITY. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT
BE PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA IF MAKING SUCH DATA AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA
WEBSITE WOULD VIOLATE STATUTE OR REGULATION, ENDANGER THE PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY OR WELFARE, INTERFERE WITH A CRIMINAL OR CIVIL INVESTIGATION OR
IMPOSE AN UNDUE FINANCIAL, OPERATIONAL, OR ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON A
COVERED STATE ENTITY OR THE STATE. SUCH TERM SHALL ALSO NOT INCLUDE:
(A) ANY PORTION OF DATA TO WHICH A COVERED STATE ENTITY MAY DENY
ACCESS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OR SIX-A OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER
FEDERAL OR STATE LAW, RULE OR REGULATION;
(B) ANY DATA SET THAT CONTAINS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DATA TO WHICH A
COVERED STATE ENTITY MAY DENY ACCESS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OR SIX-A OF
THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF A FEDERAL OR STATE LAW, AND WHERE
REMOVING SUCH DATA WOULD IMPOSE UNDUE FINANCIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE
BURDEN;
(C) DATA THAT REFLECTS THE INTERNAL DELIBERATIVE PROCESS OF A COVERED
STATE ENTITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGOTIATING POSITIONS, FUTURE
PROCUREMENTS, OR PENDING OR REASONABLY ANTICIPATED LEGAL OR ADMINISTRA-
TIVE PROCEEDINGS;
(D) DATA STORED ON A COVERED STATE ENTITY-OWNED PERSONAL COMPUTING
DEVICE, OR DATA STORED ON A PORTION OF A NETWORK THAT HAS BEEN EXCLU-
SIVELY ASSIGNED TO A SINGLE COVERED STATE ENTITY EMPLOYEE OR A SINGLE
COVERED STATE ENTITY-OWNED OR CONTROLLED COMPUTING DEVICE;
(E) MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK,
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR TRADE SECRET PROTECTION;
(F) PROPRIETARY APPLICATIONS, COMPUTER CODE, SOFTWARE, OPERATING
SYSTEMS OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; OR
(G) EMPLOYMENT RECORDS, INTERNAL EMPLOYEE-RELATED DIRECTORIES OR
LISTS, AND FACILITIES DATA, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INTERNAL SERVICE-
DESK AND OTHER DATA RELATED TO INTERNAL COVERED STATE ENTITY ADMINIS-
TRATION.
5. "TECHNICAL STANDARD" SHALL MEAN:
(A) THE COMMON AND REPEATED USE OF RULES, CONDITIONS, GUIDELINES OR
CHARACTERISTICS FOR PRODUCTS OR RELATED PROCESSES AND PRODUCTION METH-
ODS, AND RELATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PRACTICES; AND
(B) (I) THE DEFINITION OF TERMS; (II) CLASSIFICATION OF COMPONENTS;
(III) DELINEATION OF PROCEDURES; (IV) SPECIFICATIONS OF DIMENSIONS,
MATERIALS, PERFORMANCE, DESIGNS OR OPERATIONS; (V) MEASUREMENT OF QUALI-
TY AND QUANTITY IN DESCRIBING MATERIALS, PROCESSES, PRODUCTS, SYSTEMS,
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SERVICES OR PRACTICES; (VI) TEST METHODS AND SAMPLING PROCEDURES; OR
(VII) DESCRIPTIONS OF FIT AND MEASUREMENTS OF SIZE OR STRENGTH.
§ 99-C. OPEN DATA WEBSITE. 1. AN ONLINE OPEN DATA WEBSITE FOR THE
COLLECTION AND PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA IS HEREBY
ESTABLISHED IN THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. THE OPEN
DATA WEBSITE SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT DATA.NY.GOV OR SUCH OTHER SUCCESSOR
WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY, OR ON BEHALF OF, THE STATE, AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE
BY THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE
WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA THAT IS OWNED, CONTROLLED,
COLLECTED OR OTHERWISE MAINTAINED BY COVERED STATE ENTITIES.
2. (A) THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, IN COORDINATION
WITH THE COMMITTEE FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT, AND THE DATA WORKING GROUP SHALL
COORDINATE IMPLEMENTATION AND EXPANSION OF THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE TO
FACILITATE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION.
(B) WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, EACH
COVERED STATE ENTITY SHALL DESIGNATE A DATA COORDINATOR, WHO SHALL HAVE
AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS OR OTHERWISE BIND A COVERED STATE ENTITY,
HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF DATA AND RESOURCES IN USE BY THE ENTITY, AND SHALL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT COVERED STATE ENTITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTI-
CLE.
§ 99-D. DATA WORKING GROUP. WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
SHALL ESTABLISH A DATA WORKING GROUP MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND THE INFORMATION SECURITY
DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, THE OFFICE OF
GENERAL SERVICES, THE DIVISION OF BUDGET, THE COMMITTEE ON OPEN GOVERN-
MENT, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WITH EXPERTISE IN
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND AT LEAST EIGHT BUT NO MORE THAN TWELVE DATA COOR-
DINATORS WHO SHALL REPRESENT AN APPROPRIATE CROSS-SECTION OF COVERED
STATE ENTITIES. SUCH DATA COORDINATORS SHALL BE CHOSEN BY THE REPRESEN-
TATIVE OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. THE DATA WORK-
ING GROUP SHALL ASSIST THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES IN
CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
§ 99-E. PUBLICATION OF DATA. 1. ALL COVERED STATE ENTITIES SHALL MAKE
THEIR PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE AS
FOLLOWS:
(A) WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE AND THERE-
AFTER, ALL PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE ON THE OPEN DATA
WEBSITE. IF A COVERED STATE ENTITY CANNOT MAKE ALL SUCH PUBLISHABLE
STATE DATA AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE,
THE COVERED STATE ENTITY SHALL REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY SERVICES WHICH PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA THAT IT IS UNABLE TO MAKE
AVAILABLE, THE REASONS WHY IT CANNOT DO SO AND THE DATE BY WHICH THE
COVERED STATE ENTITY EXPECTS THAT SUCH PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE.
(B) SUCH PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO
THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL BE IN A FORMAT THAT PERMITS AUTOMATED PROCESSING
AND SHALL MAKE USE OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF ALL
UPDATES.
(C) SUCH PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA SHALL BE UPDATED AS OFTEN AS IS NECES-
SARY TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY AND USEFULNESS OF THE DATA SETS TO THE
EXTENT THAT THE COVERED STATE ENTITY REGULARLY MAINTAINS OR UPDATES THE
PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA AND THE PUBLIC SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF SUCH UPDATES.
(D) SUCH PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE WITHOUT ANY
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT, LICENSE REQUIREMENT OR RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR
USE PROVIDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE A THIRD PARTY PROVIDING TO
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THE PUBLIC ANY PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA, OR APPLICATION UTILIZING SUCH
PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA, TO EXPLICITLY IDENTIFY THE SOURCE AND VERSION OF
THE PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA, AND A DESCRIPTION OF ANY MODIFICATIONS MADE
TO SUCH PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, LICENSE
REQUIREMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS AS USED IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT INCLUDE
MEASURES REQUIRED TO ENSURE ACCESS TO PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA, TO PROTECT
THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE HOUSING PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA FROM UNLAWFUL ABUSE
OR ATTEMPTS TO DAMAGE OR IMPAIR USE OF THE WEBSITE, OR TO ANALYZE THE
TYPES OF DATA BEING USED TO IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY.
(E) SUCH PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE TO EXTERNAL SEARCH
CAPABILITIES.
2. (A) PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. THE STATE DOES NOT WARRANTY THE
COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, CONTENT OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
USE OF ANY PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA MADE AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA
WEBSITE, NOR ARE ANY SUCH WARRANTIES TO BE IMPLIED OR INFERRED WITH
RESPECT TO THE PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA FURNISHED THEREIN.
(B) THE STATE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCIES IN THE
COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, CONTENT OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
USE OF ANY PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA, OR APPLICATION UTILIZING SUCH PUBL-
ISHABLE STATE DATA, PROVIDED BY ANY THIRD PARTY.
(C) THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE A PRIVATE RIGHT OF
ACTION TO ENFORCE ITS PROVISIONS. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS ARTICLE
SHALL NOT RESULT IN LIABILITY TO A COVERED STATE ENTITY.
§ 99-F. PARTICIPATION BY OTHER STATE ENTITIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVI-
SIONS. STATE AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE
STATE OTHER THAN COVERED STATE ENTITIES MAY SUBMIT DATA TO THE OPEN DATA
WEBSITE FOR PUBLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE. THE OFFICE OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SHALL ASSIST SUCH AGENCIES AND AUTHORI-
TIES AND SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO USE THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE. SUCH
ASSISTANCE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
AND ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL BE MADE FOR VARIATIONS AMONG SUCH AGENCIES AND
AUTHORITIES AND SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS' CAPACITY AND EQUIPMENT.
NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO COMPEL SUCH AGENCIES AND
AUTHORITIES AND SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO SUBMIT DATA TO THE OPEN
DATA WEBSITE.
§ 99-G. GUIDELINES. WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE DATA WORKING GROUP, AND THE COMMITTEE ON OPEN
GOVERNMENT, SHALL PREPARE AND PUBLISH GUIDELINES FOR THE PUBLISHING OF
PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA IN RAW OR UNPROCESSED FORM THROUGH AN OPEN DATA
WEBSITE BY COVERED STATE ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PUBLIC DATA
AVAILABLE TO THE GREATEST NUMBER OF USERS AND FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS AND SHALL, WHENEVER PRACTICABLE, USE OPEN STANDARDS FOR WEB
PUBLISHING. SUCH GUIDELINES SHALL IDENTIFY THE REASONS WHY EACH TECHNI-
CAL STANDARD WAS SELECTED AND FOR WHICH TYPES OF DATA IT IS APPLICABLE
AND MAY RECOMMEND OR REQUIRE THAT DATA BE PUBLISHED IN MORE THAN ONE
TECHNICAL STANDARD. THE GUIDELINES SHALL INCLUDE A PLAN TO ADOPT OR
UTILIZE A WEB APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE THAT PERMITS APPLICATION
PROGRAMS TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA DIRECTLY FROM THE
WEB PORTAL. SUCH GUIDELINES SHALL BE UPDATED AS NECESSARY. SUCH GUIDE-
LINES SHALL ALSO:
(A) PROVIDE MODELS AND GUIDANCE FOR COVERED STATE ENTITIES TO FOLLOW
WHEN CREATING THEIR DATA SETS;
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(B) PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO COVERED STATE ENTITIES ON SETTING A SCHEDULE
FOR INITIAL AND ONGOING PUBLICATION OF DATA ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REQUIRING:
(I) CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTORS AND STAFF OF THE COVERED STATE
ENTITY'S PUBLIC AFFAIRS OR PUBLIC INFORMATION, LEGAL AND FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION LAW OFFICES;
(II) PRIORITIZATION OF PUBLICATION OF DATA BASED ON THE EXTENT TO
WHICH THE DATA CAN BE USED TO INCREASE THE COVERED STATE ENTITY'S
ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIVENESS, IMPROVE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENTI-
TY AND ITS OPERATIONS, FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ENTITY, CREATE ECONOM-
IC OPPORTUNITY, OR RESPOND TO A NEED OR DEMAND IDENTIFIED AFTER PUBLIC
CONSULTATION;
(C) PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFYING AND REVIEWING PUBLISHABLE STATE
DATA BY COVERED STATE ENTITIES BEFORE PUBLICATION;
(D) PROVIDE UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR THE FORMAT OF DATA SUBMITTED FOR
PUBLICATION ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE;
(E) SET FORTH THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE TERMS OF USE;
(F) PROVIDE GUIDELINES ON PARTICIPATION BY AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES
OTHER THAN COVERED STATE ENTITIES AND PARTICIPATION BY POLITICAL SUBDI-
VISIONS;
(G) PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THE PUBLICATION OF NARRATIVE DATA, SUCH AS
REPORTS; AND
(H) ANY OTHER GUIDELINES NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
ARTICLE.
§ 99-H. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 1. WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES SHALL SUBMIT A COMPLIANCE PLAN TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND SHALL MAKE
SUCH PLAN AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE. EACH
COVERED STATE ENTITY SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES IN ITS PREPARATION OF SUCH PLAN. THE PLAN SHALL
INCLUDE A SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA UNDER THE
CONTROL OF EACH COVERED STATE ENTITY ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS ARTICLE, AND SHALL PRIORITIZE SUCH PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA FOR
INCLUSION ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE. IF PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA CANNOT BE
MADE AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, THE PLAN SHALL STATE THE REASONS WHY
SUCH SET OR SETS OF DATA CANNOT BE MADE AVAILABLE, AND, TO THE EXTENT
PRACTICABLE, THE DATE BY WHICH THE COVERED STATE ENTITY THAT OWNS THE
DATA BELIEVES THAT IT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE.
(2) FOR PURPOSES OF PRIORITIZING PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA, AGENCIES
SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER INFORMATION EMBODIED IN THE PUBLISHABLE STATE
DATA: (A) CAN BE USED TO INCREASE COVERED STATE ENTITIES' ACCOUNTABILITY
AND RESPONSIVENESS; (B) IMPROVES PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE COVERED STATE
ENTITY AND ITS OPERATIONS; (C) FURTHERS THE MISSION OF THE COVERED STATE
ENTITY; (D) CREATES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY; OR (E) RESPONDS TO A NEED OR
DEMAND IDENTIFIED BY PUBLIC CONSULTATION.
(3) NO LATER THAN JULY FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX AND EVERY
JULY FIFTEENTH THEREAFTER, THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
SHALL SUBMIT AND POST ON THE WEB PORTAL AN UPDATE OF THE COMPLIANCE PLAN
TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER
OF THE ASSEMBLY UNTIL ALL PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE
THROUGH AN OPEN DATA WEBSITE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE. SUCH
UPDATE SHALL INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC MEASURES UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE PUBLISHA-
BLE STATE DATA AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE SINCE THE IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING UPDATE, SPECIFIC MEASURES THAT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN PRIOR TO THE
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NEXT UPDATE, AN UPDATE TO THE LIST OF PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA AND, IF
NECESSARY, ANY CHANGES TO THE PRIORITIZATION OF PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA.
IF PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA CANNOT BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA
WEBSITE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT,
THE UPDATE SHALL STATE THE REASONS WHY IT CANNOT AND, TO THE EXTENT
PRACTICABLE, THE DATE BY WHICH THE COVERED STATE ENTITY BELIEVES THAT
SUCH PUBLISHABLE STATE DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE.
§ 99-I. SEVERABILITY. IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE OR THE APPLICA-
TION THEREOF TO ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCES IS ADJUDGED INVALID BY A
COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, SUCH JUDGMENT SHALL NOT AFFECT OR
IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLE OR THE APPLI-
CATION THEREOF TO OTHER PERSONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
§ 2. Section 103 of the state technology law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 23 to read as follows:
23. TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN THE OPEN DATA WEBSITE AND CARRY OUT THE
DUTIES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-B OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.