§ 103. General functions, powers and duties of council. The council
shall have the following functions, powers and duties:

1. To advise the governor and the legislature with regard to programs
for the regulation and control of atomic energy activities, and to make
recommendations to the governor and the legislature designed to assure
that the regulatory programs of the state, including its political
subdivisions, affecting atomic energy activities encourage the
development and use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes within the
state, while fully protecting the interest, health and safety of the
public.

2. To advise and assist the governor and the legislature in developing
and implementing state policies and programs for the regulation and
control of atomic energy activities.

3. To coordinate the regulatory programs of the agencies, and
instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions and
agencies of such subdivisions, affecting atomic energy activities, and
to correlate such programs with the regulatory programs of the federal
government and other states.

4. To develop a coordinated position with respect to regulatory
programs of the federal government affecting atomic energy activities in
the state, taking into account the interests of all agencies and
instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions, and
agencies of such subdivisions; to coordinate the participation of all
such bodies in the regulatory processes of the federal government
relating to such regulatory programs; and to coordinate the presentation
of views concerning such regulatory programs of all such bodies for
consideration by the federal government.

5. To consider, in cooperation and consultation with appropriate
officials of other states, existing interstate compacts relating to
regulation of atomic energy activities and adaptations, modifications or
changes of such compacts and new compacts or other arrangements for
cooperation, coordination or joint or mutual action by this state and
other states, with respect to regulation of atomic energy activities,
and to make such recommendations with respect thereto to the governor
and the legislature as the council deems appropriate.

6. To carry out the obligations of the state to the New York state
atomic and space development authority under any contract providing for
the assumption of jurisdiction in the event of conditions specified in
any such contract over land and facilities held or developed by such
authority for the concentration and storage of radioactive byproducts;
to enter into amendments to any such contract subject to the approval of
the director of the budget; and, after any such assumption of
jurisdiction by the council, pursuant to any such contract or
amendments, to operate, develop and manage in the name of the state such
land and facilities, and to care for, manage, use and dispose of any
radioactive byproducts concentrated or stored at such land and
facilities.

7. To review periodically the programs of the agencies and
instrumentalities of the state and political subdivisions thereof, and
agencies of such subdivisions, for responding, handling and providing
assistance, in the event of an accident, fire or disaster believed to
involve radioactive materials and to make such recommendations with
respect to such programs as the council deems appropriate to such
bodies.