§ 1893. Administration by the authority. Within six months of the
effective date of this title, the authority is hereby authorized and
directed to establish and administer the green jobs-green New York
program. The authority shall implement the program in consultation with
the division of housing and community renewal, the department of labor,
the office of temporary and disability assistance, the department of
public service, the power authority of the state of New York, the Long
Island power authority, the department of economic development and the
department of environmental conservation. The authority is authorized
and directed to:

1. use monies made available for the program pursuant to section
eighteen hundred ninety-nine-a of this title to achieve the purposes of
the program;

2. enter into contracts with constituency-based organizations and
other entities through the competitive grants process authorized by this
title;

3. enter into contracts with one or more program implementers to
perform such functions as the authority deems appropriate; and

4. exercise such other powers as are necessary for the proper
administration of the program.