Governor David Paterson has established the New York State Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Cabinet to manage the development of State and local infrastructure projects financed through these federal funds. The cabinet will be comprised of State agency heads and senior staff from the Governor’s Office, and will work closely with local governments to ensure federal dollars reach critical projects and put people to work as quickly as possible.

State Agencies in the Cabinet include the Department of Transportation, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Empire State Development Corporation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Thruway Authority, the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Environmental Facilities Corporation, Department of Labor, the Department of State, the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation, the Department of Agriculture and Markets, the Office of Parks and Historic Preservation, the Division of Housing and Community Renewal, the Department of Education, the Department of Health, the State University of New York, the Division of Criminal Justice Services, the Office of Homeland Security, the Dormitory Authority, the Office of General Services, the New York Energy Research and Development Authority, the New York Power Authority, the Long Island Power Authority, the Public Service Commission, the Office for Technology, the Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination and the Division of the Budget.

Timothy J. Gilchrist will serve as Senior Advisor for Infrastructure and Transportation, a position created to lead the cabinet.

Overview of State and Local Fiscal Relief and Funding

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