N.Y. Executive Law 885 – Consolidated hearings
* § 885. Consolidated hearings. 1. Any applicant for permits required for a business undertaking, project, or activity, or any state agency having jurisdiction of the required permits, may request the office to coordinate any public hearings. The office may consolidate such hearings insofar as may be feasible.
Terms Used In N.Y. Executive Law 885
- Applicant: means any person acting on his behalf or authorized to act on behalf of any other person for the purpose of securing a permit. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
- Director: means the director of the office of business permits. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Office: means the office of business permits created by this article. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
- Permit: means the whole or part of any state agency permit, license, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required by law or by state agency rules and regulations having the force and effect of law. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- State agency: means any department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council or agency of the state, or a public benefit corporation or public authority at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor. See N.Y. Executive Law 876
2. A consolidated hearing shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the state administrative procedure act. The director or his designee shall be the presiding officer and shall establish an agenda for, and regulate, the course of the hearing. A representative of each state agency within whose jurisdiction a specific application lies shall conduct that portion of the hearing pertaining to the submission of information and data relating to such application. The hearing may be continued by the presiding officer when appropriate and shall be recorded in a suitable manner.
3. The office, with the consent of the state agencies having permit jurisdiction, may provide for a pre-hearing conference to assist in the disposition of the type, time, place, and parties of the consolidated hearing, the simplification of the issues, the stipulations as to agreed facts and necessary documents, and any other relevant matters.
* NB Authority of office terminated per § 893 December 31, 1995