By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the State of New York, I, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of the State of New York, do hereby create in the Executive Department, a new bureau, to be known as the New York State Office for Urban Innovation to act as a center for creative development of interdisciplinary programs to aid in meeting the specific problems of today's urban crisis. The Office shall be headed by a Director, to be appointed by the Governor.

I. General Powers.

The Office shall:

1. Collect and make available to State and local officials and other interested persons information concerning present and emerging urban problems and State programs designed to meet those problems;

2. Stimulate the more effective use of existing State, local and private resources available to meet urban problems;

3. Coordinate and encourage cooperation among governmental agencies and private organizations in the development and execution of programs and activities designed to meet urban problems;

4. Encourage and undertake interdisciplinary research to define further present and emerging urban problems and to develop approaches to the solution of those problems; and

5. Undertake or contract with public or private agencies for the undertaking of demonstration projects designed to meet urban problems.

II. Grants and Gifts.

The Director may, with the approval of the Governor, accept, agree to accept or contract for as agent of the State any grant, including federal grants, or any gift for any of the purposes of this order. Any moneys so received may be expended by the Director to effectuate any purpose of this order, subject to the same limitations as to approval of expenditures and audit as are prescribed for State moneys appropriated for the purposes of this order.

III. Personnel.

The Director may employ such additional personnel as he may deem necessary or desirable to fulfill the functions of the Office, and provide compensation within the amounts made available by appropriation therefor.