WHEREAS, an initial review has been completed of those Executive Orders and amendments thereto that are in effect as of this date; and

WHEREAS, during the course of that review, it has been determined that certain Executive Orders are unnecessary, outdated, or otherwise should not be continued; and

WHEREAS, it also has been determined that other Executive Orders address ongoing issues and should be continued; and

WHEREAS, it is important to identify for the public those Executive Orders that remain in effect and those that are no longer valid;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Eliot Spitzer, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of New York, do hereby order that upon due consideration, deliberation and review, all Executive Orders issued by previous Governors are hereby repealed, cancelled and revoked in their entirety, with the exception of the Executive Orders set forth below and any amendments thereto, which shall remain in full force and effect until otherwise revoked, superseded or modified; and

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a review of prior Executive Orders shall continue to determine whether additional orders should be revoked, superseded or modified.

A. Executive Orders of Governor Mario M. Cuomo

Executive Order No. 2, issued January 11, 1983 (Establishing the position of State Director of Criminal Justice);

Executive Order No. 5, issued February 16, 1983 (Establishing the Women's Division in the Executive Chamber);

Executive Order No. 6, issued February 18, 1983 (Assigning responsibilities of the State Department of Civil Service, and certain State agencies for insuring equal employment opportunity for minorities, women, disabled persons and Vietnam era veterans in State government and establishing the Governor's Executive Committee for Affirmative Action);

Executive Order No. 7, issued February 18, 1983 (Establishing a Governor's Advisory Committee for Hispanic Affairs);

Executive Order No. 8, issued February 25, 1983 (Directing State agencies to consider labor relations practices when awarding State contracts);

Executive Order No. 11, issued April 26, 1983 (Expanding the membership and powers of the Securities Coordinating Committee);

Executive Order No. 12, issued May 3, 1983 (Directing the State Office for the Aging to review and comment upon policies affecting the elderly);

Executive Order No. 17, issued May 31, 1983 (Establishing State policy on private institutions which discriminate);

Executive Order No. 19, issued May 31, 1983 (New York State policy statement on sexual harassment in the workplace);

Executive Order No. 23, issued September 1, 1983 (Establishing the Office of New York State Ombudsman);

Executive Order No. 26, issued October 7, 1983 (Directing the State Office of Advocate for the Disabled to review and comment upon policies affecting persons with disabilities);

Executive Order No. 29, issued December 8, 1983 (Guidelines for the purchase of steel for use on construction contracts);

Executive Order No. 32, issued December 29, 1983 (Renaming the New York State Office of Disaster Preparedness to be the New York State Emergency Management Office);

Executive Order No. 34, issued January 13, 1984 (Establishing the New York State Human Rights Advisory Council);

Executive Order No. 36, issued March 15, 1984 (Establishing the New York State Motion Picture and Television Advisory Board);

Executive Order No. 46, issued August 28, 1984 (Naming the State Office Building Campus in Albany the Governor W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus);

Executive Order No. 48, issued October 3, 1984 (Prescribing procedures to allocate the private activity bond volume ceiling under the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984);

Executive Order No. 50, issued October 15, 1984 (Prescribing supplemental procedures to allocate the private activity bond volume ceiling under the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984);

Executive Order No. 51, issued October 30, 1984 (Designating the Division of the Budget to coordinate the intergovernmental review of Federal programs);

Executive Order No. 55, issued December 17, 1984 (Establishing the State Industrial Cooperation Council);

Executive Order No. 66, issued June 5, 1985 (Establishing a Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs);

Executive Order No. 77, issued October 31, 1985 (Establishing membership of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission);

Executive Order No. 80, issued March 21, 1986 (Juvenile justice planning);

Executive Order No. 82, issued May 2, 1986 (Establishing the Governor's Office for Hispanic Affairs);

Executive Order No. 95, issued April 15, 1987 (Designating the Disaster Preparedness Commission as the State Emergency Response Commission);

Executive Order No. 96, issued April 27, 1987 (Promoting a New York State policy against age discrimination in the workplace);

Executive Order No. 97, issued April 27, 1987 (Designating the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee as the State agency to coordinate and approve State highway safety programs);

Executive Order No. 98, issued May 13, 1987 (Establishing a new State Council on Graduate Medical Education);

Executive Order No. 100, issued August 31, 1987 (Naming the Watertown State Office Building the Dulles State Office Building);

Executive Order No. 111, issued April 11, 1988 (Directing the Attorney General to inquire into matters of bias-related crimes);

Executive Order No. 114, issued December 9, 1988 (Naming the Poughkeepsie State Office Building the Eleanor Roosevelt State Office Building);

Executive Order No. 119, issued January 6, 1989 (Reconstituting the Job Training Partnership Committee);

Executive Order No. 120.1, issued November 6, 1990 (Establishing the Statewide Anti-Drug Abuse Council);

Executive Order No. 125, issued May 22, 1989 (Establishing a Council of Contracting Agencies);

Executive Order No. 130, issued December 4, 1989 (Creating a Crime Proceeds Strike Force to Investigate and Prosecute Certain Economic Activities Constituting Penal, Tax, and Banking Law Violations Relating to Money Laundering);

Executive Order No. 131, issued December 26, 1994 (Establishment of administrative adjudication plans);

Executive Order No. 135, issued January 29, 1990 issued (Prescribing Procedures to Allocate the State Low Income Housing Credit under the Tax Reform Act of 1986, as amended);

Executive Order No. 142, issued January 16, 1991 (Establishing new waste reduction and recycling initiatives for State agencies);

Executive Order No. 147, issued July 31, 1991 (Establishing an Office of Indian Relations);

Executive Order No. 150, issued October 9, 1991 (New land use and development by State agencies within the Adirondack Park);

Executive Order No. 158, issued June 23, 1992 (Naming the New Scotland Avenue Laboratory Building the David Axelrod Institute for Public Health);

Executive Order No. 159, issued November 4, 1992 (Establishing the New York Savings Bond Program Committee);

Executive Order No. 169, issued March 22, 1993 (Directing State Agencies to Act consistently with the Upper Delaware River Management plan);

Executive Order Nos. 170 and 170.1, issued March 24, 1993 and June 23, 1993, respectively (Establishing Uniform Guidelines for Determining the Responsibility of Bidders);

Executive Order No. 179, issued December 30, 1993 (Establishing the New York State Commission on National and Community Service); and

Executive Order No. 188, issued September 28, 1994 (Increasing the Participation of Health Care Consumers in Government Advisory Boards)

B. Executive Orders of Governor George E. Pataki

Executive Order No. 20, issued November 30, 1995 (Establishing the Position of State Director of Regulatory Reform);

Executive Order No. 26.1, issued September 28, 1996 (Incorporating the National Incident Management System as the Management System for Emergency Response);

Executive Order No. 35, issued April 17, 1996 (Ordering that Unmarked Police Vehicles of the State of New York not be Used for the Routine Stopping of Motorists in Connection with Traffic Violations);

Executive Order No. 37, issued May 3, 1996 (Establishing Joint Task Force on Health Care Insurance Fraud);

Executive Order No. 40, issued July 26, 1996 (Ordering State Agencies to Register Emission Reduction Credits);

Executive Order No. 45, issued November 13, 1996 (Establishing the Position of State Director of Consumer Protection);

Executive Order No. 47, issued December 16, 1996 (Destruction of Surplus State Firearms);

Executive Order No. 48, issued February 5, 1997 (Creating an International Business Development Council);

Executive Order No. 49, issued February 12, 1997 (Establishing Procedures to Consider, in its Proprietary Capacity, the utilization of One or More Project Labor Agreements);

Executive Order No. 50, issued October 1, 1996 (Establishing a Governmental Commission to Investigate the Recovery of Holocaust Victims' Assets);

Executive Order No. 51, issued May 20, 1997 (Activities of State Agencies Within the New York City Watershed);

Executive Order No. 52, issued May 13, 1997 (Establishing the Forest Resources Development Council);

Executive Order No. 57, issued October 23, 1997 (Establishing the New York City Watershed Protection and Partnership Council);

Executive Order No. 83, issued July 1, 1998 (Establishing the Jackie Robinson Empire State Freedom Medal and the Jackie Robinson Empire State Freedom Medal Commission);

Executive Order No. 85, issued August 5, 1998 (Establishing the Hudson River Heritage Council);

Executive Order No. 86, issued August 19, 1998 (Establishing the New York City Watershed Inspector General);

Executive Order No. 107, issued February 9, 2001 (Establishing the New York State Heritage Commission);

Executive Order No. 109, issued May 9, 2001 (Establishing a Special Prosecutor to Investigate and Prosecute Criminal Acts Relating to Fraudulent Motor Vehicle Insurance claims);

Executive Order No. 111, issued June 10, 2001 (Directing State Agencies to be More Energy Efficient and Environmentally Aware: "Green and Clean State Buildings and Vehicles");

Executive Order No. 116, issued January 7, 2002 (Reconstituting the State Drought Management Task Force);

Executive Order No. 117, issued January 28, 2002 (Establishing the Position of Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the State of New York);

Executive Order No. 125, issued March 24, 2003 (Directing State Officials to Ensure that the Appropriate Protections and Benefits are Extended to Members of the Reserve Armed Forces of the United States and the Organized Militia of New York State);

Executive Order No. 128, issued June 16, 2003 (Designation of Lower Manhattan Development Corporation to Carry Out Environmental Impact Review and to Fulfill Requirements For Receipt of Federal Assistance in Connection With the Redevelopment of Lower Manhattan Following the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001);

Executive Order No. 132, issued December 5, 2003 (Designating the State Prevention and Preparedness Council; Establishing the Positions of Senior Advisor to the Governor for Counter-Terrorism and Senior Advisor to the Governor for Disaster Preparedness and Response; and Revoking Certain Executive Orders);

Executive Order No. 133, issued November 22, 2004 (Establishing the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center);

Executive Order No. 142, issued November 21, 2005 (Directing State Agencies and Authorities to Diversify Transportation Fuel and Heating Oil Supplies Through the Use of Bio-Fuels in State Vehicles and Builders);

Executive Order No. 144, issued February 21, 2006 (Establishing the New York State Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission); and

Executive Order No. 146, issued October 13, 2006 (Declaring a Disaster in Erie, Genesee, Niagara and Orleans Counties and Contiguous Areas).