WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 5, issued January 1, 2007 directed the continuation of certain Executive Orders and amendments thereto in effect as of that date; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 5 further directed that a review of prior Executive Orders shall continue; and

WHEREAS, a further review has been completed of those Executive Orders and amendments thereto that were in effect prior to January 1, 2007; and

WHEREAS, during the course of that review, it has been determined that certain 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;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Eliot Spitzer, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the State of New York, do hereby order that upon due consideration, deliberation and review, the Executive Orders set forth below and any amendments thereto shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect since January 1, 2007, and shall remain in full force and effect until otherwise revoked, superseded or modified; and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a review of prior Executive Orders shall continue to determine whether additional orders should be continued, revoked, superseded or modified.

A. Executive Orders of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Executive Order No. 42, issued October 14, 1970 (Relating to Procedures for Submission and Settlement of Certain Grievances of State Employees)

B. Executive Orders of Governor Mario M. Cuomo Executive Order No. 56, issued December 20, 1984 (Establishing the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law)

C. Executive Orders of Governor George E. Pataki Executive Order No. 43, issued September 23, 1996 (Directing the Establishment of a Pilot Project for Urban Search and Rescue in the Capital Region) Executive Order No. 134, issued January 5, 2005 (Directing State Agencies to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Cleaning of State Facilities)