The Power Authority of the State of New York, generally known as the New York Power Authority, develops and supplies economic energy generation for the people of the State of New York in order to promote economic growth and the general welfare. In meeting these goals, the Power Authority seeks to balance environmental, energy, safety and economic needs of the people of the State of New York. The purpose of this Part is to establish additional procedures for the implementation of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) by the Power Authority in accordance with the authority contained in section 8-0113 of the Environmental Conservation Law (ECL).