(a) The people's right to know the process of government decision-making and the documents and statistics leading to determinations is basic to our society. Access to such information should not be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy of confidentiality.

(b) These regulations provide information concerning the procedures by which records may be obtained from the Hudson River Park Trust. The Hudson River Park Trust is a body corporate and politic, constituting a public benefit corporation. The rights, powers and responsibilities of the trust are set forth in the Hudson River Park Act, chapter 592 of the Laws of 1998 of the State of New York.

(c) Personnel shall furnish to the public the information and records required by the Freedom of Information Law, as well as records otherwise available by law.

(d) Any conflicts among laws governing public access to records shall be construed in favor of the widest possible availability of public records.