WHEREAS, pursuant to Executive Order Number 186, a disaster has heretofore been declared in Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Monroe, Onondaga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Wayne, Yates, and contiguous counties, due to flooding, road closures, uprooted trees, and damage to infrastructure, homes, apartments, businesses, and public and private property; and

WHEREAS, the flooding in the affected counties has caused significant damage to public and private infrastructure, homes, apartments, businesses and public and private property, and the State’s assistance continues to be needed.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ANDREW M. CUOMO, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of York, after having considered all the relevant facts and circumstances, do hereby extend all the terms, conditions and directives of Executive Order 186 for the period from the date the disaster emergency was declared until September 20, 2018.

FURTHER, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 29-a of Article 2-B of the Executive Law to temporarily suspend specific provisions of any statute, local law, ordinance, orders, rules or regulations, or parts thereof, of any agency during a State disaster emergency, if compliance with such provisions would prevent, hinder or delay action necessary to cope with the disaster, amend Executive Order 186 to temporarily suspend section 38(1), (2) and (3) of the Highway Law, to the extent that the Commissioner of Transportation determines it necessary to authorize the award of emergency contracts and/or to combine design and construction services in contracts and to use such services when needed, through September 20, 2018.