WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, I issued Executive Order No. 113 declaring a disaster emergency in the State of New York;

WHEREAS, Executive Law § 29-a authorizes the suspension, alteration and modification of statutes, local laws, ordinances, orders, rules or regulations, or parts thereof, if compliance with such provisions would prevent, hinder or delay action necessary to cope with a disaster emergency;

WHEREAS, beginning on September 11, 2001 and continuing, I issued a series of Executive Orders to help victims and their families, expedite rescue and recovery efforts and assist State agencies and local governments in responding to the disaster caused by the attack on the World Trade Center;

WHEREAS, Executive Law § 29-a provides that no suspension shall be made for a period in excess of thirty days, provided, however, that upon reconsideration of all the relevant facts and circumstances, the suspension may be extended for additional periods not to exceed thirty days each;

WHEREAS, the vast majority of the aforementioned Executive Orders have fully accomplished their purpose and, therefore, are no longer necessary and have been allowed to expire; and

WHEREAS, certain suspensions, alterations and modifications of law that I have ordered continue to be necessary and desirable to assist victims and their families.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, 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 Executive Order No. 113 shall remain in effect and that the suspension, alteration or modification of provisions of Section 631 of the Executive Law, so far as it limits the amount of an award for burial expenses to $6,000, as ordered by the fifth paragraph of Executive Order 113.5, and of any provision in Article 22 of the Executive Law, so far as it limits the ability of the Crime Victims Board to pay cost of counseling, including any restriction on the Board's ability to pay such cost to persons other than those set forth in Section 626 of the Executive Law, as ordered by the sixth paragraph of Executive Order 113.5, shall continue through January 11, 2007, and such suspensions, alterations or modifications shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after December 11, 2006.

FURTHER, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of New York, I do hereby order that the suspension, alteration or modification of Sections 2401 and 2402 of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act, as ordered by the fourth paragraph of Executive Order No. 113.24, dated September 24, 2001, shall continue through January 11, 2007, and such suspensions, alterations or modifications shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after December 11, 2006.