STATE OF NEW YORK 
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER 
Proclamation

Pursuant to the power vested in me by Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution, I hereby convene the Senate of the State of New York in Extraordinary Session, at the Capitol, in the City of Albany, on the twenty sixth day of June, two thousand nine, at twelve o’clock noon, for the purpose of considering legislation and nominations I will submit with respect to:

(1) authorizing voluntary employee benefit associations to “buy in” to Family Health Plus and obtain health insurance coverage for their members;

(2) expanding energy efficiency and clean energy initiatives of the New York Power Authority (“NYPA”) to reduce energy costs for local governments and recipients of NYPA’s low-cost power programs;

(3) establishing regulatory criteria for a pilot project to demonstrate new technology for the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change;

(4) authorizing the Office of General Services, on behalf of State agencies, to make aggregate purchases of alternative fuels, renewable energy and renewable energy credits or attributes, and electricity from suppliers in addition to NYPA, to lower costs for State government operations;

(5) streamlining the planning and reporting requirements placed on school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services by reducing duplicative and burdensome separate reporting systems;

(6) acting on gubernatorial nominations for the position of Chairman and Member of the State Liquor Authority, Member of the State Council on Arts, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Urban Development Corporation d/b/a/ Empire State Development Corporation and Commissioner of Economic Development, and Trustee of the Power Authority of the State of New York;

and for the consideration of legislation with respect to such other subjects as I may recommend.

G I V E N under my hand and the Privy Seal of the State in the City of Albany this twenty-fifth day of June in the year two thousand nine.

David A. Paterson
Governor