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DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… of the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) found permit applications were often delayed due to missing or … Under current state law, ORES must issue a final siting permit for most projects within one year of a completed … for Major Renewable Energy Projects Other related work Renewable Electricity in New York State: Review and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysOpinion 88-75
… in the lawsuit by another firm but that the principal lawyer representing the city has recently left that firm and … costly, as well as time consuming, to the city for a new lawyer from the prior firm to become expert in the case. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-75Compliance With Navigation Law (2019-S-59)
To determine if the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is adequately monitoring and enforcing requirements to ensure boaters’ safety and quality of life on State waters.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s59-response.pdfState Contract and Payment Actions in January
… Building Systems Inc. to provide congregate recreation pens at the Upstate Correctional Facility in Franklin County. … Unified Court System $2.5 million to The Children’s Law Center for the Law Guardian Program. Other Contract and Payment Rejections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-contract-and-payment-actions-januaryChautauqua County Asst. Treasurer Guilty in $4,100 Theft
… funds, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Debra Kelley pocketed cash fees she collected from the … funds according to State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli Debra Kelley pocketed cash fees she collected from the public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/chautauqua-county-asst-treasurer-guilty-4100-theftState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… and related transactions valued at $50 million and nearly 6,900 payments valued at more than $105.8 million. More … programs. $1.1 million with HFT Management Inc. for a child nutrition advertising. Empire State Development … pending resolution of disputes between subcontractors and prime contractors. Cumulatively through April for calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilDiNapoli: Identity Theft Cases Surged in New York in 2020
… to help prevent becoming a victim of identity theft: Carry only the credit and bank cards you need. Use two-factor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-identity-theft-cases-surged-new-york-2020Employment Recovery Is Slow for New Yorkers with Disabilities
… dating back to 2009. 3 In contrast, the ratio declined by only 0.5 percentage points in New York in 2020 and has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/employment-recovery-slow-new-yorkers-disabilitiesWhat Tier Are You In?
… to a tier based on your date of membership. To find out what tier you are in, sign in to Retirement Online and look …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/what-tier-are-youDiNapoli: Get Your Money Back!
… (OUF) now returns, on average, over $2 million in lost money, known as unclaimed funds, every day. Unclaimed funds occur when people are separated from their money and can come from utility deposits, trust funds, old … is working to make it easier than ever to reclaim lost money, including mailing some checks directly to their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-get-your-money-backEnforcement of Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) takes adequate … motor carriers that must comply with Article 19-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law and enforces its requirements. Our audit covered the period January 1, 2016 through October 3, 2018. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/07/enforcement-article-19-vehicle-and-traffic-lawOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public … assistance efforts. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest Department of Health: Nursing Home Surveillance (2015-S-26) … To determine if the Department of Health DOH and State Education Department SED …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsDiNapoli: Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
… New York; and Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. “Gardner exploited her position and … Attorney Breon Peace, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly, the FBI, the IRS and the Inspectors General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-former-long-island-school-official-pleads-guilty-kickback-schemeDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to make sure they spend any gift cards they received this holiday season. Unused gift card balances can eventually be turned over to his Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), which took in a … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to make sure they spend any gift cards they received this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… unpaid tolls, which is needed to help maintain and repair New York City's bridges, tunnels and transit system." The state … some unpaid tolls as "unbillable" because either the license plates captured on camera cannot be traced or are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsRestrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses (2017-S-14)
To determine if the Department of Labor is adequately enforcing the Restrictions on Consecutive Hours of Work for Nurses Law.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17s14.pdfNew Yorkers in Need
The Office of the State Comptroller issued three major reports examining “New Yorkers in Need.” The first described poverty trends in New York State; the second examined food insecurity; and the last covered the crisis of housing insecurity.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need.pdfCompliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Education (DOE) complies with the school safety planning requirements in the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act. The audit … To determine whether the New York City Department of Education complies with the school safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsIX.7.H Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) – IX. Federal Grants
… contract, grant, loan, and other financial assistance awards of more than $25,000 be displayed on a searchable, … to report details on their first-tier sub-recipients for awards made as of October 1, 2010. While many of the … are specific to federal agencies, recipients of federal awards are also required to electronically report to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7h-federal-funding-accountability-and-transparency-act-ffataImpact of the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ on New York State, December 2012
Absent Congressional action, significant revisions to federal tax and spending policies are scheduled to take effect in January 2013.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-fiscal-cliff-2012.pdf