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Administrative History

One of the functions of the New York State Postwar Public Works Planning Commission was to provide money to assist municipalities, state agencies, and authorities in designing public works projects. The Chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee was a member of the Commission. Municipal projects usually consisted of constructing schools, libraries, sewage systems and treatment plants, streets, etc. Projects for state government typically involved construction projects at colleges, institutions, and in parks and other recreation sites.