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The Department of State has a long tradition of partnering with local leaders to develop and implement solutions to the challenges facing New York’s communities. Through Communities + Waterfronts, the Department provides training, expert guidance and financial assistance to revitalize communities, protect and improve the environment, strengthen local economies and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of municipal service delivery – making communities better places.

Each year, Communities + Waterfronts provides training for over 30,000 local officials, offers guidance to hundreds of local communities and manages over $100 million in local assistance grants for projects as diverse as municipal restructuring, infrastructure development, downtown and waterfront revitalization, brownfield and neighborhood redevelopment, ecosystem and watershed management, and job creation.
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Secretary of State approves plans for Quebec to New York power line
to provide green energy

On June 8, 2011, New York State Secretary of State Cesar A. Perales determined the proposal by Champlain Hudson Power Express to install a high voltage power line from Quebec to downstate New York, running under Lake Champlain and parts of the Hudson River, to be consistent with the policies of the New York Coastal Management Program.
The approval is contingent on specific project modifications to protect navigation and other uses of the waterways, as well as critical Hudson River habitat. The proposed project aims to provide lower cost, hydroelectric energy to the downstate area.
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