Who oversees New York’s infrastructure?

The agencies/authorities responsible for New York’s physical and digital infrastructure

New York’s trains, airports, roads, bridges, electrical grid, drinking and wastewater, and digital infrastructure is managed, protected, and administered by a host of state, regional and federal agencies and authorities.

Unlike a traditional state department, a public authority is generally created for a specific public purpose and governed by a board. New York relies heavily on these entities to operate toll roads, transit systems, bridges, power facilities and other major assets. The state’s Authorities Budget Office monitors their compliance with reporting, governance and transparency requirements.

	NYDOT New York State Department of Transportation State highways, bridges, roads, freight and passenger rail policy, aviation, ports and waterways, public transportation assistance, traffic operations, construction and transportation resilience
	MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City subways and buses, Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, seven bridges and two tunnels, stations, accessibility, service reliability and major transit capital projects
	New York State Thruway Authority The 570-mile Thruway system, including I-87, I-90 and the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge; toll collection, maintenance, safety and highway capital projects
	NYSBA New York State Bridge Authority The Bear Mountain, Newburgh-Beacon, Mid-Hudson, Kingston-Rhinecliff and Rip Van Winkle bridges across the Hudson River; tolls, maintenance and bridge capital projects
	DMV New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Driver licensing, vehicle registration, traffic-safety administration, inspection programs and motor-vehicle regulation
	New York State Canal Corporation The Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca canals; locks, dams, navigation, trails, water management and canal infrastructure. The corporation is a subsidiary of the New York Power Authority
	DEC Department of Environmental Conservation Air and water quality, wastewater and stormwater permits, wetlands, dams, contaminated sites, solid waste, flood protection, coastal resources, climate policy and environmental enforcement
	New York State Department of Health Drinking-water standards, public water-system oversight, source-water protection, operator requirements and public-health response to contamination
	EFC Environmental Facilities Corporation Low-cost financing and grants for drinking-water, wastewater, sewer, stormwater, resiliency and other water-quality projects through the state revolving funds and state grant programs
	PSC Public Service Commission and DPS Department of Public Service Regulation and oversight of electric, gas, steam, telecommunications, cable and privately owned water utilities; utility rates, reliability, consumer protection and major energy infrastructure proceedings
	NYPA New York Power Authority State-owned power generation and transmission, hydropower, grid modernization, energy services, public-sector electrification and operation of the Canal Corporation
	NYSERDA New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Clean-energy programs, building efficiency, renewable energy, energy storage, grid research, offshore wind, emissions reduction and financing or incentives for energy projects
	ORES Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission Consolidated environmental review and permitting for major renewable-energy facilities and qualifying electric-transmission projects
	HCR New York State Homes and Community Renewal Affordable-housing development and preservation, housing finance, community renewal, disaster recovery, resilient housing and infrastructure connected to housing growth
	ESD Empire State Development Economic-development incentives, site preparation, redevelopment, infrastructure supporting business expansion, major public projects and regional investment programs
	DASNY Dormitory Authority of the State of New York Financing, design and construction services for health care, higher education, courts, nonprofits and other public-purpose facilities
	Hudson River Valley Greenway   The Hudson River Valley Greenway coordinates trail development, public access and community planning. It provides planning grants and assistance to participating municipalities.
	New York State Office of General Services State-owned buildings, design and construction, emergency construction, real estate, facility operations, public procurement and decarbonization of state facilities
	NYSED New York State Education Department Review of public-school capital projects, school building standards, facilities planning and health and safety requirements for school infrastructure
	Office of Information Technology Services State government networks, data centers, digital services, telecommunications, technology infrastructure and cybersecurity for state agencies
	DHSES Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Emergency management, disaster response and recovery, hazard mitigation, interoperable communications, cybersecurity assistance and protection of critical infrastructure
	NYDOL New York State Department of Labor Infrastructure workforce programs, apprenticeships, prevailing-wage enforcement and labor standards on public works
	Department of Agriculture and Markets Farmland protection, agricultural land use, food-system infrastructure and regulation affecting renewable-energy development on agricultural land
	PANYNJ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty, New York Stewart and Teterboro airports; PATH; interstate bridges and tunnels; the Port Authority Bus Terminal; ports and marine terminals
	NYMTC New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Federally required transportation planning and funding coordination for New York City, Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley; long-range planning, congestion management, freight and air-quality compliance

	DRBC Delaware River Basin Commission Interstate planning, regulation and management of water resources in the Delaware River Basin, including portions of southeastern New York
	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District Federal navigation projects, harbor maintenance, dredging, coastal storm-risk reduction, flood mitigation, wetlands permitting and major water infrastructure
	FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 2 Disaster declarations, recovery assistance, hazard-mitigation grants, flood mapping and resilience programs in New York
	US EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 Superfund sites, drinking water, wastewater, air quality, environmental review, federal grants and enforcement of federal environmental laws in New York

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