N.Y. SAP Law § 100

§ 100. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares\nthat the administrative rulemaking, adjudicatory and licensing processes\namong the agencies of state government are inconsistent, lack uniformity\nand create misunderstanding by the public. In order to provide the\npeople with simple, uniform administrative procedures, an administrative\nprocedure act is hereby enacted. This act guarantees that the actions of\nadministrative agencies conform with sound standards developed in this\nstate and nation since their founding through constitutional, statutory\nand case law. It insures that equitable practices will be provided to\nmeet the public interest.\n It is further found that in the public interest it is desirable for\nstate agencies to meet the requirements imposed by the administrative\nprocedure act. Those agencies which will not have to conform to this\nact have been exempted from the act, either specifically by name or\nimpliedly by definition.\n