Adjusted     Executive
                             Appropriation       Request               Percent
                                   2001-02       2002-03        Change  Change


AGENCY SUMMARY
  General Fund                 119,574,000   120,618,000    1,044,000    0.87%
  Special Rev.-Fed.             28,735,800    31,073,000    2,337,200    8.13%
  Special Rev.-Other            19,835,000    26,244,000    6,409,000   32.31%
  Internal Service Fund          7,205,000     9,000,000    1,795,000   24.91%
  Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:    175,349,800   186,935,000   11,585,200    6.61%


STATE OPERATIONS
  General Fund                 119,574,000   120,618,000    1,044,000    0.87%
  Special Rev.-Fed.             28,735,800    31,073,000    2,337,200    8.13%
  Special Rev.-Other            19,835,000    26,244,000    6,409,000   32.31%
  Internal Service Fund          7,205,000     9,000,000    1,795,000   24.91%
  Total for STATE OPERATIONS:  175,349,800   186,935,000   11,585,200    6.61%

Administration
  General Fund                  29,654,000    26,462,000   (3,192,000) -10.76%
  Total for Program:            29,654,000    26,462,000   (3,192,000) -10.76%

Counsel for the State
  General Fund                  32,906,000    31,671,000   (1,235,000)  -3.75%
  Special Rev.-Other            13,667,000    17,527,000    3,860,000   28.24%
  Internal Service Fund          7,205,000     9,000,000    1,795,000   24.91%
  Total for Program:            53,778,000    58,198,000    4,420,000    8.22%

Public Advocacy
  General Fund                  20,304,000    21,924,000    1,620,000    7.98%
  Total for Program:            20,304,000    21,924,000    1,620,000    7.98%

Criminal Prosecutions
  General Fund                  16,003,000    18,287,000    2,284,000   14.27%
  Special Rev.-Fed.                162,800       150,000      (12,800)  -7.86%
  Special Rev.-Other             2,570,000     4,600,000    2,030,000   78.99%
  Total for Program:            18,735,800    23,037,000    4,301,200   22.96%

Appeals and Opinions
  General Fund                   4,789,000     5,289,000      500,000   10.44%
  Total for Program:             4,789,000     5,289,000      500,000   10.44%

Medicaid Fraud Control
  General Fund                   4,654,000     4,654,000            0    0.00%
  Special Rev.-Fed.             28,573,000    30,923,000    2,350,000    8.22%
  Special Rev.-Other             3,598,000     4,117,000      519,000   14.42%
  Total for Program:            36,825,000    39,694,000    2,869,000    7.79%

Regional Offices
  General Fund                  11,264,000    12,331,000    1,067,000    9.47%
  Total for Program:            11,264,000    12,331,000    1,067,000    9.47%

                                                                    
                                                                    
      

                         ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
                        BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
                                                                    
                                                                    
      
                                   Current     Requested
Program                            2001-02       2002-03   Change
                                                                    
                                                                    
      
Administration                         189           179     (10)
Counsel for the State                  573           568      (5)
Public Advocacy                        303           301      (2)
Criminal Prosecutions                  258           256      (2)
Appeals and Opinions                    66            65      (1)
Medicaid Fraud Control                 362           347     (15)
Regional Offices                       154           153      (1)

Total General Fund :                 1,311         1,275     (36)
Total All Other Funds :                594           594        0

TOTAL:                               1,905         1,869     (36)
                                                                    
                                                                    
       


                          BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
                   (Executive Budget: pp. 345-348)

The Department of Law provides legal counsel to the State and
represents the State in many court proceedings.  It protects State
agencies and citizens through the investigation and prosecution of
organized crime and Medicaid fraud.  The Department also brings civil
and/or criminal actions against violators of Environmental Law.  

This agency is located in the Public Protection and General Government
appropriation bill.

The Executive recommends an All Funds appropriation of $186,935,000,
an increase of $11,585,200 or 6.1 percent.

State Operations

The Executive proposes a General Fund State Operations appropriation
of $120,618,000, an increase of $1,044,000 over the current year.  In
addition, there are appropriations of $31,073,000 in Federal revenues,
$26,244,000 in Special Revenue Funds Other and $7,205,000 in Internal
Service Funds.  The increases reflect salary adjustments and other
costs associated with agency operations.

The Executive proposes several efficiency initiatives, which will
generate General Fund State Operations savings.  The proposed
efficiency initiatives are:

--     a proposed reduction of 36 positions through continuing current
       vacancies and enforcement of the hiring freeze yields a
       $2,793,000 savings;

--     a transfer of nonpersonal service costs to Special Revenue
       Other (SRO) funds to utilize increased SRO revenues yields
       $3,665,000 in savings;

--     nonpersonal service reductions including equipment, space
       improvements and scheduled COPs payments yields $3,333,000 in
       savings; and

--     a decrease in expert witness funding due to completion of the
       Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) litigation yields $900,000 in
       savings.

Article VII Proposals

The Executive proposes legislation that amends the State Finance Law
to clarify in statute the authority of the Department of Law to
recover collection expenses directly from the principle and interest
collected on bad debts, or that such collection expenses may be
recovered in addition to the original debt.  The Executive also
proposes language to allow for the collection of fees to be included
in the statement of damages sought in a court action.