But the reputation of Prague's hotels is falling as laudatory "stars" are claimed with no overseeing authority, and unwitting tourists may pay four-star prices for two-star service.
The U.S. is home to 245 transplant centers with the potential to participate, which would necessitate the creation of some sort of overseeing authority.
Mr. Hevesi proposed that his office be allowed to oversee authority contracts.
The legislation also vastly expanded a small state office charged with overseeing the authorities known as the Authority Budget Office.
The Environment Agency has been tasked with overseeing local authorities' response to the growing threat of surface water.
Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, a Westchester Democrat who is chairman of a committee overseeing public authorities, said the development corporation needed new direction.
Mr. Brodsky leads the committee that oversees state authorities, the powerful, quasi-public corporations that run many vital parts of the state's infrastructure.
Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky of Westchester, chairman of a committee that oversees the authority, questioned whether the authority had the power to change its budget process without legislation.
County-level authorities overseeing the village have agreed to nullify the land deal, village authorities told the agency.
In Brussels, the authorities overseeing the negotiations with E.U. candidate countries sought to play down the significance of the announcement by the government in Reykjavik.
