Mr. Cuomo also proposed budgeting an extra $ 1 billion in education funding this year, a $ 2 billion investment in clean -
water infrastructure and
various other expensive
projects, including hundreds of millions of dollars in economic - development for Buffalo ($ 500 million), a life sciences research and development cluster ($ 550 million) and new airports in Syracuse and Plattsburgh.
David Shaw, who is a specialist in utilities, energy and
infrastructure projects, is advising on
various projects for United Utilities, including assisting with a Cumbrian
water pipeline and the construction of new wastewater treatment facilities, and is handling
various projects for HS1, including advising on Transport for London's proposed extension of the Barking Overground line, and redoing HS1s precedent protective provisions agreement.