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                                 4370--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. HEASTIE, CASTRO, KOON, STIRPE, GIBSON -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Banks -- recommitted to the Committee on Banks in accord-
  ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  municipal  law and the banking law, in
  relation to allowing credit unions, savings banks,  savings  and  loan
  associations  and  federal  savings  associations to accept and secure
  deposits from municipal corporations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph d of subdivision 1 of section 10 of the general
municipal law, as amended by chapter 623 of the laws of 1998, is amended
to read as follows:
  d. "Bank" shall mean a bank  as  defined  by  the  banking  law  or  a
national  banking  association  located and authorized to do business in
New York; A CREDIT UNION AS DEFINED BY THE  BANKING  LAW  OR  A  FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION LOCATED AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN NEW YORK WHICH HAS
ITS  PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN A LOCATION DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI-
VISION THIRTY-SEVEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR  OF  THE  BANKING
LAW,  OR  A  BRANCH  OFFICE  IN A LOCATION DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF
SUBDIVISION THIRTY-SEVEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THE BANK-
ING LAW; OR A SAVINGS BANK AS DEFINED BY THE BANKING LAW, A SAVINGS  AND
LOAN  ASSOCIATION  AS  DEFINED  BY  THE BANKING LAW OR A FEDERAL SAVINGS
ASSOCIATION LOCATED AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN NEW YORK WHICH  HAS
ITS  PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN A LOCATION DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI-
VISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE BANKING LAW, OR  A
BRANCH  OFFICE  IN  A LOCATION DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION
TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE BANKING LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02399-02-0

A. 4370--A                          2

  S 2. Section 454 of the banking law is amended by adding a new  subdi-
vision 37 to read as follows:
  37.  (A)  TO  ACCEPT  DEPOSITS  FOR  CREDIT  TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AS
DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TEN OF THE  GENERAL
MUNICIPAL LAW, AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE WHERE SUCH CREDIT UNION MAINTAINS
ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
  (B) TO ACCEPT DEPOSITS FOR CREDIT TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AS DEFINED IN
PARAGRAPH  A  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TEN OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
LAW, AT ITS BRANCH OFFICE WHERE SUCH CREDIT  UNION  MAINTAINS  A  BRANCH
OFFICE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
  S  3. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 454-a to read
as follows:
  S 454-A. DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC MONEY WITH CREDIT  UNIONS;  SECURITY.    A
CREDIT  UNION MAY ACCEPT DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC MONEY SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA-
TIONS PROVIDED IN  SUBDIVISION  THIRTY-SEVEN  OF  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
FIFTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  ARTICLE.  SUCH CREDIT UNION SHALL PLEDGE ASSETS OR
FURNISH OTHER SECURITY SATISFACTORY IN FORM AND AMOUNT TO THE DEPOSITOR,
FOR THE REPAYMENT OF MONIES HELD IN THE NAME  OF  SUCH  DEPOSITOR,  WHEN
REQUIRED TO BE SECURED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DECREE OR REGULATION.
  S  4.  Subdivision  2 of section 237 of the banking law, as amended by
chapter 360 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  2. [No savings bank shall accept any deposit for credit to any munici-
pal corporation.] (A) A  SAVINGS  BANK  WHICH  MAINTAINS  ITS  PRINCIPAL
OFFICE  WITHIN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVI-
SION ONE OF SECTION TEN OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, MAY ACCEPT  DEPOS-
ITS AT SUCH PRINCIPAL OFFICE FOR CREDIT TO SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
  (B)  A  SAVINGS  BANK  WHICH  MAINTAINS A BRANCH OFFICE WITHIN A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION  TEN
OF  THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, MAY ACCEPT DEPOSITS AT SUCH BRANCH OFFICE
FOR CREDIT TO SUCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
  S 5. Section 234 of the banking law is amended by adding a new  subdi-
vision 26 to read as follows:
  26. PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF
THIS ARTICLE, TO PLEDGE ASSETS OR FURNISH OTHER SECURITY SATISFACTORY IN
FORM  AND  AMOUNT  TO THE DEPOSITOR, FOR THE REPAYMENT OF MONIES HELD IN
THE NAME OF SUCH DEPOSITOR, WHEN REQUIRED TO BE  SECURED  BY  APPLICABLE
LAW,  DECREE  OR  REGULATION  AND  TO  EXERCISE  THE POWERS CONTAINED IN
SECTION NINETY-SIX-B OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 6. Section 383 of the banking law is amended by adding a new  subdi-
vision 17 to read as follows:
  17. PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF
THIS CHAPTER, TO PLEDGE ASSETS OR FURNISH OTHER SECURITY SATISFACTORY IN
FORM  AND  AMOUNT  TO THE DEPOSITOR, FOR THE REPAYMENT OF MONIES HELD IN
THE NAME OF SUCH DEPOSITOR, WHEN REQUIRED TO BE  SECURED  BY  APPLICABLE
LAW,  DECREE  OR  REGULATION  AND  TO  EXERCISE  THE POWERS CONTAINED IN
SECTION NINETY-SIX-B OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 7. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.