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Assembly Bill A1897

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits naming a building after a public official who was responsible for securing public funds for the person or entity naming the building

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2009-A1897 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3081
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-a, Pub Off L; add §7-h, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2839

2009-A1897 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the naming of a building after a public official because such public official was responsible for securing public funds for the person or entity naming the building.

2009-A1897 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1897

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORELLE,  BENJAMIN,  POWELL, GALEF, ORTIZ --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CANESTRARI,  DESTITO,  HIKIND  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public officers law and the legislative law, in
  relation to the prohibition of naming buildings after public officials

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

  Section  1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
79-a to read as follows:
  S 79-A.  PROHIBITION ON THE NAMING OF  BUILDINGS.  NO  PERSON  WHO  IS
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING NAMED OR
CAUSE  A  BUILDING  TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF WHILE HE OR SHE
HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON  WAS  RESPONSIBLE
FOR  SECURING  PUBLIC  FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN NAMING
THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S  OR  ENTITY'S
CAUSE OR AGENDA.
  S  2.  The  legislative  law is amended by adding a new section 7-h to
read as follows:
  S 7-H.   PROHIBITION ON THE NAMING OF  BUILDINGS.  NO  PERSON  WHO  IS
SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING NAMED OR
CAUSE  A  BUILDING  TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF WHILE HE OR SHE
HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON  WAS  RESPONSIBLE
FOR  SECURING  PUBLIC  FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN NAMING
THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S  OR  ENTITY'S
CAUSE OR AGENDA.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04931-01-9

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