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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities  law, in relation to prohibiting
  political fundraising activities by  certain  persons;  to  amend  the
  general  municipal law, in relation to conflicts of interest involving
  members or employees of  an  industrial  development  agency;  and  to
  repeal section 883 of the general municipal law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Article 9 of the  public  authorities  law  is  amended  by
adding a new title 12 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 12
              POLITICAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES PROHIBITION
SECTION 2990. POLITICAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED.
  S  2990.  POLITICAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED. AS USED IN THIS
SECTION, "AUTHORITY" SHALL MEAN ALL PUBLIC AUTHORITIES,  PUBLIC  BENEFIT
CORPORATIONS,  AND  CORPORATIONS  SUBJECT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE
EIGHTEEN-B OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW. NO OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE OF  ANY
AUTHORITY  SHALL  SERVE IN ANY POLITICAL FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE, CAMPAIGN
BOARD, CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, OR  CAMPAIGN GROUP OR OTHER SUCH CAPACITY FOR
ANY POLITICAL COMMITTEE,  CONSTITUTED  COMMITTEE,  PARTY  COMMITTEE,  OR
CANDIDATE,  AS  DEFINED IN ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE ELECTION LAW, FOR THE
DURATION OF SUCH PERSON'S OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE AUTHORITY.
  S 2. Section 883 of the general municipal law is REPEALED  and  a  new
section 883 is added to read as follows:
  S 883. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 1. ALL MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF AN AGEN-
CY  SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE EIGHTEEN OF THIS CHAP-
TER.
  2. ANY AGENCY MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE WHO HAS OR WILL HAVE AN  INTEREST  IN
ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  CORPORATION  OR  ASSOCIATION  WHICH RECEIVES OR MAY

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

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RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE  OR  BE  GRANTED  EXEMPTION  FROM  TAXATION
PURSUANT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, OR AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY
SUBJECT TO SUCH ASSISTANCE OR EXEMPTION,  SHALL  PUBLICLY  DISCLOSE  THE
NATURE  AND  EXTENT OF SUCH INTEREST IN WRITING TO THE AGENCY AS SOON AS
SUCH MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE HAS KNOWLEDGE  OF  SUCH  ACTUAL  OR  PROSPECTIVE
INTEREST AND SHALL RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTE
RELATING  TO  SUCH INTEREST. THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE MADE PART OF AND SET  FORTH  IN  THE  OFFICIAL
RECORD  OF  THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE AGENCY. ONCE DISCLOSURE HAS BEEN MADE
BY A MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE OF AN AGENCY WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH  INTEREST,
NO  FURTHER  DISCLOSURES  NEED  BE  MADE BY SUCH MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE WITH
RESPECT TO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE OR EXEMPTIONS GRANTED TO  SUCH  PERSON,
FIRM,  CORPORATION  OR ASSOCIATION OR INVOLVING SUCH PROPERTY DURING THE
REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.