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                                  6868

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend chapter 15 of the laws of 1998 relating to authorizing
  the extension of state and local deadlines following a state  disaster
  emergency, in relation to the prerequisites, time and scope thereof

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

  Section 1. Chapter 15 of the laws of 1998 relating to authorizing  the
extension  of state and local deadlines following a state disaster emer-
gency, is amended to read as follows:
  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  contrary
which  relates  to  the  collection  of real property taxes, fees, civil
fines or other moneys owed to a municipal  or  district  corporation  OR
SCHOOL DISTRICT, to the imposition of penalties or interest therefor for
a  late  payment,  or  to the filing of an application, report, or other
document, form or other paper necessary for the processing of an  appli-
cation  or other process to fulfill requirements to qualify for, or meet
a condition of a government assistance program for  persons,  businesses
or corporations, higher education loans, grants or financial assistance,
licenses,  registrations or any other programs administered by a munici-
pal or district corporation OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, during a state  disaster
emergency  as  defined  by section 20 of the executive law, the governor
may, by executive order issued upon the request of the  chief  executive
officer of a municipal or district corporation OR SCHOOL DISTRICT in the
affected  area,  extend the deadline for payment of any such moneys owed
or for the filing of any such applications,  reports,  or  documents  by
persons residing or located in such areas OR BY CERTAIN CLASSES OR CATE-
GORIES  OF  PERSONS OR ENTITIES WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREAS, which are due
during such state disaster emergency from the date the  executive  order
is issued until the date the governor, in consultation with the director
of  state  operations,  rescinds  the executive order which declared the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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state disaster emergency; provided that the governor, after consultation
with the chief executive officer of the  municipal  or  district  corpo-
ration OR SCHOOL DISTRICT in the affected area, may extend such deadline
for a period of up to thirty days by so providing in the executive order
declaring  that  the  state  disaster  emergency  has  ceased; provided,
further, that no interest or penalties shall accrue during  such  exten-
sion  period;  provided,  however,  that the governor may order that the
extension period provided for in this section shall not be applicable to
certain reporting requirements mandated under  state  law,  the  primary
purpose  of which is to protect the health, safety or general welfare of
the public from an imminent threat or danger.
  S 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  contrary,  any
deadline or date set by state law or regulation for the payment of fees,
civil  fines  or  other  moneys owed to the state, for the imposition of
penalties or interest therefor for a late payment made after such  date,
or  for  the filing of an application, report or other document, form or
other paper necessary for the processing  of  an  application  or  other
process  to fulfill requirements of, qualify for, or meet a condition of
a government assistance program for persons, businesses,  municipalities
or corporations, higher education loans, grants or financial assistance,
licenses,  registrations  or  any  other programs, administered by state
government agencies, divisions, departments  or  offices,  shall,  where
such  deadline  or  date  occurs  during  a  state disaster emergency as
defined by section 20 of the executive law,  upon  the  issuance  of  an
executive  order  declaring  a state disaster emergency, be extended for
persons residing or located in the affected areas OR FOR CERTAIN CLASSES
OR CATEGORIES OF PERSONS OR ENTITIES WITHIN THE AFFECTED  AREAS,  for  a
period  of  time  from the date of the executive order declaring a state
disaster emergency to the date that the governor, in  consultation  with
the director of state operations, rescinds the executive order declaring
the state disaster emergency; provided that the governor may extend such
deadline for a period of up to thirty days by so providing in the execu-
tive  order  declaring  that  the  state  disaster emergency has ceased;
provided, however, that the governor may order that the extension period
provided for in this section shall not be applicable to certain  report-
ing  requirements mandated under state law, the primary purpose of which
is to protect the health, safety or general welfare of the  public  from
an imminent threat or danger.
  S  3. Where the provisions of this act have been invoked in connection
with a state disaster emergency declared  by  the  governor,  the  state
shall  provide aid to each affected municipal or district corporation OR
SCHOOL DISTRICT, whichever is appropriate, to compensate it for the loss
of interest or other investment income reasonably  attributable  to  the
extension  of the period for the payment of moneys; provided, that in no
case shall such aid exceed the moneys that  would  have  been  collected
during the extension period or periods declared by the governor pursuant
to  section one of this act, which shall not exceed thirty days from the
date that the governor rescinded the executive order declaring  a  state
disaster  emergency,  multiplied  by  an annualized interest rate of six
percent. Such aid shall be payable upon the audit  and  warrant  of  the
comptroller.
  S  4.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS ONE THROUGH THREE OF
THIS ACT, THE GOVERNOR MAY, WHENEVER HE OR SHE DETERMINES THAT  A  STATE
DISASTER EMERGENCY SO REQUIRES: (1) ISSUE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER EXTENDING A
DEADLINE  IN  AN  AFFECTED  MUNICIPAL  OR DISTRICT CORPORATION OR SCHOOL
DISTRICT WITHOUT A REQUEST THEREFOR FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  OF

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SUCH  MUNICIPAL  OR  DISTRICT CORPORATION OR SCHOOL DISTRICT, (2) DIRECT
THAT AN EXTENSION PERIOD SHALL END ON A DATE CERTAIN, WHICH  DATE  SHALL
BE  SPECIFIED IN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER INITIALLY DIRECTING SUCH EXTENSION,
PROVIDED THAT THE EXTENSION PERIOD SO GRANTED MAY BE FURTHER EXTENDED BY
ONE OR MORE SUBSEQUENT ORDERS, OR (3) ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOTH OF THE
FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S  5.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after January 7, 1998;  EXCEPT
THAT  THE  AMENDMENTS  ADDED  BY  A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2009 SHALL BE
DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT ON AND AFTER SEPTEMBER  11,
2001.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after September 11, 2001.