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Assembly Bill A9170

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the disbursement of any funds under the "green jobs-green New York act of 2009" to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)

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2009-A9170 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6173
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §6 to be §7, add §6, Chap of 2009 (as proposed in S.5888/A.8901)
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1259

2009-A9170 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the disbursement of any funds under the "green jobs-green New York act of 2009" to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or any organization which has connections to ACORN.

2009-A9170 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9170 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9170

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                           September 30, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, FITZPATRICK, ALFANO, BALL, BARCLAY, BARRA,
  BOYLE, BURLING, CALHOUN, CORWIN, CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO, FINCH, HAYES,
  JORDAN,  P. LOPEZ,  McDONOUGH,  MILLER,  OAKS,  O'MARA,  QUINN,  RAIA,
  REILICH, SALADINO, SCOZZAFAVA, TOBACCO, TOWNSEND -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M.  of  A.  BACALLES,  BUTLER, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, McKEVITT, MOLINARO,
  RABBITT, SAYWARD, TEDISCO -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on Energy

AN  ACT  to  amend  a  chapter  of the laws of 2009, amending the public
  authorities law relating to establishing  the  "green  jobs-green  New
  York act of 2009", as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.5888 and
  A.8901,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  the  disbursement  of funds to
  certain entities

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

  Section  1.  Section  6 of a chapter of the laws of 2009, amending the
public authorities law relating to establishing  the  "green  jobs-green
New  York  act of 2009", as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.5888
and A.8901, is renumbered section 7 and a new section 6 is added to read
as follows:
  S 6. NONE OF THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS ACT MAY  BE  DIRECTLY
OR  INDIRECTLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN),  THE  NEW  YORK  AGENCY  FOR  COMMUNITY  AFFAIRS
(NYACA),  ANY  STATE  CHAPTER OF ACORN REGISTERED WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE, ANY ORGANIZATION THAT SHARES DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH ACORN, ANY ORGANIZATION THAT HAS  A  FINAN-
CIAL  STAKE IN ACORN, OR ANY ORGANIZATION THE FINANCES OF WHICH, WHETHER
FEDERALLY FUNDED, DONOR-FUNDED OR RAISED  THROUGH  ORGANIZATIONAL  GOODS
AND SERVICES, ARE CONTROLLED OR SHARED BY ACORN.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2009, amending the public authorities
law relating to establishing the  "green  jobs-green  New  York  act  of
2009", as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.5888 and A.8901, takes
effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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