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Senate Bill S6173

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-S6173 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9170
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
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-S6173 (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-S6173 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6173

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                           September 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LIBOUS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

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
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14751-02-9

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