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Assembly Bill A1259

2011-2012 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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2011-A1259 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §7 to be §8, add §7, Chap 487 of 2009
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A9170

2011-A1259 (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.

2011-A1259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1259

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KOLB,  FITZPATRICK, BARCLAY, BOYLE, BURLING,
  CALHOUN, CORWIN, CROUCH, DUPREY, FINCH, HAYES, JORDAN, P. LOPEZ, McDO-
  NOUGH, J. MILLER, OAKS, RAIA, REILICH,  SALADINO,  TOBACCO  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. BUTLER, CASTELLI, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, McKEVITT,
  MOLINARO, RABBITT, SAYWARD, TEDISCO -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Energy

AN  ACT  to  amend  chapter 487 of the laws of 2009, amending the public
  authorities law relating to establishing  the  "green  jobs-green  New
  York  act  of  2009",  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 7 of chapter 487 of the laws of 2009, amending the
public authorities law relating to establishing  the  "green  jobs-green
New York act of 2009", as renumbered by chapter 488 of the laws of 2009,
is renumbered section 8 and a new section 7 is added to read as follows:
  S  7.  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 immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05194-01-1

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