S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1599
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 11, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. McENENY, CANESTRARI, REILLY -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT making an appropriation to the department of law for the purpose
of investigating and prosecuting public fraud and corruption
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby reaffirms its
commitment to the noble democratic principles of a system of government
by the people and for the people, and it further reaffirms its belief
that an effective and participative democratic government requires the
highest respect of the public trust by its elected public officials. The
legislature, therefore, finds that to ensure a continuing public confi-
dence in both government and in elected officials, it is imperative that
all elected public officials be held to the highest ethical standards in
the discharge of their duties. The legislature finds that because the
city and county of Albany is the seat of New York state government, and
because the Albany county district attorney has primary jurisdiction for
all crimes committed within the city of Albany, it is imperative that
the Albany county district attorney has adequate resources to investi-
gate and prosecute, where warranted, criminal activity involving the
public trust. The legislature further welcomes the collaborative effort
between the office of the state attorney general and the office of the
Albany county district attorney to ensure that the Albany county
district attorney's office has the assistance it may need from the
department of law. The legislature further notes that such collab-
oration, to be effective, will require an adequate allocation of
resources, and it finds that there is a need for providing adequate
funding and cross-designation of resources.
S 2. The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000), or so much thereof
as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of moneys in the state
treasury in the general fund for the purpose of investigating and prose-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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cuting public fraud and corruption. Such moneys shall be payable on the
audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved
by the attorney general, and shall be dispersed as follows:
(a) One million dollars ($1,000,000) to the credit of the department
of law, not otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for
the purpose of investigating and prosecuting public fraud and
corruption; and
(b) One million dollars ($1,000,000) to the credit of the public
integrity unit of the Albany county office of the district attorney, not
otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for the purpose
of investigating and prosecuting public fraud and corruption.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.