Assembly Bill A6400

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides restrictions upon the use of state aircraft

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A6400 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1295
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add §72-b, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8124, S4145
2013-2014: A2059
2015-2016: A5847

2011-A6400 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides restrictions upon the use of state aircraft.

2011-A6400 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6400

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the use of state
  aircraft by certain state officials, officers and employees

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. It  is  the  intention  of
this  legislature  that  a clear-cut statutory policy be enacted that is
both concise and forthright  regarding  usage  of  state  aircraft.  The
legislature determines that state aircraft are paid for and owned by the
taxpayers  of  the  state,  who  are entitled to the assurance that such
resources are being used for legitimate state governmental purposes. The
use of state aircraft shall be reserved for trips  that  are  legitimate
state  governmental  purposes  only,  as  defined in section 72-b of the
public officers law, as trips which are predominantly for official state
business. Any person or persons traveling on state aircraft for purposes
other than official state business shall pay for any trip or any portion
of a trip not exclusively for state business by paying a prorated  share
of a commercial air carrier rate.
  S  2.  The public officers law is amended by adding a new section 72-b
to read as follows:
  S 72-B. LIMITATION ON USE OF AIRCRAFT BY STATE OFFICIALS, OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES. 1. THE AIRCRAFT OWNED,  LEASED,  OR  OPERATED  BY  ANY  STATE
OFFICE,  AGENCY,  AUTHORITY,  DEPARTMENT,  OR BRANCH OF THE LEGISLATURE,
SHALL BE AVAILABLE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL    STATE  BUSINESS.  THE  EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT  SHALL  HAVE  THE SOLE POWER TO APPROVE OR DENY REQUESTS  FOR
USE OF STATE AIRCRAFT FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS.
  (A) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM  "OFFICIAL  STATE  BUSINESS"
MEANS ANY ACTIVITY  INVOLVING TRAVEL IN A STATE AIRCRAFT IF THE ACTIVITY
IS  REASONABLY  REQUIRED,    EXPECTED,  OR  APPROPRIATE, CONSIDERING THE
NATURE OF THE PUBLIC OFFICIAL'S OR EMPLOYEE'S JOB RESPONSIBILITIES.  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01072-01-1
              

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