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Senate Bill S2823

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prevents withdrawal or reduction of community projects grants upon departure of sponsoring members and prevents such members from randomly distributing such funds

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2011-S2823 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S5118

2011-S2823 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prevents the withdrawal or reduction of grants for community projects upon departure of the original sponsoring member and prohibits such a member from distributing such funds for purposes other than the financing or implementation of such projects.

2011-S2823 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2823 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2823

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  STEWART-COUSINS,  HASSELL-THOMPSON, MONTGOMERY --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  legislative law, in relation to prohibiting the
  withdrawal or reduction of promised funds for community projects after
  the departure of the original sponsoring member

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

  Section  1.  The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 13
to read as follows:
  S  13.  COMMUNITY  PROJECTS;  LIMITATION  ON  DISTRIBUTION  OF  FUNDS.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON THE DEPARTURE
OF  THE ORIGINAL SPONSORING MEMBER OF A COMMUNITY PROJECT AUTHORIZED AND
DESIGNATED IN THE STATE BUDGET AS ADOPTED AND  THE  ELECTION  OF  A  NEW
MEMBER  WHO  SHALL  CONTINUE  TO  SUPPORT SUCH PROJECT, NO MEMBER OF THE
LEGISLATURE SHALL WITHDRAW OR REDUCE ANY FUNDS GRANTED FOR THE COMMUNITY
PROJECT WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE NEW MEMBER.  THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY
TO ORIGINAL SPONSORING MEMBERS WHO HAVE  NOT  BEEN  RE-ELECTED  FOR  THE
UPCOMING TERM OF OFFICE AND SHALL PROHIBIT SUCH A MEMBER FROM DISTRIBUT-
ING  SUCH  FUNDS PRIOR TO HIS OR HER DEPARTURE FROM OFFICE WHEN DISTRIB-
UTION IS FOR A PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE FINANCING  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE
COMMUNITY PROJECT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04070-01-1

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