S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6875
I N S E N A T E
March 2, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the commis-
sion on uniform state laws to study and report on establishing uniform
regions of the state for the purposes of state agencies with regions,
areas or other subdivisions of the state
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 165 of the executive law
is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as
follows:
2. IN ADDITION, THE COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS SHALL EXAMINE AND
EVALUATE THE VARIOUS REGIONS, AREAS AND OTHER SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE
ESTABLISHED BY OR FOR THE VARIOUS AGENCIES OF THE STATE. SUCH COMMIS-
SION SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH STATE AGENCIES, ESTABLISH A UNIFORM
STATEWIDE DESIGNATION OF REGIONS OF THE STATE FOR STATE AGENCIES. EACH
SUCH REGION SHALL HAVE THE SAME DESIGNATION AND BOUNDARIES FOR ALL STATE
AGENCIES SO AS TO ASSURE THAT STATE RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO REFER TO
THE SAME REGION REGARDLESS OF THE STATE AGENCY WITH WHICH THEY MUST HAVE
BUSINESS WITH. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, THE COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS SHALL SUBMIT ITS FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING ANY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, TO THE GOVERNOR
AND THE LEGISLATURE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14443-01-6