S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2507
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 20, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Banks
AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to the investment of the
tier 1 capital of state chartered banking institutions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 12 to
read as follows:
§ 12. POWER OF STATE CHARTERED BANKING INSTITUTION TO INVEST ITS TIER
1 CAPITAL. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "TIER 1 CAPITAL" SHALL
MEAN THE COMMON STOCK, DISCLOSED RESERVES AND NON-REDEEMABLE NON-CUMULA-
TIVE PREFERRED STOCK OF A STATE CHARTERED BANKING INSTITUTION.
2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, EACH
STATE CHARTERED BANKING INSTITUTION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO INVEST ITS
TIER 1 CAPITAL TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01881-01-7