Senate Bill S5303

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of the dormitory authority

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

  • 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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2017-S5303 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1676, Pub Auth L

2017-S5303 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the term "public library" to mean any library chartered by the state board of regents or incorporated under the not-for-profit corporation law constituting a public library, an association library or a free library.

2017-S5303 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5303 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5303
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. RITCHIE -- (at request of the Dormitory Authority of
   the State of New York) -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and  when
   printed  to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to  the  powers
   and duties of the dormitory authority

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 32 of section 1676 of  the  public  authorities
 law,  as added by chapter 672 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
 follows:
   32. The term "public library" shall mean [those libraries set forth in
 section five of the chapter of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-three
 which added this subdivision, as defined as] ANY  LIBRARY  CHARTERED  BY
 THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS  OR INCORPORATED UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 CORPORATION LAW CONSTITUTING a public library [or  as],  an  association
 library  [pursuant  to]  OR  A  FREE  LIBRARY  AS DEFINED IN section two
 hundred fifty-three of the education law.
   § 2. This act shall not affect the status as a  "public  library"  for
 purposes  of title 4 of article 8 of the public authorities law of those
 libraries set forth in section 5 of chapter 672 of the laws of 1993,  as
 amended  from  time to time prior to the effective date of this act, nor
 shall this act impair the validity of bonds  heretofore  issued  by  the
 dormitory authority for the benefit of any such library.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10000-02-7

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