The New York State Senate

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                                  1583

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2019
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ABINANTI, CAHILL, OTIS, FAHY, LUPARDO -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education Technol-
  ogy

AN ACT  to  amend  the  public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  the
  construction  and  financing  of facilities by the dormitory authority
  for the New York Library Association; and providing for the repeal  of
  such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision  2  of  section  1676  of  the
public authorities law is amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph
to read as follows:
  THE  NON-PROFIT MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, INC.  FOR
THE ACQUISITION, FINANCING,  CONSTRUCTION,  RECONSTRUCTION,  RENOVATION,
DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, EXPANSION AND EQUIPPING OF LIBRARY FACILITIES.
  §  2.  Subdivision  1 of section 1680 of the public authorities law is
amended by adding two new undesignated paragraphs to read as follows:
  THE NON-PROFIT MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, INC.   FOR
THE  ACQUISITION,  FINANCING, REFINANCING, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION,
RENOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, EXPANSION AND EQUIPPING OF LIBRARY
FACILITIES IN THE STATE OF NEW  YORK.  THE  PRINCIPAL  AMOUNT  OF  BONDS
ISSUED  BY THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY FOR THE COSTS OF EACH PROJECT AUTHOR-
IZED HEREUNDER SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE MILLION DOLLARS, EXCEPT  FOR  BONDS
ISSUED TO REFUND OR REFINANCE BONDS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR SUCH PROJECTS.
  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW, EACH OF THE NON-PROFIT
MEMBERS OF THE  NEW  YORK  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION,  INC.  SUBJECT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS CHAPTER, INCLUDING ASSOCIATION AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES
AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW,
SHALL HAVE FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY TO ASSIGN AND PLEDGE TO THE DORMITO-
RY  AUTHORITY,  ANY  AND ALL PUBLIC FUNDS TO BE APPORTIONED OR OTHERWISE
MADE PAYABLE BY THE  STATE,  A  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION,  AS  DEFINED  IN

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

                                                           LBD04889-01-9

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SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  OF  THE  GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW,  OR ANY LIBRARY
DISTRICT IN THE STATE IN AN  AMOUNT  SUFFICIENT  TO  MAKE  ALL  PAYMENTS
REQUIRED  TO  BE MADE PURSUANT TO ANY LEASE, SUBLEASE OR OTHER AGREEMENT
ENTERED  INTO BETWEEN THE NON-PROFIT MEMBER AND THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY.
ALL STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PAY ALL SUCH FUNDS
SO ASSIGNED AND PLEDGED TO THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY OR, UPON DIRECTION OF
THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY, TO ANY TRUSTEE OF ANY DORMITORY AUTHORITY  BOND
OR  NOTE  ISSUE,  PURSUANT TO A CERTIFICATE FILED WITH ANY SUCH STATE OR
LOCAL OFFICER BY THE DORMITORY AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS SECTION.
  § 3. Any contracts entered into by the dormitory authority pursuant to
this act shall be deemed state contracts within the meaning of that term
as  set  forth  in  article 15-A of the executive law, and the authority
shall be deemed, for the purposes of this act, a contracting  agency  as
that term is used in such article.
  §  4. The expiration and repeal of sections one, two and three of this
act shall not affect or impair in any manner any bonds  issued,  or  any
loan made to any borrower, pursuant to the provisions of this act  prior
to the expiration of such sections.
  §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed December 31, 2024.