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Mar 07, 2022 | referred to ways and means |
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Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Philip Ramos
J. Gary Pretlow
A9420 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9420 I N A S S E M B L Y March 7, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to creating the Puer- to Rican relief account; 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. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 96-a to read as follows: § 96-A. PUERTO RICAN RELIEF ACCOUNT. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO AND IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER A SPECIAL ACCOUNT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "PUERTO RICAN RELIEF ACCOUNT". 2. THE SOURCES OF FUNDS SHALL CONSIST OF ALL RECOVERY AND RELIEF FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO UNDER THE BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2018. 3. (A) THE COMPTROLLER SHALL INVEST SUCH FUNDS IN SECURITIES IN WHICH HE IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO INVEST THE FUNDS OF THE STATE, EXCEPT THAT HE MAY INVEST IN OBLIGATIONS CONSISTING OF NOTES, BONDS, DEBENTURES, OR EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES ISSUED UNDER AN INDENTURE, WHICH ARE THE DIRECT OBLIGATIONS OF, OR IN THE CASE OF EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES ARE SECURED BY DIRECT OBLIGATIONS OF, A RAILROAD OR INDUSTRIAL CORPO- RATION, OR A CORPORATION ENGAGED DIRECTLY AND PRIMARILY IN THE PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION, OR SALE OF ELECTRICITY OR GAS, OR THE OPERATION OF TELEPHONE OR TELEGRAPH SYSTEMS OR WATERWORKS, OR IN SOME COMBINATION OF THEM; PROVIDED THE OBLIGOR CORPORATION IS ONE WHICH IS INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OR ANY STATE THERE- OF, OR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND SAID OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE RATED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WITHIN THE THREE HIGHEST CLASSIFICATIONS ESTAB- LISHED BY AT LEAST TWO STANDARD RATING SERVICES. THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT THE COMPTROLLER MAY INVEST IN SUCH OBLIGATIONS SHALL NOT EXCEED THIRTY PER CENTUM OF THE ASSETS OF SUCH ACCOUNT; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT NOT MORE THAN TWO AND ONE-HALF PER CENTUM OF THE ASSETS OF SUCH ACCOUNT SHALL BE INVESTED IN THE OBLIGATIONS OF ANY ONE CORPORATION OF THE HIGH- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.