Senate Bill S1242

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York 21st century civilian conservation corps act as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed residents of the state; and making an appropriation therefor

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  • 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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2021-S1242 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add Art 34 §§960 - 963, Lab L

2021-S1242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York 21st century civilian conservation corps act" as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed residents of the state; makes an appropriation therefor.

2021-S1242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1242
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to  enacting  the  "New  York
   21st  century civilian conservation corps act" as a means of providing
   gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed  residents  of  the
   state; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 34 to read
 as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 34
           NEW YORK 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS ACT
 SECTION 960. SHORT TITLE.
         961. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS.
         962. ADMINISTRATION OF CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS.
         963. PROJECT SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL.
   § 960. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS
 THE "NEW YORK 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS ACT".
   §  961. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS. 1.
 ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE. IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THE  ACUTE  CONDITION  OF
 WIDESPREAD  DISTRESS  AND UNEMPLOYMENT EXISTING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
 AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESTORATION OF DEPLETED NATURAL RESOURCES IN  THE
 STATE  AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF AN ORDERLY PROGRAM OF USEFUL PUBLIC WORKS,
 THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF  PARKS,  RECREATION
 AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION,
 THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, AND THE CANAL CORPORATION,
 MAY ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS TO EMPLOY  RESI-
 DENTS  OF  THE  STATE, WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED, IN
 THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND CARRYING ON  OF  WORKS  OF  A  PUBLIC
 NATURE IN CONNECTION WITH:
   (A) THE FORESTATION OF LANDS BELONGING TO THE STATE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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