Bill Text: NY A01897 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the public officers law and the legislative law, in relation to the prohibition of naming buildings after public officials

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A01897 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A01897-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1897
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 14, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORELLE,  BENJAMIN,  POWELL, GALEF, ORTIZ --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CANESTRARI,  DESTITO,  HIKIND  --  read
         once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public officers law and the legislative law, in
         relation to the prohibition of naming buildings after public officials
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
    2  79-a to read as follows:
    3    S 79-A.  PROHIBITION ON THE NAMING OF  BUILDINGS.  NO  PERSON  WHO  IS
    4  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING NAMED OR
    5  CAUSE  A  BUILDING  TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF WHILE HE OR SHE
    6  HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON  WAS  RESPONSIBLE
    7  FOR  SECURING  PUBLIC  FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN NAMING
    8  THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S  OR  ENTITY'S
    9  CAUSE OR AGENDA.
   10    S  2.  The  legislative  law is amended by adding a new section 7-h to
   11  read as follows:
   12    S 7-H.   PROHIBITION ON THE NAMING OF  BUILDINGS.  NO  PERSON  WHO  IS
   13  SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING NAMED OR
   14  CAUSE  A  BUILDING  TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF WHILE HE OR SHE
   15  HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON  WAS  RESPONSIBLE
   16  FOR  SECURING  PUBLIC  FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN NAMING
   17  THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S  OR  ENTITY'S
   18  CAUSE OR AGENDA.
   19    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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