Bill Text: NY S01232 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Makes an appropriation of $6,250,000 to the Museum of African American Cinema, Inc. for the purchase of land, the operation of such facility and for an architectural study.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S01232 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S01232-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1232
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced by Sens. PERKINS, ADAMS, BRESLIN, DIAZ, DILAN, HASSELL-THOMP-
         SON, KLEIN, LANZA, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, ROBACH, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SERRA-
         NO,  SMITH, STAVISKY, STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       AN ACT making an appropriation to the Museum of African American Cinema,
         Inc.  for the purchase of land, for  operation  and  an  architectural
         study for such Museum of African American Cinema
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The sum of six million two hundred fifty  thousand  dollars
    2  ($6,250,000),  or  so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
    3  priated to the Museum of African  American  Cinema,  Inc.,  out  of  any
    4  moneys  in  the  state treasury in the general fund to the credit of the
    5  local assistance account, not otherwise  appropriated,  and  made  imme-
    6  diately  available,  for  carrying out the purposes of this act. Of such
    7  sum: (a) up to three million dollars ($3,000,000) shall be available for
    8  the purchase of land for the Museum of African  American  Cinema,  Inc.;
    9  (b)  up  to  three  million  dollars ($3,000,000) shall be available for
   10  facility operating costs of such Museum; and (c) up to two hundred fifty
   11  thousand dollars ($250,000) shall be available to fund an  architectural
   12  study  for  such  museum.  Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and
   13  warrant of the comptroller on vouchers  certified  or  approved  by  the
   14  department of state in the manner prescribed by law.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00585-01-3