Bill Text: NY A05725 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for disclosure of memoranda of understanding between the governor and the legislature regarding "lump sum" line item appropriations in the state budget.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A05725 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A05725-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5725
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 3, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the state finance law, in
relation to public disclosure of memoranda of understanding regarding
certain line item appropriations in the state budget
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (i) and (j) of subdivision 2 of section 88 of
2 the public officers law, paragraph (i) as added by chapter 933 of the
3 laws of 1977 and as relettered by chapter 813 of the laws of 1987 and
4 paragraph (j) as added by chapter 510 of the laws of 1999, are amended
5 and a new paragraph (k) is added to read as follows:
6 (i) any other files, records, papers or documents required by law to
7 be made available for public inspection and copying[.];
8 (j) external audits conducted pursuant to section ninety-two of the
9 legislative law and schedules issued pursuant to subdivision two of
10 section ninety of the legislative law[.]; AND
11 (K) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY ORDER, RULE OR RESOLUTION TO THE CONTRARY, ANY
12 MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE
13 REGARDING LUMP SUM APPROPRIATION LISTED AS LINE ITEMS IN THE STATE BUDG-
14 ET. SUCH MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING, OR ANY SEGREGATION OF LUMP SUM
15 APPROPRIATION, BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AND/OR THE GOVERNOR SHALL
16 SPECIFY THE PROGRAM OR PROJECT BEING FUNDED, THE SELECTION CRITERIA, THE
17 PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE
18 APPROPRIATION.
19 S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 28 to
20 read as follows:
21 S 28. BUDGETED FUNDS FOR UNSPECIFIED CAPITAL PROJECTS AND OPERATING
22 GRANTS. 1. ANY SINGLE GRANT PROVIDED TO ANY RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO A
23 MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING OR ANY SEGREGATION OF LUMP SUM APPROPRIATION
24 GREATER THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS MADE FROM A LUMP SUM
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 APPROPRIATION FOR UNSPECIFIED CAPITAL PROJECTS AND OPERATING GRANTS
2 RESULTING FROM THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE
3 LEGISLATURE, SHALL BE SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO THE
4 LEGISLATURE FOR PASSAGE AND APPROVAL, PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF SUCH FUNDS
5 TO THE APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCY.
6 2. ANY SINGLE GRANT PROVIDED TO ANY RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO A MEMORANDA
7 OF UNDERSTANDING OR ANY SEGREGATION OF LUMP SUM APPROPRIATION LESS THAN
8 TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS RESULTING FROM THE STATE BUDGET PROC-
9 ESS BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE THAT DOES NOT SPECIFY THE
10 PROGRAM OR PROJECT BEING FUNDED, THE SELECTION CRITERIA, THE PARTIES
11 INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE APPROPRI-
12 ATION, MUST POST THIS INFORMATION ON THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY WEB SITES
13 NOT LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION TO THE APPROPRIATE
14 STATE AGENCY.
15 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
