Bill Text: NY A06305 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the public officers law and the state finance law, in relation to the use of state-owned or state-leased motor vehicles, aircrafts or watercrafts, and reimbursement for the private use thereof
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A06305 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A06305-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6305
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 2, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. GORDON, GUNTHER, EDDINGTON, FIELDS, GALEF,
JAFFEE, SPANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENJAMIN, LATIMER,
MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the state finance law, in
relation to the use of state-owned or state-leased motor vehicles,
aircrafts or watercrafts, and reimbursement for the private use there-
of
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 74 of the public officers law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph j to read as follows:
3 J. NO STATE OFFICER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, OR ANY
4 OTHER EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE, SHALL USE STATE-OWNED OR STATE-LEASED MOTOR
5 VEHICLES, AIRCRAFTS OR WATERCRAFTS OTHER THAN IN THE CONDUCT OF STATE
6 BUSINESS, EXCEPT WHERE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PRIVATE USE THEREOF IS
7 TENDERED TO THE STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES TO BE PROMULGATED BY THE
8 STATE COMPTROLLER. REIMBURSEMENT TO THE STATE SHALL BE THE ACTUAL COST
9 OF THE BENEFIT RECEIVED FOR THE PRIVATE USE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE,
10 AIRCRAFT OR WATERCRAFT.
11 S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 74 of the public officers law, as
12 amended by chapter 14 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
13 follows:
14 4. Violations. In addition to any penalty contained in any other
15 provision of law any such officer, member or employee who shall knowing-
16 ly and intentionally violate any of the provisions of this section may
17 be fined, suspended or removed from office or employment in the manner
18 provided by law. Any such individual who knowingly and intentionally
19 violates the provisions of paragraph b, c, d [or], i OR J of subdivision
20 three of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount
21 not to exceed ten thousand dollars and the value of any gift, compen-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 sation or benefit received as a result of such violation. Any such indi-
2 vidual who knowingly and intentionally violates the provisions of para-
3 graph a, e or g of subdivision three of this section shall be subject to
4 a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the value of any gift,
5 compensation or benefit received as a result of such violation.
6 S 3. Section 8 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
7 subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
8 3-A. PROMULGATE RULES FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE STATE FOR THE
9 PRIVATE USE OF STATE-OWNED OR STATE-LEASED MOTOR VEHICLES, AIRCRAFTS OR
10 WATERCRAFTS BY STATE OFFICERS AND ANY OTHER STATE EMPLOYEES IN ACCORD-
11 ANCE WITH PARAGRAPH J OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION SEVENTY-FOUR OF
12 THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
13 S 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
14 have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
15 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
16 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
17 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
