Bill Text: NY A06860 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6860 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Establishes the New York state veterans cemetery program; directs the division to conduct an investigation and study on the issue of the establishment of a New York state veterans cemetery program.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to veterans' affairs [A06860 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06860-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6860
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 5, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Veterans' Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the  establishment  of
         the New York state veterans cemetery act
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
    2  state veterans cemetery act".
    3    S  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 369 to read
    4  as follows:
    5    S 369. VETERANS CEMETERY PROGRAM.  THE DIVISION IS HEREBY DIRECTED  TO
    6  CONDUCT  AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY ON THE ISSUE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
    7  A NEW YORK STATE VETERANS CEMETERY PROGRAM WHICH WILL  BE  A  BENEFICIAL
    8  AND  ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION FOR SERVING THE VETERANS OF THE STATE.  AS SOON
    9  AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH  STUDY,  THE  DIVISION  SHALL
   10  SUBMIT  TO THE FEDERAL VETERANS ADMINISTRATION CEMETERY GRANTS PROGRAM A
   11  PRE-APPLICATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF  ONE  OR  MORE  VETERANS  CEME-
   12  TERIES.    SUCH  INVESTIGATION AND STUDY SHALL BE COMPLETED ON OR BEFORE
   13  DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN.  WITHIN NINETY DAYS  OF  THE
   14  COMPLETION OF SUCH INVESTIGATION AND STUDY, THE DIVISION WHICH WILL BE A
   15  BENEFICIAL AND ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION FOR SERVING THE VETERANS OF THE STATE
   16  SHALL  COMPLETE  AND  DELIVER,  TO  THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
   17  VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS AND THE  CHAIR  OF  THE
   18  ASSEMBLY  COMMITTEE  ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS A REPORT ON SUCH INVESTIGATION
   19  AND STUDY, CONTAINING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE ON  THE  ESTAB-
   20  LISHMENT OF A NEW YORK STATE VETERANS CEMETERY PROGRAM. SUCH RECOMMENDA-
   21  TIONS  SHALL  INCLUDE  WHAT  MEASURES  NEED TO BE TAKEN BY THIS STATE TO
   22  ESTABLISH SUCH A PROGRAM, WHAT LAWS SHOULD BE AMENDED OR ADDED TO ESTAB-
   23  LISH SUCH A PROGRAM, AND WHAT FISCAL RESOURCES WOULD NEED TO  BE  APPRO-
   24  PRIATED AND EXPENDED, IF ANY, TO ESTABLISH SUCH A PROGRAM.
   25    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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