S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
September 22, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to excluding
Associations of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) from
the "green jobs-green New York act of 2009"
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 1891 of the public authorities
2 law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2009 amending the public
3 authorities law and other laws establishing the "green jobs-green New
4 York act of 2009", as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5888 and
5 A. 8901, is amended to read as follows:
6 3. "Constituency-based organization" means an organization incorpo-
7 rated for the purpose of providing services or other assistance to
8 economically or socially disadvantaged persons within a specified commu-
9 nity, and which is supported by, or whose actions are directed by,
10 members of the community in which it operates, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE
11 ASSOCIATIONS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR REFORM NOW (ACORN).
12 S 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
13 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2009 amending the public authorities
14 law and other laws establishing the "green jobs-green New York act of
15 2009", as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 5888 and A. 8901,
16 takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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