S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 3118 A. 4439 2015-2016 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y February 2, 2015 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi- gations and Government Operations IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law and the legislative law, in relation to the prohibition of naming buildings after public officials THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section 2 79-a to read as follows: 3 S 79-A. PROHIBITION ON THE NAMING OF BUILDINGS. NO PERSON WHO IS 4 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE 5 NAMED OR CAUSE A BUILDING OR SPACE TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF 6 WHILE HE OR SHE HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON 7 WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY 8 INVOLVED IN NAMING THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE 9 PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S CAUSE OR AGENDA. 10 S 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 7-h to 11 read as follows: 12 S 7-H. PROHIBITION ON THE NAMING OF BUILDINGS. NO PERSON WHO IS 13 SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL HAVE A BUILDING OR SPACE 14 NAMED OR CAUSE A BUILDING OR SPACE TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF 15 WHILE HE OR SHE HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON 16 WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY 17 INVOLVED IN NAMING THE BUILDING OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE 18 PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S CAUSE OR AGENDA. 19 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07725-01-5