Bill Text: NY S06132 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the naming of a building after a public official because such public official was responsible for securing public funds for the person or entity naming the building.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S06132 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S06132-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6132
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 8, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen. O'BRIEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       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 NAMED OR
    5  CAUSE A BUILDING TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF WHILE  HE  OR  SHE
    6  HOLDS  PUBLIC  OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE
    7  FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY  INVOLVED  IN  NAMING
    8  THE  BUILDING  OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S
    9  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 NAMED OR
   14  CAUSE A BUILDING TO BE NAMED AFTER HIMSELF OR HERSELF WHILE  HE  OR  SHE
   15  HOLDS  PUBLIC  OFFICE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SUCH PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE
   16  FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON OR ENTITY  INVOLVED  IN  NAMING
   17  THE  BUILDING  OR FOR SECURING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE PERSON'S OR ENTITY'S
   18  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.
                                                                  LBD06556-01-3