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STATE OF NEW YORK
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4498

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 3, 2011
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Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHROEDER, HAYES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. REILLY -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Veterans'
  Affairs

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to powers and duties of
  the division of veterans' affairs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  12  of  section 353 of the executive law, as
added by chapter 613 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  12. To make application to the government of the United States or  any
political  subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, for funds for
the purpose of acquiring lands for, establishing,  operating  and  main-
taining veteran's cemeteries in this state; to enter into contracts with
any  political  subdivision,  agency  or instrumentality of the state OR
WITH ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, RELIGIOUS CORPORATION  OR  CEMETERY
OWNED  BY  A RELIGIOUS CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING  A
CEMETERY OR CEMETERIES WITHIN THE STATE for the establishment, operation
and  maintenance of veteran's cemeteries in this state; and to evaluate,
monitor and otherwise oversee  the  operation  of  veteran's  cemeteries
provided,  however,  that all costs of such establishment, operation and
maintenance shall be borne  by  the  political  subdivision,  agency  or
instrumentality with which the division has contracted.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06764-01-1