Enacts the "politician self-immortalization prevention act"; provides that no facility supported by state funds may be named after a living public official unless such person has been out of public service for at least ten years.

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A203-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to governmental operations
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to governmental operations

A203-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                     203

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
    tee on Governmental Operations

  AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in  relation  to  enacting  the
    "politician self-immortalization prevention act"

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


    Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
  the "politician self-immortalization prevention act".
    S  2.  The public officers law is amended by adding a new section 73-c
  to read as follows:

    S 73-C. NAMING OF FACILITIES AFTER PUBLIC OFFICIALS; PROHIBITED.    1.
  NO  FACILITY,  THE CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION OR OPERATION OF WHICH IS
  SUPPORTED BY STATE FUNDS, MAY BE NAMED AFTER  A  LIVING  PERSON  WHO  IS
  SUBJECT  TO  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE UNLESS SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN
  OUT OF PUBLIC OFFICE FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS.
    2. THE PROHIBITION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE THE
  LEGISLATURE APPROVES THE NAMING OF SUCH FACILITY IN THE MANNER  PROVIDED
  FOR  IN SECTION FOURTEEN OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION, AND
  THE GOVERNOR APPROVES THE NAMING OF SUCH FACILITY IN THE MANNER PROVIDED
  FOR IN SECTION SEVEN OF ARTICLE FOUR OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
    3. WHERE ANY PERSON, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR  OTHER  ENTITY  VIOLATES
  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY INITIATE A
  CIVIL ACTION TO ENFORCE THE PROHIBITION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01419-01-1