A5207-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to local governments
• Feb 14, 2011: referred to local governments

A5207-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         5207
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 February 14, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to prohibiting
 any  municipality  from  using  taxpayer  funds  to  fiscally  support
 private, local or free publications
 

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

 

Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 25 to read as follows:

 

S  25.  PROHIBITION  OF  USING TAXPAYER MONEY TO FUND CERTAIN PUBLICA
 TIONS. NO MUNICIPALITY SHALL USE TAXPAYER FUNDS TO FISCALLY SUPPORT  ANY
 PRIVATE, LOCAL OR FREE PUBLICATIONS.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06864-01-1

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