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BILL NUMBER:S1642

TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the financing and construction of certain facilities for the St. Andrew's Foundation, the Scottish Society of Hudson's Valley, Ltd.

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To enable the St. Andrew's Foundation, the Scottish Society of Hudson's Valley, Ltd., to obtain funding and enter into contracts through the dormitory authority for the acquisition, financing, refinancing, design construction, improvement, renovation, equipping, furnishing or otherwise providing for facilities within the Hudson Valley.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 1676 of the public authorities law by adding a new undesignated subparagraph including the St. Andrew's Foundation, the Scottish Society of Hudson's Valley, Ltd., in the list of entities deemed to be a "dormitory".

Section 2 amends subdivision 1 of section 1680 of the public authorities law by adding a new undesignated paragraph including the St. Andrew's Foundation, the Scottish Society of Hudson's Valley, Ltd., in the list of entities deemed to be an "educational institution".

Section 3 provides that any contracts entered into by the dormitory authority pursuant to this act shall be deemed state contracts.

Section 4 provides that this act shall take effect immediately.

JUSTIFICATION: St. Andrew's Foundation, the Scottish Society of Hudson's Valley, Ltd., is a not-for-profit charitable organization formed to promote an appreciation of Scottish history, heritage and traditions, including Scottish influence on the settlement and evolution of America. The organization is creating a permanent venue for one of the earliest Scottish Games in the United States, the Capital District Games, and is in the process of creating a National Scottish Cultural Center, Scottish Cultural Museum, National School of Piping and Dance, and Highland Games Fields in the Town of Bethlehem, Albany County. Inclusion within the funding apparatus of the Dormitory Authority will significantly enhance the organization's ability to achieve its goals, and will enrich the cultural landscape of the Hudson Valley.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2009/2010 - S.526/A.1312 Remained in the Senate and Assembly

            Committees on Corporations, Authorities & Commissions 2007/2008 - S.8749/A.11835 Remained in the Senate Committee on             Rules and the Assembly Committee on Corporations,             Authorities & Commissions

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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1642

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

January 10, 2011
___________

Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the financing
  and  construction  of  certain facilities for the St. Andrew's Founda-
  tion, the Scottish Society of Hudson's Valley, Ltd.

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  2 of section 1676 of the
public authorities law is amended by adding a new undesignated  subpara-
graph to read as follows:
  ST.  ANDREW'S  FOUNDATION,  THE  SCOTTISH  SOCIETY OF HUDSON'S VALLEY,
LTD., A NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATION,  FOR  THE  ACQUISITION,  FINANCING,
REFINANCING,  DESIGN,  CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, EQUIPPING,
FURNISHING OR OTHERWISE  PROVIDING  FOR  FACILITIES  WITHIN  THE  HUDSON
VALLEY.
  S  2.  Subdivision  1 of section 1680 of the public authorities law is
amended by adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
  ST. ANDREW'S FOUNDATION, THE SCOTTISH SOCIETY OF HUDSON'S VALLEY, LTD.
  S 3. Any contracts entered into by the dormitory authority pursuant to
this act shall be deemed state contracts within the meaning of that term
as set forth in article 15-A of the executive  law,  and  the  authority
shall  be  deemed, for the purposes of this act, a contracting agency as
that term is used in such article.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06156-01-1