Senate Bill S4056

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires that, for certain contracts, the public be made aware that the source of funding for the contract is the environmental protection fund

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5663 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S4056 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5663
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §54-0103, En Con L

2011-S4056 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that, for certain contracts, the public be made aware that the source of funding for the contract is the environmental protection fund.

2011-S4056 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4056 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4056

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  powers  and  duties  of  commissioner of environmental conservation or
  secretary of state

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

  Section  1.  Section 54-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as
added by chapter 610 of the laws of 1993, the section heading as amended
by chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
S 54-0103. Powers and duties of the commissioner or secretary.
  In administering the provisions of this article the respective commis-
sioner or the secretary:
  1.  shall  make  an  itemized  estimate  of  funds  or  appropriations
requested annually for inclusion in the executive budget;
  2.  may,  in  the  name  of the state, as further provided within this
article, contract to make,  within  the  limitations  of  appropriations
available  therefor,  state assistance payments to a municipality toward
the cost of a project approved and to be  undertaken  pursuant  to  this
article,  or  to  a  not-for-profit  corporation  toward  the costs of a
project approved and to be undertaken pursuant to titles three and  nine
of  this  article.   SUCH CONTRACTS SHALL INCLUDE PROVISIONS TO MAXIMIZE
AWARENESS FOR THE PUBLIC THAT A SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR  SUCH  PROJECT  IS
THE  NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND. SUCH PROVISIONS SHALL
NOT REQUIRE ANY EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS BEYOND THAT WHICH THE  MUNICIPALITY
MAY  DECIDE IF IT COMMUNICATES TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE PROJECT. Such
contracts shall be subject to approval by the state comptroller and,  as
to form, by the attorney general;
  3.  may,  in  the  name of the state, enter into contracts, within the
limitations of appropriations available  therefor,  with  not-for-profit
corporations,  public  benefit corporations, and private contractors for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06887-01-1

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