Relates to the definition of certain covered projects; relates to making certain provisions of the authorities budget office permanent.

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S6944-2011 Actions

• Jun 20, 2012: SUBSTITUTED BY A9941
• May 7, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 2, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 1, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.637
• Apr 13, 2012: REFERRED TO LABOR

S6944-2011 Meetings

Labor: May 1, 2012

S6944-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 20, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 2, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 8, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 20, 2012

S6944-2011 Votes

S6944-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6944

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the definition of
certain covered projects; and to amend chapter 506 of the laws of 2009,
relating to creating the authorities budget office, in relation to
making certain sections permanent

PURPOSE OF THE BILL:
This bill extends section 14-a of chapter 506 of
the laws of 2009 as it pertains to covered projects for hotel and
convention centers.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
� 1- Amends the definition of a "covered project" to clarify that it
is the entity which the authority enters into an agreement with is
the covered entity.

� 2- Amends � 14-a of chapter 506 of the laws of 2009 to extend the
effectiveness thereof.

� 3- Effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Present law, which is set to expire June 30, 2012,
provides that a hotel or convention center which falls under the
definition of a covered project will be subject to labor neutrality
contained in section 14-a of the public authorities reform act of 2009.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Chapter 506 of the laws of 2009

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S6944-2011 Text

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

                                    6944

                              I N  SENATE

                               April 13, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

  AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in  relation  to  the  defi-
    nition  of  certain  covered projects; and to amend chapter 506 of the
    laws of 2009, relating to creating the authorities budget  office,  in
    relation to making certain sections permanent

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


    Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision  1  of  section  2879-b  of  the
  public  authorities law, as added by chapter 506 of the laws of 2009, is
  amended to read as follows:

    (c) "Covered project" means any project in which an  authority  enters
  into  an  agreement  for  a development after the effective date of this
  section, where: (i) a hotel is one of the  principal  functions  of  the
  project; (ii) the [recipient of authority financing] ENTITY THE AUTHORI-
  TY  ENTERS  INTO  AN  AGREEMENT  WITH or its contractor or subcontractor
  contracts for the development of such hotel or convention center;  (iii)
  the  authority has a substantial proprietary interest in the project, or
  in the hotel or convention center; and  (iv)  the  hotel  or  convention
  center will have more than fifteen employees.
    S 2. Section 31 of chapter 506 of the laws of 2009, relating to creat-
  ing the authorities budget office, is amended to read as follows:

    S 31. This act shall take effect March 1, 2010; provided, however that
  the  amendments to paragraph (b) of subdivision 11 and subdivision 13 of
  section 310 of the executive law made by sections twenty-one  and  twen-
  ty-one-a of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and
  shall  be  deemed  to  expire  therewith;  provided  further,  that  the
  provisions  of  sections  eleven-b,  eleven-c,  eleven-d,  eleven-f  and
  eleven-g  of this act shall not apply to any executive director or chief
  executive officer appointed prior to the effective date  of  this  act[;
  provided  further,  that section fourteen-a of this act shall expire and
  be deemed repealed June 30, 2012]; and provided  further,  that  section
  twenty-a  of  this  act  shall  apply  only  to the disposal of property
  authorized by the board of a public authority after such effective date.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15368-01-2