Bill Text: NY S03040 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Ensures not-for-profit or religious cemeteries access to state funds for a state veteran's cemetery through division of veterans' affairs.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S03040 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S03040-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3040
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 10, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  VOLKER,  MAZIARZ,  STACHOWSKI  --  read twice and
         ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
         Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
       AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to powers and duties of
         the division of veterans' affairs
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  12  of  section 353 of the executive law, as
    2  added by chapter 613 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
    3    12. To make application to the government of the United States or  any
    4  political  subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, for funds for
    5  the purpose of acquiring lands for, establishing,  operating  and  main-
    6  taining veteran's cemeteries in this state; to enter into contracts with
    7  any  political  subdivision,  agency  or instrumentality of the state OR
    8  WITH ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, RELIGIOUS CORPORATION  OR  CEMETERY
    9  OWNED  BY  A RELIGIOUS CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS
   10  OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING AND MAINTAINING  A
   11  CEMETERY OR CEMETERIES WITHIN THE STATE for the establishment, operation
   12  and  maintenance of veteran's cemeteries in this state; and to evaluate,
   13  monitor and otherwise oversee  the  operation  of  veteran's  cemeteries
   14  provided,  however,  that all costs of such establishment, operation and
   15  maintenance shall be borne  by  the  political  subdivision,  agency  or
   16  instrumentality with which the division has contracted.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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