STATE OF NEW YORK
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7941
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 2, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Housing
AN ACT to amend subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021,
constituting the COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program act of
2021, in relation to incorporating provisions of the COVID-19 emergen-
cy rental assistance program of 2021 into municipal corporation emer-
gency rental assistance programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021,
2 constituting the COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program act of
3 2021, is amended by adding a new section 15 to read as follows:
4 § 15. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a munici-
5 pal corporation, as defined in subdivision 6 of section two of this act,
6 by its chief executive officer may incorporate the provisions of section
7 8, 9, 10 or 11 of this act into such municipal corporation's emergency
8 rental assistance program. Such incorporated provisions shall be
9 enforceable in the same manner and the same extent as the provisions of
10 this act. References to the "commissioner" in any of such sections shall
11 be deemed to be references to the chief executive officer of a municipal
12 corporation operating a municipal corporation sponsored emergency rental
13 assistance program.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
15 the amendments to subpart A of part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021
16 made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such
17 section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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