Directs the commissioner of general services to cause the United States flag, the state flag and the POW/MIA flag to be displayed in the well of the legislative office building.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10400
IN ASSEMBLY
April 19, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to directing the
commissioner of general services to cause the flag of the United
States, the state flag and the POW/MIA flag to be displayed in the
well of the legislative office building
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3 of the public buildings law, as
2 amended by chapter 118 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 2. cause the flags of the United States and the state flag bearing the
5 arms of the state, to be displayed upon the capitol building during the
6 daily sessions of the legislature and on public occasions, and cause the
7 necessary flagstaffs to be erected therefor. Cause the flag of the
8 United States to be appropriately displayed at all times in the senate
9 chamber and in the assembly chamber. Cause the flag of the United
10 States, the state flag and the POW/MIA flag to be appropriately
11 displayed at all times in the well of the legislative office building.
12 Cause the flag of the United States to be appropriately displayed upon
13 the walls of any hall or other meeting place in a public building under
14 his supervision and control during any meeting or gathering of persons
15 to which the public is invited. The necessary expenses incurred thereby
16 shall be paid out of the treasury on the warrant of the comptroller.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14753-01-8
