Relates to the powers and duties of the dormitory authority; amends the term "public library" to mean any library chartered by the state board of regents or incorporated under the not-for-profit corporation law constituting a public library, an association library or a free library.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1861--A
Cal. No. 104
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 16, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and
ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the powers
and duties of the dormitory authority
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 32 of section 1676 of the public authorities
2 law, as added by chapter 672 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 32. The term "public library" shall mean [those libraries set forth in
5 section five of the chapter of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-three
6 which added this subdivision, as defined as] any library chartered by
7 the state board of regents or incorporated under the not-for-profit
8 corporation law constituting a public library [or as], an association
9 library [pursuant to] or a free library as defined in section two
10 hundred fifty-three of the education law.
11 § 2. This act shall not affect the status as a "public library" for
12 purposes of title 4 of article 8 of the public authorities law of those
13 libraries set forth in section 5 of chapter 672 of the laws of 1993, as
14 amended from time to time prior to the effective date of this act, nor
15 shall this act impair the validity of bonds heretofore issued by the
16 dormitory authority for the benefit of any such library.
17 § 3. 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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