STATE OF NEW YORK
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3040
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
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 § 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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