Assembly Bill A8189

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state veterans cemetery act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A8189 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2941
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง368-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2424
2013-2014: S2658
2017-2018: A3364, S3906
2019-2020: S3780
2021-2022: S4735
2023-2024: S6655

2015-A8189 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "New York state veterans cemetery act"; directs the division to conduct an investigation and study on the issue of the establishment of a New York state veterans cemetery funding program.

2015-A8189 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8189

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the  establishment  of
  the New York state veterans cemetery act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "New York state veterans cemetery act".
  S  2.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 368-a to
read as follows:
  S 368-A. VETERANS CEMETERY FUNDING PROMOTION PROGRAM. THE DIVISION  IS
HEREBY  DIRECTED  TO  ESTABLISH,  PRODUCE  AND  CONDUCT A NEW YORK STATE
VETERANS CEMETERY FUNDING PROMOTION PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE NEW YORK
STATE VETERANS CEMETERY FUNDING PROGRAM WOULD BE TO ENCOURAGE THE GIVING
OF FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, BY INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND CORPORATIONS,  TO
THE  VETERANS  REMEMBRANCE  AND CEMETERY MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION FUND,
CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-MMMM OF THE STATE FINANCE  LAW,
WHICH  WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR VETERANS CEMETERIES PURSU-
ANT TO THE NEW  YORK  STATE  VETERANS  CEMETERY  PROGRAM  CREATED  UNDER
SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. IN ESTABLISHING THE
NEW YORK STATE VETERANS CEMETERY FUNDING PROMOTION PROGRAM, THE DIVISION
SHALL ESTABLISH, PRODUCE AND CONDUCT PROGRAMS, PROJECTS,  AND  MATERIALS
DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE GIVING OF FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, BY INDIVID-
UALS,  GROUPS AND CORPORATIONS, TO THE VETERANS REMEMBRANCE AND CEMETERY
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION FUND. THE DIVISION SHALL FURTHER SEEK, AND MAY
APPLY ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, FOR GRANTS AND  CONTRIBUTIONS,
FROM GOVERNMENTS AND/OR OTHER INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING SOURCES, FOR DEPOSIT
IN,  AND  USE  BY, THE VETERANS REMEMBRANCE AND CEMETERY MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATION FUND, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, OPERATING AND FINANCING
NEW YORK STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES.  EVERY  YEAR,  NOT  LATER  THAN  THE
FIFTEENTH OF DECEMBER, THE DIVISION SHALL PRODUCE A REPORT OF THE ACTIV-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03585-03-5

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