Senate Bill S9469

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a Native nation consultation policy

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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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2023-S9469 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 15-D §328-d, Exec L

2023-S9469 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the secretary of state to establish a Native nation consultation policy used by state agencies in instances where a proposal by such agency that would affect indigenous communities is under consideration.

2023-S9469 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9469 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9469
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a  Native
   nation consultation policy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  article  15-D
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 15-D
                    NATIVE NATIONS CONSULTATION POLICY
 SECTION 328-D. NATIVE NATIONS CONSULTATION POLICY.
   §  328-D.  NATIVE  NATIONS  CONSULTATION  POLICY.  1.  AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "NATIVE NATION" SHALL MEAN ONE OF THE  FOLLOWING  NEW  YORK  STATE
 SOVEREIGN INDIAN NATIONS OR TRIBES: CAYUGA NATION, ONEIDA INDIAN NATION,
 ONONDAGA  NATION,  POOSPATUCK  OR  UNKECHAUGE NATION, SAINT REGIS MOHAWK
 TRIBE, SENECA NATION OF INDIANS,  SHINNECOCK  INDIAN  NATION,  TONAWANDA
 BAND OF SENECA AND TUSCARORA NATION.
   (B)  "STATE  AGENCY"  SHALL MEAN (I) ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, OR (II) ANY
 DIVISION, BOARD, COMMISSION OR BUREAU OF ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, OR  (III)
 THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK,
 INCLUDING ALL THEIR CONSTITUENT UNITS EXCEPT COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND  THE
 INDEPENDENT  INSTITUTIONS  OPERATING  STATUTORY  OR CONTRACT COLLEGES ON
 BEHALF OF THE STATE, (IV) A BOARD,  A  MAJORITY  OF  WHOSE  MEMBERS  ARE
 APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR OR WHO SERVE BY VIRTUE OF BEING STATE OFFICERS
 OR  EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I), (II) OR (III) OF PARAGRAPH
 (I) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SEVENTY-THREE OF THE  PUBLIC  OFFICERS
 LAW,  OR (V) A STATE AUTHORITY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 TWO OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
   2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL PROMULGATE A NATIVE  NATION  CONSULTA-
 TION  POLICY  TO BE USED BY STATE AGENCIES IN INSTANCES WHERE A PROPOSAL
 BY SUCH AGENCY THAT WOULD AFFECT INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IS UNDER CONSID-
 ERATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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