Governor Paterson Acts on 137 Bills; Vetoes 34 Bills Worth More Than $22.9 Million in Additional Spending
Written by Written by Rob Lillpopp on August 16, 2010 – 11:33 am

According the Governor’s Office, he has acted on 137 bills, including issuing 34 vetoes. Of those, 24 include either unfunded mandates to State agencies and local governments, unfunded grants, an unfunded mandate to energy providers that would be passed on to ratepayers, and a pension sweetener. For those bills that had specific cost estimates, the total amount of increased and unfunded spending was $22.9 million. Additionally, many of the bills that impose substantial cost have technical faults, lack a clear objective or will be difficult to implement, making it impossible to estimate savings.

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