N.Y. Legislative Law § 1-l: Reports of lobbying involving disbursement of public monies

§ 1-l. Reports of lobbying involving disbursement of public monies.

(a) Any lobbyist required to file a statement of registration pursuant

to section one-e of this article who in any lobbying year reasonably

anticipates that during the year they will expend, incur or receive

combined reportable compensation and expenses in an amount in excess of

five thousand dollars shall file with the commission, on forms supplied

by the commission, a report of any attempts to influence a determination

by a public official, or by a person or entity working in cooperation

with a public official, with respect to the solicitation, award or

administration of a grant, loan, or agreement involving the disbursement

of public monies in excess of fifteen thousand dollars other than a

governmental procurement as defined in section one-c of this article.

(b) Such public monies lobbying reports shall contain:

(i) the name, address and telephone number of the lobbyist and the

individuals employed by the lobbyist engaged in such public monies

lobbying activities;

(ii) the name, address and telephone number of the client by whom or

on whose behalf the lobbyist is retained, employed or designated on

whose behalf the lobbyist has engaged in lobbying reportable under this

paragraph;

(iii) a description of the grant, loan, or agreement involving the

disbursement of public monies on which the lobbyist has lobbied;

(iv) the name of the person, organization, or legislative body before

which the lobbyist has engaged in lobbying reportable under this

paragraph; and

(v) the compensation paid or owed to the lobbyist, and any expenses

expended, received or incurred by the lobbyist for the purpose of

lobbying reportable under this paragraph.

(c) Public monies lobbying reports required pursuant to this section

shall be filed in accordance with the schedule applicable to the filing

of bi-monthly reports pursuant to section one-h of this article and

shall be filed not later than the fifteenth day next succeeding the end

of such reporting period.

(d) In addition to any other fees authorized by this section, the

commission may impose a fee for late filing of a report required by this

subdivision not to exceed twenty-five dollars for each day that the

report required to be filed is late, except that if the lobbyist making

a late filing has not previously been required by statute to file such a

report, the fee for late filing shall not exceed ten dollars for each

day that the report required to be filed is late.

(e) All reports filed pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to

review by the commission. Such reports shall be kept in electronic form

by the commission and shall be available for public inspection.