* Section 1. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby declares\nthat the operation of responsible democratic government requires that\nthe fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their\ngovernment for the redress of grievances and to express freely to\nappropriate officials their opinions on legislation and governmental\noperations; and that, to preserve and maintain the integrity of the\ngovernmental decision-making process in this state, it is necessary that\nthe identity, expenditures and activities of persons and organizations\nretained, employed or designated to influence the passage or defeat of\nany legislation by either house of the legislature or the approval, or\nveto, of any legislation by the governor and attempts to influence the\nadoption or rejecti
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* Section 1. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby declares\nthat the operation of responsible democratic government requires that\nthe fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their\ngovernment for the redress of grievances and to express freely to\nappropriate officials their opinions on legislation and governmental\noperations; and that, to preserve and maintain the integrity of the\ngovernmental decision-making process in this state, it is necessary that\nthe identity, expenditures and activities of persons and organizations\nretained, employed or designated to influence the passage or defeat of\nany legislation by either house of the legislature or the approval, or\nveto, of any legislation by the governor and attempts to influence the\nadoption or rejection of any rule or regulation having the force and\neffect of law or the outcome of any rate making proceeding by a state\nagency, be publicly and regularly disclosed.\n * NB Chapter 2 of the laws of 1999 repealed, effective January 1,\n2000, the lobbying act as enacted by section 1 of chapter 1040 of the\nlaws of 1981. A new lobbying act was enacted as Article 1-A of the\nlegislative law.\n Section 5 of such chapter 2 transfers all of the functions and powers\nof the New York temporary state commission on lobbying created by such\nchapter 1040 to the New York temporary state commission on lobbying\ncreated by Article 1-A of the legislative law with respect to receiving\nthe periodic and annual reports required to be filed pursuant to\nsections 8, 9 and 10 of the repealed chapter 1040. Also, pursuant to\nsection 7 of such chapter 2, any action or proceeding commenced prior to\nJanuary 1, 2000 under the old lobbying act shall be continued,\nprosecuted and defended pursuant to the old lobbying act as in effect on\nDecember 31, 1999.\n Because of these provisions, the Commission will continue to set out\nthe full text of the repealed lobbying act through December 31, 2000 in\norder that lobbyists who were subject to the former lobbying act may be\nadequately apprised of the responsibilities and obligations imposed upon\nthem as continued by sections 5 and 7 of chapter 2 of the laws of 1999.\n