N.Y. Economic Development Law Law 343 – Use and amount of funds
§ 343. Use and amount of funds. Any monies deposited, transferred or otherwise contained in the olympic games guaranty fund established in § 84-a of the state finance law shall be used for the sole purpose of obtaining adequate security, acceptable to the United States olympic committee and the international olympic committee, to demonstrate the endorsing municipality and state's ability to fulfill its obligations under a games support contract to indemnify and insure up to two hundred fifty million dollars of any net financial deficit resulting from the conduct of the olympic games. Such security may be provided by funds contained in the guaranty fund as provided in this act, or by insurance coverage, letters of credit, or other acceptable secured instruments purchased or secured by such funds, or by any combination thereof. In no event may the combined liability of the endorsing municipality and the state under all games support contracts, or any other agreement related to the conduct of the games, exceed two hundred fifty million dollars in the aggregate.
Terms Used In N.Y. Economic Development Law Law 343
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Endorsing municipality: shall mean a municipality or municipalities within the state of New York that authorizes a bid by a local organizing committee for selection of such municipality or municipalities as the site of an olympic games. See N.Y. Economic Development Law Law 342
- Guaranty fund: shall mean the olympic games guaranty fund established in § 84-a of the state finance law. See N.Y. Economic Development Law Law 342
- Net financial deficit: shall mean those losses resulting from the conduct of the games which the endorsing municipality and state are obligated to indemnify and insure against pursuant to a games support contract. See N.Y. Economic Development Law Law 342
- Olympic games: shall mean the two thousand twelve olympic games. See N.Y. Economic Development Law Law 342
- State: shall mean the state of New York. See N.Y. Economic Development Law Law 342
- United States olympic committee: shall mean the official national olympic committee of the United States of America which has been authorized by law to govern all matters relating to national participation in the olympic games. See N.Y. Economic Development Law Law 342