Bill Text: NY A01169 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Relates to ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research and education; creates the New York ALS research and education fund.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-12 - amended on third reading 1169c [A01169 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01169-Amended.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        1169--C
                                                                Cal. No. 70
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER, ROSENTHAL, DUPREY, JAFFEE, SCHIMMINGER,
         RIVERA, CURRAN, PERRY, BRAUNSTEIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
         MILLMAN,  SWEENEY  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Ways
         and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
         amended and recommitted to said committee -- advanced to a third read-
         ing,  amended  and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order
         of third reading -- again amended on third reading, ordered reprinted,
         retaining its place on the order of third reading
       AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
         ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research and education
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a  new  section  209-I  to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  209-I.  GIFT FOR ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
    4  YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN,  A
    5  TAXPAYER  IN  ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF
    6  THE NEW YORK STATE ALS  (AMYOTROPHIC  LATERAL  SCLEROSIS)  RESEARCH  AND
    7  EDUCATION  FUND.  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT
    8  AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH  TAXPAYER.
    9  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX RETURN
   10  TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO  MAKE  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
   11  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW, ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
   12  SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION  FUND
   13  AND  SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-
   14  FIVE-H OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   15    S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-d to  read  as
   16  follows:
   17    S  630-D.  GIFT FOR ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
   18  YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN,  AN
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02984-06-4
       A. 1169--C                          2
    1  INDIVIDUAL  IN  ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW YORK
    2  STATE ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS) RESEARCH AND  EDUCATION  FUND.
    3  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION  SHALL  BE  IN  ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT
    4  REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER
    5  SHALL  INCLUDE  SPACE  ON  THE  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A
    6  TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
    7  OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED
    8  TO THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND AND USED ONLY  FOR
    9  THOSE  PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-FIVE-H OF THE STATE FINANCE
   10  LAW.
   11    S 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-h  to
   12  read as follows:
   13    S  95-H.  NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND. 1.  THERE IS
   14  HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF  TAXATION
   15  AND  FINANCE  AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW
   16  YORK STATE ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS)  RESEARCH  AND  EDUCATION
   17  FUND.
   18    2.  SUCH  FUND  SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE
   19  PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED NINE-I AND SIX  HUNDRED  THIRTY-D  OF
   20  THE  TAX  LAW,  ALL  REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO APPROPRIATIONS BY THE
   21  LEGISLATURE, AND ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THER-
   22  ETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.  NOTHING CONTAINED IN
   23  THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM  RECEIVING  GRANTS,  GIFTS  OR
   24  BEQUESTS  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND
   25  DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW. ANY INTEREST RECEIVED BY
   26  THE COMPTROLLER ON MONEYS ON DEPOSIT IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE  RETAINED  IN
   27  AND BECOME PART OF SUCH FUND.
   28    3.  MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO THE
   29  GREATER NEW YORK ALS ASSOCIATION AND THE  ALS  ASSOCIATION  UPSTATE  NEW
   30  YORK  CHAPTER,  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATIONS  ESTABLISHED  IN THIS STATE
   31  WHICH ARE INCORPORATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING  AND  FINANCING  ALS
   32  RESEARCH  AND EDUCATION PROJECTS, PROVIDED THAT MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL
   33  BE EXPENDED ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE GREATER NEW  YORK  ALS  ASSOCIATION'S
   34  ALSA CERTIFIED TREATMENT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE
   35  OR  OTHERWISE  IN SUPPORT OF THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS ASSOCIATION'S WORK
   36  IN NEW YORK STATE.
   37    4. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR,  THE  COMPTROLLER
   38  SHALL CERTIFY TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAK-
   39  ER  OF  THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND CHAIR OF
   40  THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DEPOSITED  BY
   41  SOURCE  IN THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND DURING THE
   42  PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR AS THE RESULT OF  REVENUE  DERIVED  PURSUANT  TO
   43  SECTIONS  TWO HUNDRED NINE-I AND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF THE TAX LAW AND
   44  FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES, AS WELL AS ALL DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE  NEW  YORK
   45  STATE  ALS  RESEARCH  AND  EDUCATION  FUND DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR
   46  YEAR. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL EXPEND FUNDS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY  WERE
   47  DONATED TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY SUCH FUNDS WERE
   48  NOT  EXPENDED  IN  THE  YEAR IN WHICH THEY WERE DONATED, THE COMPTROLLER
   49  SHALL PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION, ALONG WITH A REMEDIAL PLAN  TO  ENSURE  THE
   50  TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THE FUNDS IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVER-
   51  NOR,  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR
   52  OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS
   53  COMMITTEE.
   54    5. AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING GRANTS FROM THE FUND, THE  GREATER  NEW
   55  YORK  ALS  ASSOCIATION  AND THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW YORK CHAPTER
   56  SHALL AGREE TO ISSUE AND SHALL ISSUE, ON OR  BEFORE  THE  FIRST  DAY  OF
       A. 1169--C                          3
    1  FEBRUARY  EACH  YEAR,  A REPORT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FINANCIAL
    2  STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL REPORTS AND REPORTS ON  THE  ISSUANCE  OF  GRANTS.
    3  SUCH  REPORTS  SHALL  BE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHAIRS OF THE
    4  SENATE  FINANCE  COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND
    5  SHALL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.  SUCH  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS
    6  AND REPORTS SHALL BE AUDITED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM.
    7    6.  MONEYS  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND TO THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS
    8  ASSOCIATION AND THE ALS  ASSOCIATION  UPSTATE  NEW  YORK  CHAPTER,  WITH
    9  SIXTY-FIVE  PERCENT OF MONEYS IN THE FUND TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE GREATER
   10  NEW YORK ALS ASSOCIATION AND THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF MONEYS IN  THE  FUND
   11  TO  BE  ALLOCATED  TO THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW YORK CHAPTER ON AN
   12  ANNUAL BASIS, ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE  COMPTROLLER  ON  VOUCHERS
   13  APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER.
   14    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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