Bill Text: NY A02542 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides state assistance to the counties of Madison, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca in which an Indian nation is located.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to ways and means [A02542 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A02542-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2542
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 16, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE, KOLB, FINCH, BRINDISI, OAKS, PALMESANO --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
       AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  state  assistance
         to certain counties in which an Indian nation is located
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
    2  54-m to read as follows:
    3    S  54-M.  STATE  ASSISTANCE  TO  ELIGIBLE  COUNTIES IN WHICH AN INDIAN
    4  NATION IS LOCATED. 1. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  UNLESS
    5  OTHERWISE  EXPRESSLY STATED, "ELIGIBLE COUNTY" SHALL MEAN MADISON, ONEI-
    6  DA, CAYUGA AND SENECA COUNTIES.
    7    2. WITHIN THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AN ELIGIBLE  COUNTY  SHALL
    8  RECEIVE  AN  AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO  ITS  PRIOR YEAR PAYMENTS MADE TO MUNICI-
    9  PALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROPERTY TAXES LEVIED UPON  AN  INDIAN
   10  NATION BUT UNPAID BY SUCH INDIAN NATION.
   11    3.  STATE  AID  PAYMENTS  MADE  TO AN ELIGIBLE COUNTY PURSUANT TO THIS
   12  SECTION SHALL BE USED TO MAKE AN ELIGIBLE COUNTY WHOLE  FOR  PAYMENT  OF
   13  UNCOLLECTED TAXES TO MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THEREIN AND MAY
   14  BE DEPOSITED INTO AN ELIGIBLE COUNTY'S FUND WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.
   15    4.  PAYMENTS OF STATE AID PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE ON OR
   16  BEFORE JUNE THIRTIETH OF EACH STATE FISCAL  YEAR  TO  THE  CHIEF  FISCAL
   17  OFFICER  OF  EACH  ELIGIBLE COUNTY AND ON AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE STATE
   18  COMPTROLLER OUT OF MONEYS  APPROPRIATED  BY  THE  LEGISLATURE  FOR  SUCH
   19  PURPOSE  TO  THE CREDIT OF THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE FUND IN THE GENERAL FUND
   20  OF THE STATE TREASURY.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05595-01-5