Bill Text: NY A06052 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the public safety communications surcharge and amends the distributions of monies collected pursuant to such surcharge and provides for the repeal of certain provisions relating thereto.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-17 - held for consideration in ways and means [A06052 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A06052-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6052
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 26, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LAWRENCE, NORRIS, MORINELLO -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
        AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the public  safety  communi-
          cations  surcharge and repealing certain provisions of such law relat-
          ing thereto
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision 6 of section 186-f of the tax law is REPEALED
     2  and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
     3    6. Distribution. The monies collected from the  surcharge  imposed  by
     4  this section shall be distributed in the following manner:
     5    (a)  Fifty-eight  and  three-tenths  percent  shall  be  used  for the
     6  provision of grants or reimbursements to counties for  the  development,
     7  consolidation,  or  operation of public safety communications systems or
     8  networks designed to support statewide interoperable communications  for
     9  first  responders,  including  Next  Generation  911,  to be distributed
    10  pursuant to standards and guidelines issued by the state. Annual  grants
    11  may  consider  costs  borne by a municipality related to the issuance of
    12  local public safety communications bonds pursuant to section twenty-four
    13  hundred thirty-two of the public authorities law, when the  municipality
    14  has  qualified  as  an approved participant in a statewide interoperable
    15  communications system under the standards and guidelines issued  by  the
    16  state,  and maintains compliance with such standards and guidelines. The
    17  grant amount will be prescribed pursuant to an agreement with the  muni-
    18  cipality,  and may not exceed thirty percent of the annual cost borne by
    19  the municipality in relation to such bonds; and
    20    (b) Forty-one and seven-tenths percent shall be  jointly  apportioned,
    21  pursuant  to  rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner, to:
    22  (i) the state police, (ii) the New York state emergency services revolv-
    23  ing loan fund, (iii) provide for the costs of debt service for bonds and
    24  notes issued to finance expedited deployment  funding  pursuant  to  the
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  provisions  of  section three hundred thirty-three of the county law and
     2  section sixteen hundred eighty-nine-h of the public authorities law, and
     3  (iv) provide for services and expenses that support the  operations  and
     4  mission  of  the division of homeland security and emergency services as
     5  appropriated by the legislature.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
     7  the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
     8  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
     9  for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
    10  and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.