Bill Text: NY A07948 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program; establishes the September eleventh, two thousand one scholarship fund.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to transportation [A07948 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A07948-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7948 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 2, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the state finance law, in relation to creating the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 404-x to read as follows: 3 S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE "SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE REMEM- 4 BRANCE" LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON 5 REQUEST, BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE "SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE 6 REMEMBRANCE" LICENSE PLATE. APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE 7 FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER 8 SHALL PRESCRIBE. 9 2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED 10 IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE REGU- 11 LAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS 12 ARTICLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF 13 TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATES. SUCH ANNUAL 14 SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 15 FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 16 MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 17 NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE 18 PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE 19 PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT 20 ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS SHALL 21 BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF "THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE 22 SCHOLARSHIP FUND" ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SIX-A OF THE 23 STATE FINANCE LAW AND SHALL BE USED FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OF VICTIMS WHO 24 LOST AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER AS A RESULT OF THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00237-01-5 A. 7948 2 1 TWO THOUSAND ONE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 NINETY-SIX-A OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. 3 S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 96-a to 4 read as follows: 5 S 96-A. THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. 1. 6 THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED, IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF 7 TAXATION AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS 8 THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. 9 2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE 10 PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-X OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW 11 AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM 12 ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS 13 SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS, OR 14 BEQUESTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, AND 15 DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW. 16 3. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OF 17 VICTIMS WHO LOST AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER AS A RESULT OF THE SEPTEMBER 18 ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN NEW YORK. 19 4. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF 20 THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER 21 OF EDUCATION. 22 5. TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL ENSURE 23 THAT ALL MONIES RECEIVED DURING A FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPENDED PRIOR TO THE 24 END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR. 25 S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 26 it shall have become a law.