Bill Text: NY A07967 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to allocating hotel or motel tax revenues for the promotion of tourism and tourist attractions in Seneca county.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-06-10 - substituted by s7117 [A07967 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A07967-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7967

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      June 4, 2021
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        Introduced  by M. of A. GALLAHAN, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Ways and Means

        AN ACT to amend the tax law,  in  relation  to  allocating  certain  tax
          revenues for the promotion of tourism and tourist attractions in Sene-
          ca county

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 1202-o of the tax law, as added by
     2  chapter 784 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
     3    (9) All revenues resulting from the imposition of the  tax  under  the
     4  local laws shall be paid into the treasury of Seneca county and shall be
     5  credited to and deposited in the general fund of the county[, thereafter
     6  to  be  allocated  only for tourism, promotion and development in Seneca
     7  county. The revenues derived from said tax shall be  allocated  only  to
     8  enhance  the  general  economy  of  the  county of Seneca, its towns and
     9  villages through promotion of  tourist  activities,  conventions,  trade
    10  shows,  special  events  and other directly related and supported activ-
    11  ities. A committee of at least seven persons shall be created to advise,
    12  recommend and administer the activities funded by the revenues generated
    13  by this tax, including two representatives of the Seneca county  tourism
    14  industry,  a  board member of the Seneca county chamber of commerce, the
    15  county administrator, a board member  of  Seneca  2000,  Inc.,  a  board
    16  member  of the Seneca county industrial development agency, and a member
    17  of the Seneca county board of supervisors] and shall be  made  available
    18  thereafter for the promotion of tourism and tourist attractions in Sene-
    19  ca  county  and  any  other directly related or supporting activities as
    20  related to tourism including, but not limited to,  programs  to  improve
    21  public  infrastructures;  to  develop, operate and maintain public parks
    22  and recreational facilities; to maintain and enhance the water resources
    23  of Seneca county, including lakes and tributary streams; and  for  envi-
    24  ronmental  conservation.  Such promotion may be carried out by an appro-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11671-01-1
        A. 7967                             2

     1  priate organization or organizations as designated by the Seneca  county
     2  board  of  supervisors. No more than five percent of such revenues shall
     3  be used for the cost of administering the provisions of this subdivision
     4  within the Seneca county treasurer's office.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.