Bill Text: NY A08165 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the creation of the cystic fibrosis foundation license plate and cystic fibrosis research and education fund.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2016-07-21 - signed chap.111 [A08165 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8165
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 10, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. MAYER -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
         the  creation  of  a  Cystic Fibrosis Foundation license plate; and to
         amend the state finance law, in relation to creating the Cystic Fibro-
         sis Foundation fund
         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 CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY
    4  PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A  DISTINC-
    5  TIVE  CYSTIC FIBROSIS LICENSE PLATE IN SUPPORT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS AWARE-
    6  NESS AND RESEARCH, AND OF A DESIGN APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  AND
    7  WHICH  SHALL  BEAR THE PHRASE "CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION".  APPLICATION
    8  FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM
    9  AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   10    2. A DISTINCTIVE  CYSTIC  FIBROSIS  FOUNDATION  LICENSE  PLATE  ISSUED
   11  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER
   12  NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY
   13  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  AND  AN  ADDITIONAL  ANNUAL
   14  SERVICE  CHARGE  OF  TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLARS. ALL MONIES RECEIVED AS ANNUAL
   15  SERVICE CHARGES UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE  CREDIT  OF
   16  THE  CYSTIC  FIBROSIS  FOUNDATION  FUND, ESTABLISHED AS A REVOLVING FUND
   17  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  NINETY-SEVEN-QQQQ  OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE   LAW.
   18  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
   19  SECTION, FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF
   20  AS MAY BE AVAILABLE, SHALL BE ALLOCATED FROM SUCH FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT
   21  TO OFFSET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATES.
   22    S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section  97-qqqq
   23  to read as follows:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11305-01-5
       A. 8165                             2
    1    S 97-QQQQ. CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION FUND.  1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
    2  LISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSION-
    3  ER  OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS
    4  FOUNDATION FUND.
    5    2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
    6  FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-X OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AND ALL OTHER MONEYS
    7  CREDITED  OR  TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT
    8  TO LAW, PROVIDED THAT SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-X  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND
    9  TRAFFIC LAW SHALL CONTROL THE METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR THE COSTS OF PRODUC-
   10  ING THE DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATES AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION.
   11    3.  MONEYS  OF  THE  FUND  SHALL  BE  EXPENDED  FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
   12  PROGRAMS OF THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION.  MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT OF
   13  THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER  ON  VOUCHERS
   14  APPROVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS
   15  FOUNDATION. ANY INTEREST RECEIVED BY THE COMPTROLLER ON MONEYS ON DEPOS-
   16  IT  IN  THE  CYSTIC  FIBROSIS  FOUNDATION  FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN AND
   17  BECOME PART OF SUCH FUND. NO MONEY FROM  SUCH  FUND  MAY  BE  WITHDRAWN,
   18  TRANSFERRED, OR USED BY ANY PERSON FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS PERMIT-
   19  TED BY THIS SECTION.
   20    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   21  it  shall have become a law; provided, however that effective immediate-
   22  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
   23  necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
   24  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
   25  effective date.