Bill Text: NY A08284 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Appropriates $12,000,000 to the Catskill Park and Catskill Forest Preserve to be used to maintain and improve such park and preserve over the next three years; makes such money available in three $4,000,000 installments.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - enacting clause stricken [A08284 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A08284-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8284
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 17, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Ways and Means
       AN ACT making an appropriation for the Catskill Park and Catskill Forest
         Preserve
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The sum of twelve million dollars ($12,000,000), or so much
    2  thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department of
    3  environmental conservation out of any moneys in the  state  treasury  in
    4  the general fund to the credit of the environmental protection fund, not
    5  otherwise  appropriated,  and  made available as follows: (a) $4,000,000
    6  shall be made available immediately; (b) $4,000,000 shall be made avail-
    7  able on January 1, 2016; and (c) $4,000,000 shall be made  available  on
    8  January  1, 2017. The funds appropriated pursuant to this section are to
    9  be used solely on the Catskill Park or  the  Catskill  Forest  Preserve.
   10  Such  funds  may  be  used  to maintain such park or preserve, construct
   11  outdoor recreational facilities at such park or  preserve,  or  increase
   12  tourism  at  such  park or preserve. Such moneys shall be payable on the
   13  audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified  or  approved
   14  by  the  commissioner of the department of environmental conservation in
   15  the manner prescribed by law.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11615-01-5