Bill Text: NY S06223 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the issuance of "Suffolk County Community College" license plates; establishes a Suffolk county community college revolving fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S06223 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S06223-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6223
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   October 14, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
         the  issuance  of  license  plates  bearing the logo of Suffolk county
         community college and to amend the state finance law, in  relation  to
         establishing the Suffolk county community college revolving 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  "SUFFOLK  COUNTY  COMMUNITY  COLLEGE"  LICENSE
    4  PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON RESIDING IN  THIS  STATE  SHALL  UPON  REQUEST  BE
    5  ISSUED  A  DISTINCTIVE  LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE LOGO OF SUFFOLK COUNTY
    6  COMMUNITY COLLEGE. APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATES  SHALL  BE  FILED
    7  WITH  THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
    8  PRESCRIBE.
    9    2. ANY DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
   10  ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE
   11  REGULAR  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 PLATE. SUCH ANNUAL SERVICE
   14  CHARGE  SHALL  BE  DEPOSITED  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR
   15  HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CREDIT  OF  THE  "SUFFOLK  COUNTY
   16  COMMUNITY  COLLEGE  FOUNDATION  REVOLVING  FUND"  ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
   17  NINETY-NINE-Q OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED  FOR  CONTRIB-
   18  UTIONS  TO  STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ONE YEAR
   19  AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, FUNDS IN THE  AMOUNT  OF  FIVE
   20  THOUSAND  DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE SHALL BE ALLO-
   21  CATED FROM SUCH FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFSET COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH
   22  THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATE.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14860-01-9
       S. 6223                             2
    1    S  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-q to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 99-Q. SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION REVOLVING FUND. 1.
    4  THERE  IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
    5  TAXATION AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN  AS
    6  THE "SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION REVOLVING FUND".
    7    2.  SUCH  FUND  SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE
    8  PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-X OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW
    9  AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM
   10  ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO  LAW.  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN  THIS
   11  SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS
   12  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING
   13  THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   14    3. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS
   15  STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.
   16    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   17  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
   18  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
   19  tation  of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
   20  before such effective date.