Relates to permitting state aid provided to municipalities in which a video lottery gaming facility is located to be used for transportation improvements and highway repairs.

Sponsor: BONACIC / Committee: WAYS AND MEANS
Law Section: State Finance Law / Law: Amd S54-l, St Fin L

S2139A-2011 Actions

Jun 19, 2012: referred to ways and means
Jun 19, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 19, 2012: PASSED SENATE
Apr 30, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Apr 26, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Apr 25, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.577
Jan 5, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 2139A
Jan 5, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE
Jan 18, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

S2139A-2011 Meetings

Finance: Apr 25, 2012

S2139A-2011 Calendars

S2139A-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Finance - Apr 25, 2012

Ayes (28): DeFrancisco, Johnson, Alesi, Bonacic, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Golden, Griffo, Lanza, Larkin, Little, Marcellino, Nozzolio, Robach, Seward, Young, Krueger, Breslin, Dilan, Gianaris, Montgomery, Oppenheimer, Perkins, Rivera, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousins, Squadron
Ayes W/R (4): LaValle, Saland, Duane, Peralta
Nays (1): Parker
Excused (2): Hannon, Diaz

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 19, 2012

Ayes (59): Adams, Addabbo, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Storobin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Excused (3): Alesi, Espaillat, Huntley

S2139A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2139

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the state finance law, in relation to permitted uses for state
aid to municipalities in which a video lottery gaming facility is
located

PURPOSE:
This bill relates to permitted uses for state aid to
municipalities in which a video lottery gaming facility is located.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 Subdivision 3 of section 54 of the
the laws of 2009 is amended to include funding highway repairs and
transportation improvements among the approved uses of State aid
from VLT revenues by eligible municipalities.

Section 2: Effective Date.

JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation allows funds received by
municipalities through VLT revenue to be used for highway funding
repairs and transportation improvements.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.2887 of 2009: Referred to Finance
S.8795 of 2008: Referred to Rules

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S2139A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 2139--A
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 18, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted  to
 the  Committee  on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
 recommitted to said committee
 

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to permitted uses for
 state  aid  to municipalities in which a video lottery gaming facility
 is located
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 54-l of the state finance law, as
 added by section 1 of part J of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of  2011,  is
 amended to read as follows:

 3.  a.  State  aid payments made to an eligible city pursuant to para
 graph a of subdivision two of this section shall  be  used  to  increase
 support for public schools in such city.
 b.  State  aid  payments  made to an eligible municipality pursuant to
 paragraph b of subdivision two of this section shall  be  used  by  such
 eligible municipality to: (i) defray local costs associated with a video
 lottery  gaming  facility[,  or];  (ii) minimize or reduce real property
 taxes; OR (III) FUND HIGHWAY REPAIRS AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01421-02-2

S2139A-2011: Relates to permitted uses for state aid to municipalities in which a video lottery gaming facility is located