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    S. 691                                                   A. 1778

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2009
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
  tion

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. TOWNS -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the state  finance  law,
  in  relation  to  authorizing  distinctive  license  plates for former
  members of the New York state legislature

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 404-x to read as follows:
  S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE "FORMER MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE"
LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY FORMER MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK  STATE  LEGISLATURE
RESIDING  IN  THIS  STATE  SHALL  UPON  REQUEST  BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE
LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "FORMER MEMBER OF  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE
LEGISLATURE".  APPLICATION  FOR  SAID LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE FILED WITH
THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
PRESCRIBE.
  2.  ANY  DISTINCTIVE  PLATE  ISSUED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE
REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF  THIS
ARTICLE  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. TWENTY  DOLLARS  OF
EACH SUCH TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO
THE CREDIT OF THE "FORMER MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE TRUST
FUND" ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-T OF THE STATE FINANCE
LAW AND SHALL BE USED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PURPOSES AS SET FORTH
IN  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF  SECTION NINETY-TWO-S OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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SECTION, FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THERE-
OF  AS  MAY BE AVAILABLE, SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFSET
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATES.
  S  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-t to
read as follows:
  S 99-T. FORMER MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE TRUST FUND. 1.
THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER  OF
TAXATION  AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS
THE "FORMER MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE TRUST FUND".
  2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-X OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW
AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM
ANY  OTHER  FUND  OR  SOURCE  PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION  AND  DEPOSITING
THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
  3.  MONIES  OF  THE  FUND  SHALL  BE  EXPENDED  ONLY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION  PURPOSES  AS  SET  FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF   SECTION
NINETY-TWO-S OF THIS ARTICLE.
  4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
  5.  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE,  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL MONIES RECEIVED DURING A FISCAL  YEAR
ARE EXPENDED PRIOR TO THE END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its  effective  date  is
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.