S173-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Prohibits the transfer of unexpended moneys from funds receiving moneys from a dedicated fee into any other fund

Prohibits the transfer of unexpended moneys from funds receiving moneys from a dedicated fee into any other fund.

Sponsor: MAZIARZ / Co-sponsor(s): AVELLA, LARKIN, SEWARD / Committee: RULES
Law Section: State Finance Law / Law: Add S73-a, St Fin L

S173-2011 Actions

Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
May 7, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 2, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 1, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.652
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE
Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

S173-2011 Meetings

Finance: May 1, 2012

S173-2011 Calendars

S173-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Finance - May 1, 2012

Ayes (22): DeFrancisco, Johnson, Alesi, Bonacic, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Golden, Griffo, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Little, Marcellino, Nozzolio, Robach, Saland, Seward, Young, Breslin, Diaz, Montgomery
Ayes W/R (9): Dilan, Duane, Gianaris, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Rivera, Stewart-Cousins, Squadron
Nays (3): Krueger, Oppenheimer, Stavisky
Excused (1): Hannon

S173-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S173

TITLE  OF BILL:  An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to
prohibiting the transfer of unexpended  moneys  from  funds  receiving
moneys from a dedicated fee into any other fund

PURPOSE:    To  prevent  the  transfer of funds from accounts that are
specifically supported with a dedicated fee.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:  Section one amends the state  finance  law  by
adding a new section stating that fees collected to support a specific
fund will only be expended for that specific purpose.

Section two - effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:    Various  funds  exist in the state budget to support
specific activities of all New  Yorkers  such  as  land  conservation,
fishing  and  hunting  and maintenance of trails throughout the state.
Fees supporting such funds are paid with the  understanding  that  the
state  will dedicate the total revenues derived from these fees to the
payment of expenses directly related  to  the  specific  activity  for
which the fees were collected.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.7976/A.10732 of 2007-2008; Referred to Senate Finance Committee
S.3207/A.989 of 2009-2010; Referred to Senate Finance Committee

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

S173-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                           173
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAZIARZ, LARKIN, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the
 transfer of unexpended moneys from funds receiving moneys from a dedi
 cated fee into any other fund
 

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

 

Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 73-a to read as follows:

 

S  73-A.    TRANSFER OF FUNDS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO
 THE CONTRARY, UNEXPENDED MONEYS IN ANY FUND THAT:

 1. RECEIVES REVENUES FROM A DEDICATED FEE;
 2. PROVIDES THAT MONEYS IN THE FUND SHALL BE KEPT  SEPARATE  FROM  AND
 SHALL  NOT  BE  COMMINGLED WITH OTHER MONEYS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COMP
 TROLLER; AND
 3. PROVIDES THAT MONEYS IN THE FUND SHALL BE  EXPENDED  ONLY  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE DESIGNATED IN THE FUND
 SHALL  NOT  BE  TRANSFERRED TO ANY OTHER FUND OR ACCOUNT OR USED FOR ANY
 PURPOSE OTHER THAN THAT DESIGNATED BY THE FUND.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01605-01-1

S173-2011: Prohibits the transfer of unexpended moneys from funds receiving moneys from a dedicated fee into any other fund