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BILL NUMBER:S3757

TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the expiration of the authorization to the county of Wyoming to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax

PURPOSE: This bill would allow Wyoming County to continue to add an additional one percent to their sales tax to meet operating costs of the county government.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Section 1210 of the Tax Law to authorize Wyoming County to continue to add an additional one percent sales tax to the present three percent rate until November 30, 2013.

JUSTIFICATION: Wyoming County has requested authorization to continue their sales tax collection at four percent. This legislation authorizes Wyoming County to continue this increase which is essential to meet a balanced budget for governmental services.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Chapter 255 of 2009, S.2100/A.5467 Chapter 520 of 2007, S.1873/A.4525 Chapter 67 of  2005, S.20/A.311 Chapter 288 of 2003, S.2481/A.5424 Chapter 118 of 2001, S.5754, Part T Chapter 406 of 1999, S.6116 Chapter 359 of 1997, S.4216 Chapter 254 of 1995 Chapter 290 of 1993 Chapter 633 of 1992

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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3757

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

March 3, 2011
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Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the expiration  of
  the authorization to the county of Wyoming to impose an additional one
  percent sales and compensating use tax

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

  Section 1. Clause 6 of subparagraph (i) of the  opening  paragraph  of
section  1210  of  the tax law, as amended by chapter 255 of the laws of
2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (6) the county of Wyoming is hereby further authorized  and  empowered
to  adopt  and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such
taxes at a rate which is one percent additional  to  the  three  percent
rate  authorized  above in this paragraph for such county for the period
beginning September first, nineteen hundred ninety-two and ending Novem-
ber thirtieth, two thousand [eleven] THIRTEEN;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09900-01-1