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                                   531

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sen.  ALESI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the state  finance  law,
  in  relation  to  creating  the  veteran's outreach center distinctive
  license plate program and applying the revenues raised from  such  new
  program  to  the  purposes of supporting the veteran's outreach center
  fund

  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 VETERAN'S OUTREACH CENTER LICENSE PLATES.  1. ANY
PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A  DISTINC-
TIVE VETERAN'S OUTREACH CENTER LICENSE PLATE IN SUPPORT OF THE VETERAN'S
OUTREACH CENTER, INC. IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK BEARING THE PHRASE "SERVING
THOSE WHO SERVE U.S.". APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED
WITH  THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
PRESCRIBE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS NOTICE  TO  APPLI-
CANTS,  IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  MANNER ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT
SURCHARGES FROM THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH DISTINCTIVE  LICENSE  PLATE  SHALL,
WHEN  AVAILABLE,  BE  USED FOR COMPREHENSIVE VETERANS' OUTREACH SERVICES
PROVIDED BY THE VETERAN'S OUTREACH CENTER, INC. IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.
  2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE  REGU-
LAR  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  PLATES. SUCH ANNUAL
SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION
FOUR  HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE  FINANCE  LAW  AND  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR  THE
PRODUCTION,  DESIGN,  ADVERTISING  AND  MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE
PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
              

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01747-01-9

S. 531                              2

ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS SHALL
BE  DEPOSITED  TO  THE  CREDIT  OF  THE "VETERAN'S OUTREACH CENTER FUND"
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-T OF THE STATE  FINANCE  LAW
AND  SHALL  BE USED FOR GRANTS TO THE VETERAN'S OUTREACH CENTER, INC. IN
ROCHESTER,  NEW  YORK  FOR  THE  PROVISION  OF  COMPREHENSIVE  VETERANS'
OUTREACH SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-T OF THE STATE FINANCE
LAW;  PROVIDED,  FURTHER, THAT ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SECTION, FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS,  OR
SO  MUCH  THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE, SHALL BE ALLOCATED FROM SUCH FUND
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. VETERAN'S OUTREACH CENTER 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 VETERAN'S OUTREACH CENTER
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,  ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO AN APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLA-
TURE, AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERE-
TO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE  PURSUANT  TO  LAW.  NOTHING  CONTAINED
HEREIN 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 GRANTS TO THE  VETER-
AN'S  OUTREACH  CENTER,  INC.  IN  ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT
CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE ESTABLISHED IN THIS STATE WITH A VOLUNTARY BOARD,  FOR  THE
PURPOSE  OF PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE VETERANS' OUTREACH SERVICES. AS USED
IN THIS SECTION, "COMPREHENSIVE VETERANS' OUTREACH SERVICES" SHALL  MEAN
SERVICES PROVIDED TO, OR PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF, VETERANS AND THEIR
FAMILIES  WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE, PERTAINING TO HEALTH, MEDICAL
AND REHABILITATION SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT AND RE-EMPLOYMENT SERVICES,  AND
OTHER  SERVICES  ADDRESSING  THE  NEEDS  OF VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES,
EXCLUSIVE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  A. CAREER COUNSELING;
  B. JOB DEVELOPMENT;
  C. MENTORING;
  D. BENEFITS ASSISTANCE;
  E. SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING;
  F. VETERAN ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION;
  G. TRANSPORTATION;
  H. SOCIAL SERVICES;
  I. EMERGENCY, TRANSITIONAL, AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING;
  J. MEDICAL FACILITY REFERRALS;
  K. CASE MANAGEMENT; AND
  L. CAPITAL PROJECTS IN SUPPORT OF SUCH PROGRAMS.
  4. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND  TO  THE  VETERAN'S  OUTREACH
CENTER,  INC.  IN  ROCHESTER,  NEW  YORK ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE
COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER.  NO MONEY FROM SUCH
FUND MAY BE WITHDRAWN, TRANSFERRED, OR USED BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY  FOR
ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.