NY State Senate Bill 2009-S7055

Senate Bill S7055

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes distinctive "I love NYS parks" license plates and "New York state park revolving fund"

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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Mar 10, 2010	referred to transportation

2009-S7055 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10064
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §404-x, V & T L; add §99-t, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S2925, A1705
2013-2014: A1408
2015-2016: A1841
2017-2018: A736
2019-2020: A3758

2009-S7055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes distinctive "I love NYS parks" license plates and "New York state parks revolving fund."

2009-S7055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7055

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O. JOHNSON  -- 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, in relation to establishing
  distinctive "I love NYS parks" license plates; and to amend the  state
  finance  law,  in  relation  to  establishing the New York state parks
  revolving 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 "I LOVE NYS PARKS" LICENSE PLATES. 1.  ANY PERSON
RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL UPON REQUEST BE  ISSUED  A  DISTINCTIVE  "I
LOVE  NYS PARKS" LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE PHRASE "I LOVE ("LOVE" DEMON-
STRATED BY A RED HEART) NYS PARKS". 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. 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  NEW  YORK  STATE
PARKS  REVOLVING  FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-NINE-T OF THE STATE
FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED  FOR  NEW  YORK  STATE  PARKS.  PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,  THAT  ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, FUNDS
IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND 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 PLATE.
  S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-t  to
read as follows:
  S 99-T. NEW YORK STATE PARKS REVOLVING FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
LISHED  IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16097-02-0

S. 7055                             2

AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW  YORK  STATE
PARKS REVOLVING 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 NEW YORK STATE PARKS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation  of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or
before such effective date.

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