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                                  8220

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 7, 2011
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Introduced  by M. of A. CERETTO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law  and
  the  state  finance  law,  in  relation to enacting the "Niagara parks
  reinvestment act"

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "Niagara parks reinvestment act".
  S 2. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and  historic  preservation
law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-h to read as follows:
  2-H.  BE  EMPOWERED TO REQUIRE FIFTY PERCENT OF VEHICLE USE FEE GENER-
ATED FROM ANY STATE PARK WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY LOCATED IN  THE  COUNTY  OF
NIAGARA  TO  BE  DEPOSITED IN THE NIAGARA PARKS REINVESTMENT FUND ESTAB-
LISHED IN SECTION NINETY-TWO-GG OF THE STATE  FINANCE  LAW.  THE  OFFICE
SHALL  PREPARE  AN  ANNUAL  REPORT  ON  THE  AMOUNT  OF VEHICLE USE FEES
COLLECTED AT ANY STATE PARK WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF
NIAGARA.  SUCH REPORT SHALL CONTAIN A DETAILED SUMMARY OF PROJECTS BEING
FUNDED AND THE AMOUNT EACH PROJECT IS  BEING  FUNDED  FOR.  SUCH  REPORT
SHALL  BE  DISSEMINATED  TO  THE GOVERNOR, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE
TOURISM, RECREATION AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRPERSON OF
THE ASSEMBLY TOURISM, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND  TO  ANY
MEMBER  OF  THE  STATE  SENATE OR ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING A PORTION OF THE
COUNTY OF NIAGARA.
  S 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 92-gg to
read as follows:
  S 92-GG. NIAGARA PARKS REINVESTMENT FUND. 1. THERE  IS  HEREBY  ESTAB-
LISHED  IN  THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF
TAXATION AND FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS  THE  "NIAGARA  PARKS
REINVESTMENT FUND".

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01596-01-1

              

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  2.  SUCH  FUND  SHALL  CONSIST  OF FIFTY PERCENT OF THE BALANCE OF THE
VEHICLE USE FEE GENERATED  FROM  ANY  STATE  PARK  WHOLLY  OR  PARTIALLY
LOCATED  IN  THE COUNTY OF NIAGARA AS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
TWO-H OF SECTION 3.09 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
LAW.
  3.  THE  MONEYS  APPROPRIATED  OR  TRANSFERRED  TO  THIS FUND SHALL BE
DISBURSED TO FINANCE CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENTS  IN  STATE  PARKS  WHOLLY  OR
PARTIALLY  LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NIAGARA AND/OR TO CREATE A TRANSPOR-
TATION SYSTEM LINKING THE STATE PARKS  WITH  OTHER  TOURIST  ATTRACTIONS
WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NIAGARA.
  4.  ALL PAYMENTS FROM THIS FUND SHALL BE MADE ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT
OF THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS  APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE
NIAGARA  FRONTIER  STATE  PARK,  RECREATION  AND  HISTORIC  PRESERVATION
COMMISSION.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.