Senate Bill S6804

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to expenditures supported by monies retained in a municipal contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund

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  • 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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2019-S6804 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8737
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-e, Gen Muni L; amd §8, Chap 868 of 1975
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A758

2019-S6804 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes certain expenditures supported by monies retained in a municipal contingency and tax stabilization reserve fund from the budget when determining whether the budget is balanced in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the state comptroller's uniform system of accounts for municipalities.

2019-S6804 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6804 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6804
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the New York state  finan-
   cial  emergency  act for the city of New York, in relation to expendi-
   tures supported by monies retained in a municipal contingency and  tax
   stabilization reserve fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph l of subdivision 1 of section 6-e of the  general
 municipal  law,  as added by chapter 655 of the laws of 1992, is amended
 and a new paragraph o is added to read as follows:
   l. "Unanticipated revenue  loss"  means  estimated  revenue  which  is
 rendered  unreceivable  because  of  a  change in federal or state laws,
 rules or regulations, a court order, judgement or  decree,  AN  ECONOMIC
 RECESSION,  or  other  circumstance,  which takes effect or occurs after
 final adoption of the annual  budget  and  which  could  not  have  been
 reasonably anticipated prior to final adoption of the annual budget.
   O. "ECONOMIC RECESSION" MEANS TWO QUARTERS OF NEGATIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH
 AS EVIDENCED BY A DECLINE IN INCOME, EMPLOYMENT OR SPENDING.
   § 2. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 6-e of the general municipal law,
 subdivision 3 and paragraph d of subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 528
 of  the  laws  of  2000 and subdivision 4 as added by chapter 655 of the
 laws of 1992, are amended to read as follows:
   3. There may be  paid  into  the  contingency  and  tax  stabilization
 reserve  fund  such  amounts  as  may  be provided therefor by budgetary
 appropriation, unappropriated unreserved fund balance  in  the  eligible
 portion  of  the annual budget, and such revenues as are not required by
 law to be paid into any other fund or account; provided,  however,  that
 no  amount  may  be  appropriated for payment into a contingency and tax
 stabilization reserve fund which would cause the balance of the fund  to
 exceed  ten percent of the eligible portion of the annual budget for the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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