S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1044
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. DelMONTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to Tribal-state
compact revenue accounts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 99-h of the state finance law, as
amended by chapter 747 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
3. Moneys of the account, following appropriation by the legislature,
shall be available for purposes including but not limited to: (a)
reimbursements or payments to municipal governments that host tribal
casinos pursuant to a tribal-state compact for costs incurred in
connection with services provided to such casinos or arising as a result
thereof, for economic development opportunities and job expansion
programs authorized by the executive law; provided, however, that for
any gaming facility located in the CITY OF BUFFALO, county of Erie, the
[municipal governments hosting the facility] CITY OF BUFFALO, shall
[collectively] receive a minimum of [twenty-five] SEVENTY-FIVE percent
of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming
devices the state receives pursuant to the compact, and provided further
that for any gaming facility located in the city of Niagara Falls, coun-
ty of Niagara a minimum of [twenty-five] SEVENTY-FIVE percent of the
negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the
state receives pursuant to the compact shall be distributed in accord-
ance with subdivision four of this section, and provided further that
for any gaming facility located in the county or counties of Cattarau-
gus, Chautauqua or Allegany, the municipal governments of the state
hosting the facility shall collectively receive a minimum of twenty-five
percent of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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gaming devices the state receives pursuant to the compact; and provided
further that pursuant to chapter five hundred ninety of the laws of two
thousand four, a minimum of twenty-five percent of the revenues received
by the state pursuant to the state's compact with the St. Regis Mohawk
tribe shall be made available to the counties of Franklin and St.
Lawrence, and affected towns in such counties. Each such county and its
affected towns shall receive fifty percent of the moneys made available
by the state; and (b) support and services of treatment programs for
persons suffering from gambling addictions. Moneys not appropriated for
such purposes shall be transferred to the general fund for the support
of government during the fiscal year in which they are received.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to subdivision 3 of section 99-h of the state finance law
made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.