S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
July 6, 2010
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Koon) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the distribution of monies
collected from the public safety communications surcharge
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 6 of section 186-f of
the tax law, as added by section 3 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws
of 2009, are amended and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as
follows:
(d) Not less than the sum of ten million dollars annually must be
disbursed pursuant to article six-A of the county law and appropriated
by the legislature; [and]
(e) To provide the costs of debt service for bonds and notes issued to
finance expedited deployment funding pursuant to the provisions of
section three hundred thirty-three of the county law and section sixteen
hundred eighty-nine-h of the public authorities law[.]; AND
(F) UP TO THE SUM OF FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN STATE
FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TEN - TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN AND EACH FISCAL YEAR
THEREAFTER, TO FUND A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY
THE OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY, WITH GRANTS AWARDED TO ELIGIBLE COUNTY
GOVERNMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAINTENANCE
AND/OR IMPROVEMENT OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, WITH PREFERENCE
GOING TO THOSE COUNTIES WHO PROPOSE SYSTEMS ENHANCEMENTS DESIGNED TO
ACHIEVE REGIONAL OR STATEWIDE INTEROPERABILITY. THE OFFICE FOR TECHNOLO-
GY SHALL ESTABLISH BY RULE OR REGULATION THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA TO BE
USED IN JUDGING FROM AMONG THOSE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED EACH YEAR THOSE
WHICH DESERVE FUNDING.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15071-04-0
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