Assembly Bill A716

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   716

                       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. CAHILL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, FINCH -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.   JOHN,  LAVINE,  McENENY,  MOLINARO,  J. RIVERA,
  SWEENEY,  TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
  the  issuance  of  distinctive "Explore NY 400" license plates; and to
  amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the  "Explore
  NY 400 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  "EXPLORE NY 400" LICENSE PLATE. 1.  ANY PERSON
RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON  REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED  A  DISTINCTIVE
"EXPLORE NY 400" LICENSE PLATE OF A DESIGN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
APPLICATION  FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER
IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
  2. A DISTINCTIVE "EXPLORE NY 400" LICENSE  PLATE  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO
THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES
UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION  FOUR
HUNDRED  ONE  OF THIS ARTICLE AND AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.   SUCH ANNUAL SERVICE  CHARGE  SHALL  BE  DEPOSITED
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTI-
CLE  TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE
DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED  BY  SECTION  NINETY-FIVE-G  OF  THE  STATE
FINANCE  LAW  AND  SHALL BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING
AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE PLATES  PURSUANT  TO  SUCH  SECTION
NINETY-FIVE-G;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED
IN EXCESS OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO  THE  CREDIT  OF
THE  "EXPLORE NY 400 FUND" ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-SIX OF

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

                                                           LBD00592-01-9

A. 716                              2

THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND SHALL BE USED TO DEVELOP,  PLAN,  PROMOTE  AND
COORDINATE ACTIVITIES TO COMMEMORATE THE HUDSON-FULTON-CHAMPLAIN QUADRI-
CENTENNIAL, PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION EIGHTY-SIX.
  S  2.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 86 to
read as follows:
  S 86. EXPLORE NY 400 FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT
CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION  AND
FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "EXPLORE NY 400 FUND".
  2.  THE  EXPLORE  NY  400  FUND  SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS COLLECTED
PURSUANT TO 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  HEREIN
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.  THE  MONEYS  OF  THE EXPLORE NY 400 FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY TO
DEVELOP, PLAN, PROMOTE AND COORDINATE ACTIVITIES, AS SET FORTH IN SUBDI-
VISION ONE OF SECTION THREE OF CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED NINETY OF  THE  LAWS
OF  TWO THOUSAND ONE, TO COMMEMORATE THE HUDSON-FULTON-CHAMPLAIN QUADRI-
CENTENNIAL COMMISSION, EXCLUSIVE OF  ADMINISTRATIVE  EXPENSES.    MONEYS
SHALL  BE  PAYABLE  FROM  THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE STATE
COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR OF THE HUDSON-FULTON-CHAM-
PLAIN QUADRICENTENNIAL COMMISSION. ANY INTEREST RECEIVED  BY  THE  STATE
COMPTROLLER  ON  MONEYS  ON DEPOSIT IN THE FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN AND
BECOME PART OF SUCH FUND. NO MONEY  FROM  THE  FUND  MAY  BE  WITHDRAWN,
TRANSFERRED  OR USED BY ANY PERSON FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS PERMIT-
TED BY THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that any rules and  regu-
lations  required  to  implement  the  provisions  of  this act shall be
promulgated on or before such effective date.