NY State Senate Bill 2009-S1860

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	referred to investigations and government operations
Mar 18, 2009	committee discharged and committed to investigations and government operations
Feb 09, 2009	referred to finance

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2009-S1860 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Add §178-a, Tax L; amd §200, V & T L

2009-S1860 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the gasoline tax rebate program.

2009-S1860 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1860

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the tax law and the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to establishing the gasoline tax rebate program; and making
an appropriation therefor; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

Enacts the gasoline tax rebate program; appropriation.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Adds a new Section 178-a to the tax law creating a gasoline tax rebate
program offering New York resident income taxpayers a one-time rebate
check on their state gasoline taxes in the following amounts.

Downstate (NYC and Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam,
Orange and Dutchess Counties)

$100 for individuals with a motor vehicle registered in the State of
New York whose annual income is below $90K; or $200 for couples filing
jointly with a motor vehicle registered in the State of New York whose

annual income is below $150K.

Upstate (All other counties)

$100 for individuals with a motor vehicle registered in the State of
New York whose annual income is below $75K; or $200 for couples filing
jointly with a motor vehicle registered in the State of New York whose
annual income is below $125K.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Rising fuel prices are keeping many state residents closer to home
during this summer's travel season but even driving to New York
State's great parks and beaches can get expensive with statewide gas
prices averaging well over $4.00 per gallon This legislation would
help promote state tourism and give working families a much-needed
economic boost by providing families earning less than $150,000 a
one-time gas tax rebate of up to $200 if they own a car that is
registered in New York State.

New York State addresses record gas price in 2006 with a law capping
the amount of state taxes charged on gasoline, saving New Yorkers
about 8 cents per gallon, but rapidly escalating prices have nullified
that law's positive effects. This new gas tax relief proposal would
guarantee that the gas tax savings is passed directly to the consumer.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2008 - S8458 - Referred to Finance

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS  :

$300,000,000 is appropriated to pay for the credit.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2009 and shall expire and be
deemed repealed on December 31, 2009, provided, however that the
commissioner of taxation and finance shall promulgate any and all
rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to
implement this act on its effective date.

2009-S1860 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1860

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, ADAMS, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY, MONT-
  GOMERY,  ONORATO,  OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, SAMPSON, STACHOWSKI, STAVISKY,
  THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the tax law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation
  to  establishing the gasoline tax rebate program; and making an appro-
  priation therefor; and providing for the  repeal  of  such  provisions
  upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a  new  section  178-a  to
read as follows:
  S  178-A. GASOLINE TAX REBATE PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE
A SINGLE GASOLINE TAX REBATE TO RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE,  AS  DETERMINED
BY  THIS  CHAPTER,  ONLY  FOR THE TAX YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND NINE AND ENDING DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE.  A
LIST  OF  PASSENGER VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THIS STATE SHALL BE FURNISHED
TO THE COMMISSIONER BY THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR  VEHICLES.  THE  REBATE
SHALL BE ISSUED AS FOLLOWS AND BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
  (A)  IN  A  CITY  WITH  A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE AND IN THE
COUNTIES OF SUFFOLK, NASSAU, WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND, PUTNAM,  ORANGE  AND
DUTCHESS  A  REBATE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS SHALL BE ISSUED TO EACH RESI-
DENT OWNING A PASSENGER VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THIS STATE AND  HAVING  AN
ANNUAL INCOME OF NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS DURING THE TWO THOUSAND
SEVEN  TAX  YEAR; OR IN THE CASE OF RESIDENT COUPLES FILING JOINT INCOME
TAX RETURNS PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER OWNING A  PASSENGER  MOTOR  VEHICLE
REGISTERED  IN  THIS  STATE  AND  HAVING AN ANNUAL INCOME OF ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS DURING THE TWO THOUSAND  EIGHT  TAX  YEAR
SAID REBATE SHALL BE TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  (B)  IN ALL OTHER CITIES AND COUNTIES EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH
(A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION A REBATE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS SHALL BE  ISSUED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05254-01-9

S. 1860                             2

TO EACH RESIDENT OWNING A PASSENGER VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THIS STATE AND
HAVING  AN ANNUAL INCOME OF SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS DURING
THE TWO THOUSAND EIGHT TAX YEAR; OR IN  THE  CASE  OF  RESIDENT  COUPLES
FILING  JOINT  INCOME  TAX  RETURNS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS CHAPTER OWNING A
PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THIS STATE AND  HAVING  AN  ANNUAL
INCOME  OF  ONE  HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS DURING THE
TWO THOUSAND EIGHT TAX YEAR SAID REBATE SHALL BE TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE THE REBATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE
OF THIS SECTION ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER SECOND, TWO THOUSAND NINE.
  S 2. Section 200 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A LIST OF ALL PASSENGER  MOTOR  VEHI-
CLES  REGISTERED  IN THIS STATE WITH THE DESIGNATED OWNER THEREOF TO THE
COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE TO ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING THE GASO-
LINE TAX REBATE PROGRAM AS SET FORTH IN THE TAX LAW.
  S 3. The sum of three hundred million dollars  ($300,000,000),  or  so
much  thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the depart-
ment of taxation and finance out of any moneys  in  the  state  treasury
collected  pursuant  to article 12-A of the tax law not otherwise appro-
priated and used for the  acquisition  of  property  necessary  for  the
construction  and  reconstruction of highways and bridges or culverts on
the state highway system, and  for  the  construction,  maintenance  and
repair of such highways and bridges or culverts, all under the direction
of  the  commissioner of transportation as provided for in subdivision 1
of section 289-e of the tax  law  or  otherwise  deposited  or  disposed
pursuant to subdivision (d) of section 301-j of the tax law. Such moneys
shall  be made immediately available for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this act.
  S 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009 and shall expire  and  be
deemed  repealed  December  31, 2009. Effective immediately, the commis-
sioner of taxation and finance may promulgate  any  and  all  rules  and
regulations  and take any other measures necessary to implement this act
on its effective date.

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2009-S1860 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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