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BILL NUMBER: S54314
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the
authorization for imposition of additional sales tax in the county of
Livingston
PURPOSE :
This bill would allow Livingston County to continue to add an
additional one percent to its sales tax to meet operating costs of the
county government.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Amends Section 1210 of the Tax Law to authorize Livingston County to
continue to add an additional one percent sales tax to the present
three percent rate until November 30, 2011.
JUSTIFICATION :
Livingston County has requested authorization to continue its sales
tax collection at four percent. This legislation authorizes Livingston
County to continue this increase which is essential to meet a balanced
budget for governmental services.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
S.3678/A.6634, Chapter 118 of 2007
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4314
Extraordinary Session
I N S E N A T E
June 23, 2009
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of the Governor) -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization
for imposition of additional sales tax in the county of Livingston
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Clause 32 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of
section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 118 of the laws of
2007, is amended to read as follows:
(32) the county of Livingston is hereby further authorized and
empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions
imposing such taxes at a rate which is one percent additional to the
three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county
for the period beginning June first, two thousand three, and ending
November thirtieth, two thousand [nine] ELEVEN;
S 2. Section 1262-p of the tax law, as amended by chapter 118 of the
laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
S 1262-p. Disposition of net collections from the additional one
percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes in the county of
Livingston. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, if the coun-
ty of Livingston imposes the additional one percent rate of sales and
compensating use taxes authorized by section twelve hundred ten of this
article for all or any portion of the period beginning June first, two
thousand three and ending November thirtieth, two thousand [nine]
ELEVEN, the county shall use all net collections from such additional
one percent rate to pay the county's expenses for Medicaid. The net
collections from the additional one percent rate imposed pursuant to
this section shall be deposited in a special fund to be created by such
county separate and apart from any other funds and accounts of the coun-
ty. Any and all remaining net collections from such additional one
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01512-01-9
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