S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5742
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 3, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, ALESI, BONACIC, FARLEY, FLANAGAN,
FUSCHILLO, GOLDEN, GRIFFO, HANNON, O. JOHNSON, LANZA, LARKIN, LEIBELL,
LIBOUS, LITTLE, MARCELLINO, MAZIARZ, McDONALD, MORAHAN, NOZZOLIO,
PADAVAN, RANZENHOFER, SEWARD, SKELOS, VOLKER, WINNER, YOUNG -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to state spending for
fiscal years 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 54 of the legis-
lative law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The legislature shall enact a budget for the upcoming fiscal year
that it determines is balanced in the general fund. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
ALL FUNDS SPENDING FOR EACH OF THE STATE FISCAL YEARS TWO THOUSAND TEN-
-TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWELVE AND TWO
THOUSAND TWELVE--TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN INDIVIDUALLY, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
SPENDING FROM ALL STATE REVENUE SOURCES INCLUDING TAXES, FEES, FINES,
FEDERAL GRANTS, BOND PROCEEDS, LOTTERY PROCEEDS AND MISCELLANEOUS
RECEIPTS, AND WHICH COMPRISES SPENDING FROM THE GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL
REVENUE FUNDS, CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND, DEBT SERVICE FUNDS, INTERNAL
SERVICE FUNDS, ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND FIDUCIARY FUNDS, SHALL NOT EXCEED
TOTAL SPENDING IN THE STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO THOUSAND
TEN; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH SPENDING MAY EXCEED SUCH AMOUNT BY THE
AMOUNT OF ANY UNEXPECTED FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE STATE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14080-01-9