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Mar 22, 2012 | print number 6170a |
Mar 22, 2012 | amend (t) and recommit to finance |
Jan 09, 2012 | referred to finance |
senate Bill S6170A
Sponsored By
Martin J. Golden
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
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- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
S6170 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9017
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §182, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S3837, A5084
S6170 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6170 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York city transit authority and any of their subsidiaries PURPOSE: The bill amends section 182 of the Executive law, to prohibit funds raised to support the MTA, the NYCTA or any of their subsidiaries from being diverted towards another purpose unless a statute is enacted to authorize such a diversion. The bill declares that the only condition where it is acceptable for these funds to be diverted is through legislation, and that legislation must include a diversion impact statement Such statement must include the amount of the diversion from each fund listed separately, the amount diverted expressed as current monthly transit fares, the cumulative amount of diversion from the previous 5 years and a detailed estimate of the impact of the diversion from dedicated mass transit funds will have on service, maintenance, security and the current capital program. The funds affected are listed as including, but not limited to § 88-a and 89-c of the state finance law and chapter 25 of the Laws of 2009. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill requires that these funds, which were put into law for the
S6170 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6170 I N S E N A T E January 9, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York city transit authority and any of their subsidiaries THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 182 of the executive law, as amended by section 1 of part J of chapter 56 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: S 182. Diversion of funds dedicated to the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York city transit authority and any of their subsidiaries to the general fund of the state is prohibited. 1. The director shall be prohibited from diverting revenues derived from taxes and fees paid by the public into any fund created by law including, but not limited to sections eighty-eight-a and eighty-nine-c of the state finance law and chapter twenty-five of the laws of two thousand nine for the purpose of funding the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York city transit authority and any of their subsidiaries into the general fund of the state or into any other fund maintained for the support of another governmental purpose. No diversion of funds can occur contrary to this section by an administrative act of the director or any other person in the executive branch [unless the governor declares a fiscal emergency, and communicates such emergency to the temporary pres- ident of the senate and speaker of the assembly, and] BUT CAN OCCUR ONLY UPON a statute [is] enacted into law authorizing a diversion that would otherwise be prohibited by this section. 2. IF ANY DIVERSION OF FUNDS OCCURS BY PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION DURING A REGULAR OR EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE BUDGET OR LEGISLATION DIVERTING FUNDS SHALL INCLUDE A DIVERSION IMPACT STATEMENT WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (A) THE AMOUNT OF THE DIVERSION FROM DEDICATED MASS TRANSIT FUNDS; (B) THE AMOUNT DIVERTED FROM EACH FUND; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Joseph P. Addabbo Jr
(D) 15th Senate District
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
John J. Bonacic
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Martin Malavé Dilan
(D) 0 Senate District
S6170A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9017
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §182, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S3837, A5084
S6170A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6170A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to public transportation systems PURPOSE: The bill amends section 182 of the Executive law, to prohibit funds dedicated to public transportation systems from being diverted towards another purpose, unless a statute is enacted to authorize such a diversion. The bill declares that funds dedicated to public transportation systems may only be diverted by statute, and that the legislation must include a diversion impact statement written by the director of the budget. Such statement must include the amount of the diversion from each transit dedicated fund listed separately, the amount diverted expressed as current monthly transit fares, the cumulative amount of diversion from the previous 5 years and a detailed estimate of the impact of the diversion from dedicated mass transit funds will have on service, maintenance, security and the current capital program. The funds affected are listed as including, but not limited to § 88-a and 89-c of the state finance law and chapter 25 of the Laws of 2009.
S6170A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6170--A I N S E N A T E January 9, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to public transportation systems THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 182 of the executive law, as amended by section 1 of part J of chapter 56 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: S 182. Diversion of funds dedicated to [the metropolitan transporta- tion authority or the New York city transit authority and any of their subsidiaries] PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS to the general fund of the state OR TO ANY OTHER PURPOSE, is prohibited. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM" SHALL MEAN ANY PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION CONSTITUTING A TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY WHICH PROVIDES OR CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF, UNDER JOINT SUPPORT ARRANGE- MENTS, MASS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR ANY COUNTY OR CITY WHICH PROVIDES OR CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF, PURSU- ANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN-R OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, MASS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. 2. The director OF THE BUDGET shall be prohibited from diverting revenues derived from taxes and fees paid by the public into any fund created by law including, but not limited to sections eighty-eight-a [and], eighty-nine-c AND NINETY-TWO-FF of the state finance law and chapter twenty-five of the laws of two thousand nine for the purpose of funding [the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York city transit authority and any of their subsidiaries] PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS into the general fund of the state or into any other fund main- tained for the support of another governmental purpose. No diversion of funds can occur contrary to this section by an administrative act of the director OF THE BUDGET or any other person in the executive branch [unless the governor declares a fiscal emergency, and communicates such EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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