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Assembly Bill A851A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Grants personal income taxpayers the ability to make a gift to the state parks on their tax returns; establishes the state parks fund

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2015-A851 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §627-c, Tax L; add §83-b, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6081

2015-A851 - Summary

Grants personal income taxpayers the ability to make a gift to the state parks on their tax returns; establishes the state parks fund to provide monies to the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation for the operation and maintenance of the state parks.

2015-A851 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   851

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MARKEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to  amend  the tax law, in relation to establishing the gift to
  state parks on personal income tax  forms;  and  to  amend  the  state
  finance law, in relation to establishing the state parks fund

  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  630-d  to
read as follows:
  S 630-D. GIFT TO STATE PARKS. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON
OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXA-
BLE  YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE PARKS FUND. SUCH CONTRIB-
UTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR  AMOUNT  AND  SHALL  NOT  REDUCE  THE
AMOUNT  OF  STATE  TAX  OWED  BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
INCLUDE SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN FORM TO ENABLE A TAXPAY-
ER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF
LAW, ALL REVENUE COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID TO THE
STATE  PARKS  FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-THREE-A OF THE
STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 83-a  to
read as follows:
  S  83-A. STATE PARKS FUND. 1. A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "STATE
PARKS FUND" IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE  JOINT  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE
COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE.
  2.  THE  FUND  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  ALL MONIES TRANSFERRED TO SUCH FUND
PURSUANT TO LAW, ALL MONIES REQUIRED BY ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO BE  PAID
OR  CREDITED  TO THE FUND, ALL MONIES FROM GIFTS PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX
HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF THE TAX LAW AND  ANY  INTEREST  EARNINGS  WHICH  MAY
ACCRUE  FROM  INVESTMENT  OF MONIES IN THE FUND. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION
SHALL BE DEEMED TO PREVENT THE STATE FROM  RECEIVING  GRANTS,  GIFTS  OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05718-01-5

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2015-A851A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §627-c, Tax L; add §83-b, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6081

2015-A851A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants personal income taxpayers the ability to make a gift to the state parks on their tax returns; establishes the state parks fund to provide monies to the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation for the operation and maintenance of the state parks.

2015-A851A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 851--A
                                                         Cal. No. 43

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. MARKEY, JAFFEE, DUPREY, RAIA, GALEF, DiPIETRO,
  CAHILL, LINARES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  CERETTO,  GIGLIO,
  GLICK,  MAGEE, McLAUGHLIN, TENNEY, THIELE -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Ways and  Means  --  advanced  to  a  third  reading,
  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place on the order of
  third reading

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to  establishing  the  gift  to
  state  parks  on  personal  income  tax  forms; and to amend the state
  finance law, in relation to establishing the state parks fund

  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 627-c to
read as follows:
  S 627-C. GIFT TO STATE PARKS. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON
OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXA-
BLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE PARKS FUND. SUCH  CONTRIB-
UTION  SHALL  BE  IN  ANY  WHOLE  DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
INCLUDE SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN FORM TO ENABLE A TAXPAY-
ER  TO  MAKE  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
LAW, ALL REVENUE COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID TO THE
STATE PARKS FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-THREE-B  OF  THE
STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 83-b to
read as follows:
  S 83-B. STATE PARKS FUND. 1. A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE  "STATE
PARKS  FUND"  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE
COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE.
  2. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF  ALL  MONIES  TRANSFERRED  TO  SUCH  FUND
PURSUANT  TO LAW, ALL MONIES REQUIRED BY ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO BE PAID
OR CREDITED TO THE FUND, ALL MONIES FROM GIFTS PURSUANT TO  SECTION  SIX

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

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