S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
February 16, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. FARRELL -- (at request of the State Comptroller)
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the state finance law and chapter 453 of the laws of
2015 amending the state finance law relating to tax check-off funds,
in relation to making technical corrections to language relating to
report recipients
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph 1-a of subdivision (a)
of section 83 of the state finance law, as added by chapter 453 of the
laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner of
the department of environmental conservation shall provide a written
report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assem-
bly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of the assembly ways
and means committee, chair of the senate committee on [health] ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONSERVATION, chair of the assembly [health] ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION committee, the state comptroller and the public. Such
report shall include how the monies of the fund received pursuant to
section six hundred twenty-five of the tax law were utilized during the
preceding calendar year, and shall include:
S 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a of section 84 of the
state finance law, as added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, is
amended to read as follows:
On or before the first day of February each year, the chairperson of
the New York state Olympic regional development authority shall provide
a written report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of
the assembly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of the assem-
bly ways and means committee, chair of the senate committee on [health]
CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION, chair of the assembly
[health] TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT committee, the
state comptroller and the public. Such report shall include how the
monies of the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and
shall include:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S 3. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a of section 97-mmmm of
the state finance law, as added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, is
amended to read as follows:
On or before the first day of February each year, the director of the
New York state division of veterans' affairs shall provide a written
report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assem-
bly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of the assembly ways
and means committee, chair of the senate committee on [health] VETERANS,
HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS, chair of the assembly [health]
VETERANS' AFFAIRS committee, the state comptroller and the public. Such
report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the
preceding calendar year, and shall include:
S 4. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a of section 99-v of the
state finance law, as added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, is
amended to read as follows:
On or before the first day of February each year, the director of the
New York state division of veterans' affairs shall provide a written
report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assem-
bly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of the assembly ways
and means committee, chair of the senate committee on [health] VETERANS,
HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS, chair of the assembly [health]
VETERANS' AFFAIRS committee, the state comptroller and the public. Such
report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized during the
preceding calendar year, and shall include:
S 5. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a of section 92-w of the
state finance law, as added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, is
amended to read as follows:
On or before the first day of February each year, the director of the
division of criminal justice services shall provide a written report to
the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of
the senate finance committee, chair of the assembly ways and means
committee, chair of the senate committee on [health] CODES, chair of the
assembly [health] CODES committee, the state comptroller and the public.
Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were utilized
during the preceding calendar year, and shall include:
S 6. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a of section 79 of the
state finance law, as added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, is
amended to read as follows:
On or before the first day of February each year, the chairman of the
board of directors of the World Trade Center memorial foundation shall
provide a written report to the temporary president of the senate,
speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of
the assembly ways and means committee, [chair of the senate committee on
health, chair of the assembly health committee,] the state comptroller
and the public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund
were utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include:
S 7. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a of section 99-q of the
state finance law, as added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, is
amended to read as follows:
On or before the first day of February each year, the state fire
administrator shall provide a written report to the temporary president
of the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of the senate finance
committee, chair of the assembly ways and means committee, chair of the
senate committee on [health] LOCAL GOVERNMENT, chair of the assembly
[health] LOCAL GOVERNMENT committee, the state comptroller and the
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public. Such report shall include how the monies of the fund were
utilized during the preceding calendar year, and shall include:
S 8. Subdivision 2 of section 71-b of the state finance law, as added
by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
2. The head of the agency or entity administering the expenditure of
tax check-off monies shall report annually on the use of such monies to
the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, chair of
the senate finance committee, chair of the assembly ways and means
committee, chair of the [senate committee on health, chair of the assem-
bly health committee,] APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY,
the state comptroller and the public. Such report shall include the
amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award process used for
such disbursements, recipients of awards from the fund, the amount
awarded to each, the purposes for which such awards were granted, and a
summary financial plan for such monies which shall include estimates of
all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeeding fiscal
years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal year.
S 9. Section 95-e of the state finance law, as added by chapter 301 of
the laws of 2004, is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as
follows:
2-A. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSION-
ER OF HEALTH SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT
OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE
COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE
STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE
MONIES OF THE FUND WERE UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND
SHALL INCLUDE:
(I) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS
USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
(II) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
(III) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH;
(IV) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
(V) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
YEAR.
S 10. Section 14 of chapter 453 of the laws of 2015 amending the state
finance law relating to tax check-off funds, is amended to read as
follows:
S 14. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the provisions of section thirteen of this act shall apply to funds
established on and after such date AND FUNDS FOR WHICH A TAX CHECK-OFF
IS A SOURCE OF MONIES IN SUCH FUNDS.
S 11. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on the same date and in the same
manner as chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, took effect.