Assembly Bill A6909

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the tourist home, inn, hotel or motel tax in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6909 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4547
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1202-g, Tax L

2015-A6909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the tourist home, inn, hotel or motel tax in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs.

2015-A6909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6909

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WOERNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDO-
  NALD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the tourist home, inn, hotel
  or motel tax in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 9 of section 1202-g of the tax law, as amended
by chapter 24 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  (9) Revenues resulting from the imposition of tax authorized  by  this
section  shall  be  paid into the treasury of the county of Saratoga and
shall be credited to and deposited in the general fund  of  the  county;
the net collections therefrom shall thereafter be allocated by the board
of supervisors of Saratoga county [only] FIFTY PERCENT for the promotion
of  tourism  and  conventions  AND  FIFTY PERCENT TO THE SARATOGA COUNTY
PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP, INC. FOR THE  PROMOTION  OF  TOURISM  AND  OTHER
ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT-RELATED  PURPOSES  provided, however, that the net
collections pursuant to subdivision one-a of this section shall be  paid
to the general fund of the city of Saratoga Springs, the net collections
pursuant  to subdivision one-b of this section shall be paid to the city
of Saratoga Springs convention and tourism bureau for use  in  marketing
the  city of Saratoga Springs as a destination for conventions and group
tours and the net collections pursuant  to  subdivision  one-c  of  this
section  shall  be placed in an interest bearing capital reserve account
to fund the expansion and renovation of the City Center until such  time
as the expansion and renovation has been completed, and thereafter shall
be  placed  in  a  special account which may be drawn upon to offset any
operating deficit maintained by the City Center.  A  committee  of  nine
persons  TO  ADVISE THE BOARD ON EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE COUNTY FOR THE
PROMOTION OF TOURISM AND CONVENTIONS shall be appointed by such board of
supervisors, four of whom shall  be  members  of  such  body  WHO  SHALL
INCLUDE  THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD'S

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09931-01-5
              

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