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Assembly Bill A6534A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides state assistance to certain counties in which an Indian nation is located

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2017-A6534 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2567
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §54-n, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7493, S5864
2015-2016: A2542, A7262, S4596
2019-2020: S269
2021-2022: S2257

2017-A6534 - Summary

Provides state assistance to the counties of Cayuga and Seneca in which an Indian nation is located.

2017-A6534 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6534
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KOLB, FINCH, OAKS, PALMESANO -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  state  assistance
   to certain counties in which an Indian nation is located
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 54-m to read as follows:
   §  54-M.  STATE  ASSISTANCE  TO  ELIGIBLE  COUNTIES IN WHICH AN INDIAN
 NATION IS LOCATED. 1. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  UNLESS
 OTHERWISE  EXPRESSLY  STATED,  "ELIGIBLE  COUNTY"  SHALL MEAN CAYUGA AND
 SENECA COUNTIES.
   2. WITHIN THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AN ELIGIBLE  COUNTY  SHALL
 RECEIVE  AN  AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO  ITS  PRIOR YEAR PAYMENTS MADE TO MUNICI-
 PALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROPERTY TAXES LEVIED UPON  AN  INDIAN
 NATION BUT UNPAID BY SUCH INDIAN NATION.
   3.  STATE  AID  PAYMENTS  MADE  TO AN ELIGIBLE COUNTY PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE USED TO MAKE AN ELIGIBLE COUNTY WHOLE  FOR  PAYMENT  OF
 UNCOLLECTED TAXES TO MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THEREIN AND MAY
 BE DEPOSITED INTO AN ELIGIBLE COUNTY'S FUND WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.
   4.  PAYMENTS OF STATE AID PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE ON OR
 BEFORE JUNE THIRTIETH OF EACH STATE FISCAL  YEAR  TO  THE  CHIEF  FISCAL
 OFFICER  OF  EACH  ELIGIBLE COUNTY AND ON AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE STATE
 COMPTROLLER OUT OF MONEYS  APPROPRIATED  BY  THE  LEGISLATURE  FOR  SUCH
 PURPOSE  TO  THE CREDIT OF THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE FUND IN THE GENERAL FUND
 OF THE STATE TREASURY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03334-01-7

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2017-A6534A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2567
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §54-n, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7493, S5864
2015-2016: A2542, A7262, S4596
2019-2020: S269
2021-2022: S2257

2017-A6534A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides state assistance to the counties of Cayuga and Seneca in which an Indian nation is located.

2017-A6534A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6534--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KOLB, FINCH, OAKS, PALMESANO -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Ways and  Means  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  state  assistance
   to certain counties in which an Indian nation is located
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 54-n to read as follows:
   §  54-N.  STATE  ASSISTANCE  TO  ELIGIBLE  COUNTIES IN WHICH AN INDIAN
 NATION IS LOCATED. 1. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  UNLESS
 OTHERWISE  EXPRESSLY  STATED,  "ELIGIBLE  COUNTY"  SHALL MEAN CAYUGA AND
 SENECA COUNTIES.
   2. WITHIN THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AN ELIGIBLE  COUNTY  SHALL
 RECEIVE  AN  AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO  ITS  PRIOR YEAR PAYMENTS MADE TO MUNICI-
 PALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROPERTY TAXES LEVIED UPON  AN  INDIAN
 NATION BUT UNPAID BY SUCH INDIAN NATION.
   3.  STATE  AID  PAYMENTS  MADE  TO AN ELIGIBLE COUNTY PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE USED TO MAKE AN ELIGIBLE COUNTY WHOLE  FOR  PAYMENT  OF
 UNCOLLECTED TAXES TO MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS THEREIN AND MAY
 BE DEPOSITED INTO AN ELIGIBLE COUNTY'S FUND WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.
   4.  PAYMENTS OF STATE AID PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE ON OR
 BEFORE JUNE THIRTIETH OF EACH STATE FISCAL  YEAR  TO  THE  CHIEF  FISCAL
 OFFICER  OF  EACH  ELIGIBLE COUNTY AND ON AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE STATE
 COMPTROLLER OUT OF MONEYS  APPROPRIATED  BY  THE  LEGISLATURE  FOR  SUCH
 PURPOSE  TO  THE CREDIT OF THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE FUND IN THE GENERAL FUND
 OF THE STATE TREASURY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03334-04-8

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