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                                   6640
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing the
   gun research safety fund; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   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 86
 to read as follows:
   §  86. GUN RESEARCH SAFETY FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE
 CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE  "GUN
 RESEARCH SAFETY FUND".
   2.  THE  SOURCES OF FUNDS SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS COLLECTED THERE-
 FOR, OR MONEYS CREDITED, APPROPRIATED OR TRANSFERRED  THERETO  FROM  ANY
 OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW, OR ANY OTHER MONEYS MADE AVAILABLE
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND.
   3.  MONIES  OF  THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF  NEW  YORK  FOR  GUN  RESEARCH  SAFETY.  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF HEALTH AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL PROVIDE
 GRANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING AND FINANCING GUN RESEARCH SAFETY.
   4. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND  WARRANT  OF
 THE  COMPTROLLER  ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER
 OF HEALTH BY THE COMPTROLLER.
   § 2. The commissioner of  health  and  the  chancellor  of  the  state
 university  of New York shall establish regulations for the criteria for
 eligibility for grants under section 86 of the state finance law.
   § 3. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), or so much  thereof
 as  may  be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the gun research safety
 fund as established pursuant to section 86 of the state finance law from
 any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to  the  credit  of
 the  account not otherwise appropriated for services and expenses of the
 account for the purposes of carrying out the  provisions  of  this  act.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 Such moneys shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the comptroller
 on  vouchers  certified or approved by the commissioner of health in the
 manner prescribed by law.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.