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                                    736
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, ENGLEBRIGHT, BENEDETTO, TITONE, GALEF,
   ZEBROWSKI, OTIS, MONTESANO, WALTER, SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --
   M.  of A.  BARCLAY, BUTLER, CROUCH, GLICK, HAWLEY, KEARNS, KOLB, LUPI-
   NACCI, MAGEE, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, OAKS, PERRY,  RAIA,  RIVERA,  STEC,
   THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
   distinctive  "I love NYS parks" license plates; and to amend the state
   finance law, in relation to establishing  the  New  York  state  parks
   revolving fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 404-y to read as follows:
   § 404-Y. DISTINCTIVE "I LOVE NYS PARKS" LICENSE PLATES. 1.  ANY PERSON
 RESIDING  IN  THIS  STATE  SHALL UPON REQUEST BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE "I
 LOVE NYS PARKS" LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE PHRASE "I LOVE ("LOVE"  DEMON-
 STRATED  BY A RED HEART) NYS PARKS". APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATES
 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2.  ANY  DISTINCTIVE  PLATE  ISSUED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE
 REGULAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF  THIS
 ARTICLE  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
 TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE. SUCH ANNUAL SERVICE
 CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  FOUR
 HUNDRED  FOUR-OO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  TO THE CREDIT OF THE NEW YORK STATE
 PARKS REVOLVING FUND ESTABLISHED BY  SECTION  NINETY-SEVEN-AAAA  OF  THE
 STATE FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR NEW YORK STATE PARKS. PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT  ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, FUNDS
 IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH  THEREOF  AS  MAY  BE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 AVAILABLE  SHALL BE ALLOCATED FROM SUCH FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFSET
 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATE.
   §  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 97-aaaa
 to read as follows:
   § 97-AAAA. NEW YORK STATE PARKS REVOLVING FUND.  1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED  IN  THE  JOINT  CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND
 FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK
 STATE PARKS REVOLVING FUND".
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-Y OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW
 AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM
 ANY  OTHER  FUND  OR  SOURCE  PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
 SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION  AND  DEPOSITING
 THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY FOR NEW YORK STATE PARKS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
 before such effective date.