NY State Senate Bill 2017-S5361

Senate Bill S5361

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the tribal state compact revenue account and extending the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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2017-S5361 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §99-h, St Fin L; amd §2, Chap 747 of 2006
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S7775
2019-2020: S1532

2017-S5361 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the tribal state compact revenue account and extending the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

2017-S5361 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5361

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the state finance law, in relation
to the tribal-state compact revenue account; and to amend chapter 747
of the laws of 2006, amending the state finance law relating to
disbursements from the tribal-state compact revenue account to certain
municipalities, in relation to extending the repeal of such provisions
upon expiration thereof

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This legislation seeks to increase the local share received by the
city of Buffalo for hosting a casino.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill increases the minimum amount of the negotiated
net drop received by the State for a gaming facility located within
Buffalo to 75% from 25%.

Section 2 of the bill increases the minimum amount of the negotiated
net drop received by the State for a gaming facility located within
Buffalo to 75% from 25%.

Section 3 of the bill increases the minimum amount of the negotiated
net drop received by the State for a gaming facility located within

Buffalo to 75% from 25%.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The Seneca Niagara Casinos in downtown Buffalo began a transformative
process for the city and entire region. It's placement and operation
helped kick start the resurgence of this industrial city. After years
of cooperation, and joint decision making, the city of Buffalo
deserves to keep more shares of the casino's profits, instead of these
locally earned profits heading to Albany and being distributed through
the General Fund. Similar reallocations of funds have occurred between
other casinos and their host localities.

This legislation seeks to change the percentage being received by the
City so that Buffalo may continue to develop its downtown area. The
amount of money being sent to the City will change from 25% of the
negotiated net drop to 75%, to increase the funds available directly
for the City and its development projects.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Increased revenue to the City of Buffalo and decreased revenue to the
General Fund.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S5361 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5361
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  the  tribal-state
   compact revenue account; and to amend chapter 747 of the laws of 2006,
   amending  the  state  finance  law  relating to disbursements from the
   tribal-state compact revenue account  to  certain  municipalities,  in
   relation  to  extending  the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
   thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 99-h of the state finance law, as
 amended by section 7 of chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   3.  Moneys of the account, following the segregation of appropriations
 enacted by the legislature, shall be available  for  purposes  including
 but  not limited to: (a) reimbursements or payments to municipal govern-
 ments that host tribal casinos pursuant to a  tribal-state  compact  for
 costs  incurred  in connection with services provided to such casinos or
 arising as a result thereof, for economic development opportunities  and
 job expansion programs authorized by the executive law; provided, howev-
 er,  that  for  any  gaming facility located in the city of Buffalo, the
 city of Buffalo shall receive a minimum  of  [twenty-five]  SEVENTY-FIVE
 percent  of  the  negotiated  percentage of the net drop from electronic
 gaming devices the state receives pursuant to the compact, and  provided
 further  that  for  any  gaming  facility located in the city of Niagara
 Falls, county of Niagara a minimum of twenty-five percent of the negoti-
 ated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the state
 receives pursuant to the compact shall be distributed in accordance with
 subdivision four of this section, and  provided  further  that  for  any
 gaming  facility located in the county or counties of Cattaraugus, Chau-
 tauqua or Allegany, the municipal governments of the state  hosting  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10585-01-7

 S. 5361                             2
 
 facility  shall collectively receive a minimum of twenty-five percent of
 the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices
 the state receives pursuant to the compact; and  provided  further  that
 pursuant  to  chapter  five  hundred  ninety of the laws of two thousand
 four, a minimum of twenty-five percent of the revenues received  by  the
 state  pursuant  to  the state's compact with the St. Regis Mohawk tribe
 shall be made available to the counties of Franklin  and  St.  Lawrence,
 and  affected  towns in such counties. Each such county and its affected
 towns shall receive fifty percent of the moneys made  available  by  the
 state;  and  provided further that the state shall annually make twenty-
 five percent of the negotiated percentage  of  the  net  drop  from  all
 gaming  devices  the  state  actually  receives  pursuant  to the Oneida
 Settlement Agreement confirmed by section eleven of the executive law as
 available to the county of Oneida, and  a  sum  of  three  and  one-half
 million  dollars to the county of Madison. Additionally, the state shall
 distribute for a period of nineteen and one-quarter years, an additional
 annual sum of two and one-half million dollars to the county of  Oneida.
 Additionally,  the  state  shall  distribute the one-time eleven million
 dollar payment received by the state pursuant to such agreement with the
 Oneida Nation of New York to the county of Madison by wire transfer upon
 receipt of such payment by the state; and (b) support  and  services  of
 treatment  programs  for  persons  suffering  from  gambling addictions.
 Moneys not segregated for such purposes  shall  be  transferred  to  the
 general  fund  for  the  support of government during the fiscal year in
 which they are received.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section  99-h  of  the  state  finance  law,  as
 amended  by  section 8 of chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended to
 read as follows:
   3. Moneys of the account, following the segregation of  appropriations
 enacted  by  the  legislature, shall be available for purposes including
 but not limited to: (a) reimbursements or payments to municipal  govern-
 ments  that  host  tribal casinos pursuant to a tribal-state compact for
 costs incurred in connection with services provided to such  casinos  or
 arising  as a result thereof, for economic development opportunities and
 job expansion programs authorized by the executive law; provided, howev-
 er, that for any gaming facility  located  in  the  county  of  Erie  or
 Niagara,  the  municipal  governments hosting the facility shall collec-
 tively receive a  minimum  of  twenty-five  percent  of  the  negotiated
 percentage  of  the  net  drop  from electronic gaming devices the state
 receives pursuant to the compact, AND FOR ANY GAMING FACILITY LOCATED IN
 THE CITY OF BUFFALO THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT HOSTING THE FACILITY  SHALL
 COLLECTIVELY RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE NEGOTIATED
 PERCENTAGE  OF  THE  NET  DROP  FOR  ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES THE STATE
 RECEIVES PURSUANT TO THE COMPACT, and  provided  further  that  for  any
 gaming  facility located in the county or counties of Cattaraugus, Chau-
 tauqua or Allegany, the municipal governments of the state  hosting  the
 facility  shall collectively receive a minimum of twenty-five percent of
 the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices
 the state receives pursuant to the compact; and  provided  further  that
 pursuant  to  chapter  five  hundred  ninety of the laws of two thousand
 four, a minimum of twenty-five percent of the revenues received  by  the
 state  pursuant  to  the state's compact with the St. Regis Mohawk tribe
 shall be made available to the counties of Franklin  and  St.  Lawrence,
 and  affected  towns in such counties. Each such county and its affected
 towns shall receive fifty percent of the moneys made  available  by  the
 state;  and  provided further that the state shall annually make twenty-

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 five percent of the negotiated percentage  of  the  net  drop  from  all
 gaming  devices  the  state  actually  receives  pursuant  to the Oneida
 Settlement Agreement confirmed by section eleven of  the  executive  law
 available  to  the  county  of  Oneida,  and a sum of three and one-half
 million dollars to the county of Madison. Additionally, the state  shall
 distribute,  for  a  period  of nineteen and one-quarter years, an addi-
 tional annual sum of two and one-half million dollars to the  county  of
 Oneida.  Additionally,  the  state  shall distribute the one-time eleven
 million dollar payment actually received by the state  pursuant  to  the
 Oneida  Settlement  Agreement  to the county of Madison by wire transfer
 upon receipt of such payment by the state; and (b) support and  services
 of  treatment  programs  for persons suffering from gambling addictions.
 Moneys not segregated for such purposes  shall  be  transferred  to  the
 general  fund  for  the  support of government during the fiscal year in
 which they are received.
   § 3. Section 2 of chapter 747 of the laws of 2006, amending the  state
 finance  law  relating  to  disbursements  from the tribal-state compact
 revenue account to certain municipalities, as amended by  section  1  of
 part R of chapter 57 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed December 31, [2023] 2026.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately,  provided,  however,  the
 amendments  to  subdivision  3  of section 99-h of the state finance law
 made by section one of this act shall be subject to the  expiration  and
 reversion  of  such  section pursuant to section 2 of chapter 747 of the
 laws of 2006, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of  section
 two of this act shall take effect.

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