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                                   3758
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, ENGLEBRIGHT, BENEDETTO, GALEF, ZEBROW-
   SKI, OTIS, MONTESANO --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,
   CROUCH,  GLICK,  HAWLEY,  KOLB, McDONOUGH -- 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-ff to read as follows:
   § 404-FF. 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"
 DEMONSTRATED 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
 AVAILABLE SHALL BE ALLOCATED FROM SUCH FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT TO  OFFSET
 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD01095-01-9

 A. 3758                             2
 
   §  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-FF 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.