S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6148
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 28, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Racing and Wagering
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to state assistance
for eligible cities and eligible municipalities with a video lottery
gaming facility
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 54-l of the state finance law, as added by section
1 of part J of chapter 57 of the laws of 2011, paragraph b of subdivi-
sion 2 as amended by section 1 of part X of chapter 55 of the laws of
2014, is amended to read as follows:
§ 54-l. State assistance to eligible cities and eligible munici-
palities in which a video lottery gaming facility is located. 1. Defi-
nitions. When used in this section, unless otherwise expressly stated:
a. "Eligible city" shall mean a city with a population equal to or
greater than one hundred twenty-five thousand and less than one million
in which a video lottery gaming facility is located and operating as of
January first, two thousand nine pursuant to section sixteen hundred
seventeen-a of the tax law.
b. "Eligible municipality" shall mean a county, city, town or village
in which a video lottery gaming facility is located pursuant to section
sixteen hundred seventeen-a of the tax law that is not located in a city
with a population equal to or greater than one hundred twenty-five thou-
sand.
C. "NEWLY ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE IN
WHICH A VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING FACILITY IS LOCATED PURSUANT TO SECTION
SIXTEEN HUNDRED SEVENTEEN-A OF THE TAX LAW THAT IS NOT LOCATED IN A CITY
WITH A POPULATION EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOU-
SAND AND WHICH WAS NOT OPERATING AS OF JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE-
TEEN. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TERM NEWLY ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY INCLUDE A
CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE IN WHICH A VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING FACILITY IS
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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LOCATED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION SIXTEEN
HUNDRED SEVENTEEN-A OF THE TAX LAW.
D. "ESTIMATED NET MACHINE INCOME" SHALL MEAN THE ESTIMATED FULL ANNUAL
VALUE OF TOTAL REVENUE WAGERED AFTER PAYOUT FOR PRIZES FOR GAMES KNOWN
AS VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING AS AUTHORIZED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTY-FOUR OF THE
TAX LAW DURING THE STATE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH STATE AID PAYMENTS ARE
MADE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
2. a. Within the amount appropriated therefor, an eligible city shall
receive an amount equal to the state aid payment received in the state
fiscal year commencing April first, two thousand eight from an appropri-
ation for aid to municipalities with video lottery gaming facilities.
b. Within the amounts appropriated therefor, eligible municipalities
shall receive an amount equal to seventy percent of the state aid
payment received in the state fiscal year commencing April first, two
thousand eight from an appropriation for aid to municipalities with
video lottery gaming facilities.
C. A NEWLY ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY SHALL RECEIVE A STATE AID PAYMENT
EQUAL TO ONE AND A HALF PERCENT OF THE "ESTIMATED NET MACHINE INCOME"
GENERATED BY A VIDEO LOTTERY GAMING FACILITY LOCATED WITHIN SUCH NEWLY
ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY WHICH SHALL BE APPORTIONED AND PAID ON A PRO RATA
BASIS TO ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES BASED UPON THE POPULATION OF SUCH
ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES. SUCH STATE AID PAYMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED TWEN-
TY-FIVE PERCENT OF AN ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY'S TOTAL EXPENDITURES AS
REPORTED IN THE STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER IN THE PRECEDING
STATE FISCAL YEAR PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE GENERAL MUNIC-
IPAL LAW.
3. a. State aid payments made to an eligible city pursuant to para-
graph a of subdivision two of this section shall be used to increase
support for public schools in such city.
b. State aid payments made to [an] eligible [municipality] MUNICI-
PALITIES AND NEWLY ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES pursuant to [paragraph] PARA-
GRAPHS b AND C of subdivision two of this section shall be used by such
eligible municipality to: (i) defray local costs associated with a video
lottery gaming facility, or (ii) minimize or reduce real property taxes.
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 city and each eligible municipality 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.