S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8207
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 7, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to operational expenses of
certain gaming facilities; and to amend part I of chapter 61 of the
laws of 2017 amending the tax law relating to operational expenses of
certain gaming facilities, in relation to extending the provisions of
such part
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph 1 of subdivision b of section
1612 of the tax law, as amended by section 1 of part I of chapter 61 of
the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
(i) less ten percent of the total revenue wagered after payout for
prizes to be retained by the division for operation, administration, and
procurement purposes, provided, however, a vendor track located within
Oneida county, within fifteen miles of a Native American class III
gaming facility, that has maintained at least ninety percent of full-
time equivalent employees as they employed in the year two thousand
sixteen, may withhold up to seventy-five percent of such funds for oper-
ational expenses [upon a determination by the gaming commission that
such funds are necessary to sustain operation of such vendor track], AND
PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT THE MAXIMUM VENDOR FEE FOR SUCH VENDOR
TRACK SHALL NOT EXCEED THE VENDOR FEE THAT SUCH VENDOR TRACK RECEIVED
DURING STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN--TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN AS
SUCH FEE IS ADJUSTED FOR HORSEMEN'S SHARE, MARKETING EXPENSES, CAPITAL
AWARDS AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES;
§ 2. Section 3 of part I of chapter 61 of the laws of 2017 amending
the tax law relating to operational expenses of certain gaming facili-
ties, is amended to read as follows:
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed [two years after such date] MARCH 31, 2021.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
ments to subparagraph (i) of paragraph 1 of subdivision b of section
1612 of the tax law made by section one of this act shall not affect the
expiration of such subparagraph and shall be deemed to expire therewith.