| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to finance |
| Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S119
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
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2019-S119 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S119 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S119
SPONSOR: ORTT
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the sharing of
revenue from gaming devices located within the county of Niagara
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This legislation would allocate $1.6 million from the State's share of
casino funds to the Niagara County IDA to fund downtown economic devel-
opment.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill allocates $1.6 million for downtown economic
development within the city of Niagara Falls. Funds may be used but are
not limited to, rehabilitation of buildings, installation of signage,
training of existing or new employees, installation of machinery.
Specifically, states that no funds shall be allocated for general obli-
2019-S119 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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119
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- 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 sharing of
revenue from gaming devices located within the county of Niagara
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 99-h of the state finance law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
3-B. ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ANY FUNDS ACTUALLY
RECEIVED BY THE STATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, AFTER
TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND, SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA COUNTY
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR USE TO FUND DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT INITIATIVES WITHIN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE REHABILITATION OF BUILDINGS, INSTALLATION OF SIGNAGE,
TRAINING OF EXISTING OR NEW EMPLOYEES IN TECHNIQUES RELATED TO THEIR
INDUSTRY, AND INSTALLATION OF APPROPRIATE INDUSTRY RELATED MACHINERY,
BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES TRADI-
TIONALLY PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to section 99-h of the state finance law made by section
one of this act shall survive the expiration and reversion of such
section pursuant to chapter 747 of the laws of 2006.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02385-01-9
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