NY State Senate Bill 2019-S1532

Senate Bill S1532

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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2019-S1532 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6625
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
2017-2018: S5361

2019-S1532 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S1532 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1532

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
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 the tribal-state compact
revenue account, 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 nego-
tiated net drop to 75%, to increase the funds available directly for the
City and its development projects.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.5361 of 2017-18

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

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

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S1532 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1532
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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 the tribal-state compact
   revenue  account,  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
 facility shall collectively receive a minimum of twenty-five percent  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD03817-01-9

 S. 1532                             2
 
 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-
 five  percent  of  the  negotiated  percentage  of the net drop from all

 S. 1532                             3
 
 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 the tribal-state  compact  revenue  account,  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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