NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7137A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 04, 2020	print number 7137a
Mar 04, 2020	amend (t) and recommit to transportation
Jan 08, 2020	referred to transportation

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2019-S7137 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §404-qq, V & T L; amd §97-zzz, St Fin L

2019-S7137 - Summary

Authorizes the creation of a "New York public television and radio" license plate.

2019-S7137 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7137

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
the creation of a "New York public radio" license plate; and to amend
the state finance law, in relation to creating the New York public radio
fund

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would authorize the creation of a distinctive "New York public
radio" license plate, and direct the proceeds from sales of such license
plate to the Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting
for grants to public radio stations offering public service programming.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill creates a new Section 404-qq of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, which requires the creation of a distinctive "New York

public radio" license plate, authorizes an additional annual service
charge of $25 for such plate, and directs the proceeds to the New York
public radio fund established by Section 2 of the bill.

Section 2 of the bill creates a new Section 99-hh of the State Finance
Law to establish the "New York public radio fund" in the sole custody of
the Comptroller. The fund would consist of revenues received from sales
of the New York public radio license plate, and any other monies appro-
priated, credited, or transferred from any other fund or source pursuant
to law.

The bill directs monies of the fund to be made available to the Office
of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting within the Department
of Education for grants to public radio stations for the purpose of
public service programming.

Section 3 of the bill requires a surety bond of $6,000 to be delivered
to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) prior to the design,
production, and issuance of the plate, unless the DMV has received at
least 200 orders for the plate, in which case such requirement is
waived. This section also provides for the discontinuance of a bond
delivered to the DMV if 200 or more plates are sold within two years of
being made available for sale. If fewer than 200 plates are sold in such
time frame, the DMV is entitled to recover against the bond in an amount
proportionate to the shortfall.

Section 4 of the bill establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York's public radio stations provide an enormous benefit to us all
by producing and broadcasting informative, engaging content including
music, news, investigative reporting, podcasts, talk shows, and other
productions that keep us up to date, teach us new things, expand our
horizons, and promote cultural diversity and alternative points of view.

New York law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to create
certain distinctive license plates for New Yorkers to show their pride
and support for their favorite causes, organizations, and entities.
Proceeds from these distinctive license plates are often used to fund
important efforts related to the entity or cause for which the distinc-
tive license plate is created.

This bill would direct the DMV to create a distinctive New York public
radio license plate for listeners to show their support for the radio
stations that bring so much joy and information to their lives, and
direct the proceeds from the sale of those plates to the Office of
Educational Television and Public Broadcasting within the Department of
Education, to be used for grants to public radio stations to support
public service programming.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Initial costs to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to design the
plate, which may be offset by a surety bond delivered to the DMV in
cases where insufficient orders are placed for the plate prior to
design, production, and issuance.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law; provided however that effective immediately, the addition,
amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the
implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and
directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

2019-S7137 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7137
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
   the  creation of a "New York public radio" license plate; and to amend
   the state finance law, in relation to creating  the  New  York  public
   radio 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-qq to read as follows:
   §  404-QQ. DISTINCTIVE "NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO" LICENSE PLATES. 1.  ANY
 PERSON SHALL UPON REQUEST BE  ISSUED  A  DISTINCTIVE  "NEW  YORK  PUBLIC
 RADIO"  LICENSE  PLATE  OF  A  DESIGN  OR  DESIGNS TO BE APPROVED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER. APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER  IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER   SHALL
 PRESCRIBE.
   2. A DISTINCTIVE "NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO" LICENSE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  ISSUED  IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER
 PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR REGISTRATION FEES  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.
   3. EACH TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS RECEIVED  AS  THE  ANNUAL  SERVICE  CHARGE
 UNDER  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF THE "NEW YORK
 PUBLIC RADIO FUND" ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-HH OF THE
 STATE FINANCE LAW AND SHALL BE USED FOR GRANTS TO PUBLIC RADIO  STATIONS
 AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION NINETY-NINE-HH OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-hh to
 read as follows:
   § 99-HH. NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN
 THE  SOLE CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK
 PUBLIC RADIO FUND".  MONIES IN THE FUND SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM  AND
 NOT  COMMINGLED  WITH  OTHER FUNDS HELD IN THE SOLE CUSTODY OF THE COMP-
 TROLLER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14632-03-0

 S. 7137                             2
 
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL  CONSIST  OF  ALL  REVENUES  RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  FOUR-QQ  OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AND ALL
 OTHER MONIES 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 MADE AVAILABLE TO THE OFFICE OF EDUCA-
 TIONAL TELEVISION AND  PUBLIC  BROADCASTING  WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 EDUCATION FOR GRANTS TO PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-SIX  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC
 SERVICE PROGRAMMING. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND BY THE  COMP-
 TROLLER  ON  VOUCHERS  APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  NECES-
 SARY FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH GRANTS.
   4.  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE,  THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL
 ENSURE THAT ALL MONIES RECEIVED DURING A FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPENDED  PRIOR
 TO THE END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR.
   5.  ON  OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMPTROLLER
 SHALL CERTIFY TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAK-
 ER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND  CHAIR  OF
 THE  ASSEMBLY  WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DEPOSITED IN
 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO FUND DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR AS THE
 RESULT OF REVENUE DERIVED PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  FOUR-QQ  OF
 THE  VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW OR ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW
 OR FROM GRANTS, GIFTS AND BEQUESTS.
   6. ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF  EDUCATION  SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR  OF  THE  SENATE
 FINANCE  COMMITTEE,  CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, AND
 THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF  THE  FUND  WERE
 UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR AND SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND;
   (B) THE RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
   (C) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH RECIPIENT;
   (D) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
   (E) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
 ING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL
 YEAR.
   § 3. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-qq  of
 the  vehicle and traffic law shall only be designed, produced and issued
 upon the delivery to the department of motor vehicles of a  surety  bond
 in  the  amount  of  six  thousand dollars, which shall be executed by a
 surety company authorized by the department  of  financial  services  to
 transact  business in this state. Provided, however, that if the commis-
 sioner of motor vehicles shall have  received  prior  to  plate  design,
 production and issuance at least two hundred orders for such distinctive
 plate  together  with the additional annual service charge applicable to
 each such order, which shall be  non-refundable,  no  such  surety  bond
 shall  be  required.    All  service  charges collected pursuant to this
 section shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section  404-oo
 of  the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor
 vehicles distinctive plate development fund established by section  95-g
 of  the  state finance law and shall be used for the design, production,

 S. 7137                             3
 
 advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance
 with such section 95-g.
   2.  If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which
 distinctive plates in the  series  are  first  available  for  sale  two
 hundred  or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant
 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
 such plates are sold by such time,  the  department  of  motor  vehicles
 shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate
 to such shortfall.
   §  4.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

2019-S7137A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §404-qq, V & T L; amd §97-zzz, St Fin L

2019-S7137A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the creation of a "New York public television and radio" license plate.

2019-S7137A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7137A

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
the creation of a "New York public television and radio" license plate;
and to amend the state finance law, in relation to providing for depos-
its of certain moneys into the cultural education account

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would authorize the creation of a distinctive "New York public
television and radio" license plate, and direct the proceeds from sales
of such license plate to the Cultural Education Account within the State
Finance Law to be used for grants to public television corporations,
public radio corporations, and public radio stations offering public
service programming.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill creates a new Section 404-qq of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law, which requires the creation of a distinctive "New York
public television and radio" license plate, authorizes an additional
annual service charge of $25 for such plate, and directs the proceeds to
the New York public television and radio fund established by Section 2
of the bill.

Section 2 of the bill amends Section 97-zzz of the State Finance Law and
adds a new subdivision 4 to direct proceeds from the "New York public
television and radio" license plate to the Cultural Education Account.
The bill directs moneys credited to the account for this purpose to be
made available to the Office of Educational Television and Public Broad-
casting within the Department of Education for grants to public tele-
vision corporations, public radio corporations, and public radio
stations for the purpose of public service programming.

Section 3 of the bill requires a surety bond of $6,000 to be delivered
to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) prior to the design,
production, and issuance of the plate, unless the DMV has received at
least 200 orders for the plate, in which case such requirement is
waived. This section also provides for the discontinuance of a bond
delivered to the DMV if 200 or more plates are sold within two years of
being made available for sale. If fewer than 200 plates are sold in such
time frame, the DMV is entitled to recover against the bond in an amount
proportionate to the shortfall.

Section 4 of the bill establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York's public TV and radio stations provide an enormous benefit to
us all by producing and broadcasting informative, engaging content
including children's programs and other educational content, music,
news, investigative reporting, podcasts, talk shows, and other
productions that keep us up to date, teach us new things, expand our
horizons, and promote cultural diversity and alternative points of view.


New York law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to create
certain distinctive license plates for New Yorkers to show their pride
and support for their favorite causes, organizations, and entities.
Proceeds from these distinctive license plates are often used to fund
important efforts related to the entity or cause for which the distinc-
tive license plate is created.

This bill would direct the DMV to create a distinctive New York public
television and radio license plate for New Yorkers to show their support
for the TV and radio stations that bring so much joy and information to
their lives. The bill directs the proceeds from the sale of those plates
to the Office of Educational Television and Public Broadcasting within
the Department of Education, to be used for grants to public TV & radio
corporations and radio stations to support public service programming.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Initial costs to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to design the
plate, which may be offset by a surety bond delivered to the DMV in
cases where insufficient orders are placed for the plate prior to
design, production, and issuance.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law; provided however that effective immediately, the addition,
amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the
implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and
directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

2019-S7137A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7137--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  authorizing
   the  creation  of  a  "New  York  public television and radio" license
   plate; and to amend the state finance law, in  relation  to  providing
   for deposits of certain moneys into the cultural education account
 
   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-qq to read as follows:
   §  404-QQ.  DISTINCTIVE "NEW YORK PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIO" LICENSE
 PLATES. 1.  ANY PERSON SHALL UPON REQUEST BE ISSUED A  DISTINCTIVE  "NEW
 YORK  PUBLIC  TELEVISION AND RADIO" LICENSE PLATE OF A DESIGN OR DESIGNS
 TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.   THE DEPARTMENT  IS  AUTHORIZED  TO
 CREATE  DISTINCTIVE  DESIGNS  OF  SUCH  PLATE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC
 TELEVISION  CORPORATION,  PUBLIC  RADIO  CORPORATION,  OR  PUBLIC  RADIO
 STATION THAT FULFILLS ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE DESIGN,
 PRODUCTION,  AND  ISSUANCE  OF  SUCH PLATE. APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE
 PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
   2.  A DISTINCTIVE "NEW YORK PUBLIC TELEVISION AND RADIO" LICENSE PLATE
 ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED IN THE  SAME  MANNER  AS
 OTHER  NUMBER  PLATES  UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR REGISTRATION FEES
 PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE; PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL  SERVICE  CHARGE  OF  TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLARS
 SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
   3.  EACH  TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLARS  RECEIVED  AS THE ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE
 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE  CREDIT  OF  THE  "CULTURAL
 EDUCATION  ACCOUNT"  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-ZZZ OF
 THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND SHALL BE USED FOR GRANTS TO PUBLIC  TELEVISION
 AND RADIO CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION
 NINETY-SEVEN-ZZZ OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14632-06-0

 S. 7137--A                          2
 
   §  2. Section 97-zzz of the state finance law, as added by section 3-a
 of part B of chapter 83 of the laws of 2002, subdivision 3 as amended by
 section 3 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of  2011,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  97-zzz.  Cultural education account. 1. There is hereby established
 in the joint custody of the state comptroller and  the  commissioner  of
 taxation  and finance an account of the miscellaneous special fund to be
 known as the cultural education account.
   2. The comptroller is authorized and directed to receive  for  deposit
 to  the credit of the cultural education account revenues designated for
 such deposit by law including those derived from the  surcharge  author-
 ized  by  [the third undesignated] paragraph THREE of subdivision (a) of
 section eight thousand eighteen of the civil practice and law and rules,
 subparagraph b of paragraph four of subdivision  (a)  of  section  eight
 thousand  twenty-one  of such law, subparagraph b of paragraph eleven of
 subdivision (b) of  section  eight  thousand  twenty-one  of  such  law,
 SECTION  FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-QQ OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, and subdi-
 vision a of section 7-604, subdivision 1 of section 7-614 of the  admin-
 istrative code of the city of New York.
   3. Moneys of this account, following appropriation by the legislature,
 shall  be  available to support the following agencies and programs: (a)
 the state education department for services and expenses of the cultural
 education program including operating expenses and capital projects  and
 the  New York state summer school of the arts subject to a plan approved
 by the commissioner of education and the director of the  budget;  [and]
 (b) the Nelson A. Rockefeller performing arts center corporation subject
 to  a plan approved by the director of the budget; AND (C) GRANTS PURSU-
 ANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS  SECTION  TO  PUBLIC  TELEVISION  CORPO-
 RATIONS,  PUBLIC  RADIO  STATIONS  AND/OR  PUBLIC RADIO CORPORATIONS, AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX OF THE EDUCATION LAW, FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMMING SUBJECT TO A PLAN APPROVED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
   4. (A) MONEYS DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF THIS ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF  GRANTS  TO  PUBLIC  TELEVISION  CORPORATIONS,  PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS
 AND/OR PUBLIC RADIO CORPORATIONS, AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
 THIRTY-SIX  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC SERVICE
 PROGRAMMING:
   (I) SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FOUR
 HUNDRED  FOUR-QQ  OF  THE  VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, AND ALL OTHER MONEYS
 APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED TO THIS ACCOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSES
 FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO  LAW,  PROVIDED  THAT  NOTHING
 CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS,
 GIFTS, FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO THIS ACCOUNT ACCORDING
 TO LAW;
   (II)  SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM AND NOT COMMINGLED WITH OTHER MONEYS
 AUTHORIZED FOR DEPOSIT TO THE CREDIT OF THIS ACCOUNT OR ANY OTHER  FUNDS
 HELD  IN  THE  CUSTODY  OF  THE STATE COMPTROLLER OR THE COMMISSIONER OF
 TAXATION AND FINANCE, EITHER JOINTLY OR SEPARATELY; AND
   (III) SHALL BE MADE PAYABLE FROM THIS ACCOUNT BY THE STATE COMPTROLLER
 AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE ON VOUCHERS APPROVED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, TO BE  ADMINISTERED  THROUGH  THE  OFFICE  OF
 EDUCATIONAL  TELEVISION AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
 EDUCATION. IN DEVELOPING  A  PLAN  FOR  DISTRIBUTING  SUCH  GRANTS,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION  MAY  CONSIDER DEVELOPING RULES TO ALLOW THE
 DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH GRANTS TO EACH INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENT  IN  AN  AMOUNT

 S. 7137--A                          3
 
 PROPORTIONAL  TO THE NUMBER OF ORDERS FOR PLATES DESIGNED, PRODUCED, AND
 ISSUED FOR SUCH RECIPIENT.
   (B)  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL
 ENSURE THAT ALL MONEYS RECEIVED FROM THIS ACCOUNT DURING A  FISCAL  YEAR
 ARE EXPENDED PRIOR TO THE END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR.
   (C)  ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE STATE COMP-
 TROLLER AND COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE SHALL  CERTIFY  TO  THE
 GOVERNOR,  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
 CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND
 MEANS COMMITTEE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DEPOSITED IN THIS  ACCOUNT  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR AS THE
 RESULT OF REVENUE DERIVED PURSUANT TO SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED-QQ  OF  THE
 VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC LAW OR ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW OR
 FROM GRANTS, GIFTS AND BEQUESTS.
   (D) ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER
 OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE  GOVERNOR,  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE
 FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS  COMMITTEE,  AND
 THE  PUBLIC.  SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  INCLUDE  HOW MONEYS DEPOSITED IN THIS
 ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION WERE  UTILIZED  DURING  THE
 PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR AND SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I)  THE  AMOUNT OF MONEY DISBURSED FROM THIS ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (II) THE RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THIS ACCOUNT FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (III) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
   (IV)  A  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  PLAN  FOR SUCH MONEYS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
 ESTIMATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL  DISBURSEMENTS  FOR  THE  CURRENT  AND
 SUCCEEDING  FISCAL  YEARS,  ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM THE PRIOR
 FISCAL YEAR.
   § 3. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-qq  of
 the  vehicle and traffic law shall only be designed, produced and issued
 upon the delivery to the department of motor vehicles of a  surety  bond
 in  the  amount  of  six  thousand dollars, which shall be executed by a
 surety company authorized by the department  of  financial  services  to
 transact  business in this state. Provided, however, that if the commis-
 sioner of motor vehicles shall have  received  prior  to  plate  design,
 production and issuance at least two hundred orders for such distinctive
 plate  together  with the additional annual service charge applicable to
 each such order, which shall be  non-refundable,  no  such  surety  bond
 shall  be  required.    All  service  charges collected pursuant to this
 section shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section  404-oo
 of  the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor
 vehicles distinctive plate development fund established by section  95-g
 of  the  state finance law and shall be used for the design, production,
 advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance
 with such section 95-g.
   2. If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon  which
 distinctive  plates  in  the  series  are  first  available for sale two
 hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered  pursuant
 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
 such  plates  are  sold  by  such time, the department of motor vehicles
 shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate
 to such shortfall.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the

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 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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