senate Bill S7857

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes distinctive "Long Island Sound" license plates

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 09, 2020 referred to transportation
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 08, 2020 ordered to third reading cal.718
reported and committed to rules
Feb 26, 2020 referred to transportation

Votes

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Jun 8, 2020 - Transportation committee Vote

S7857
14
0
committee
14
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Transportation Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2020

aye wr (1)

May 28, 2020 - Rules committee Vote

S7857
18
0
committee
18
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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S7857 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10007
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-ff, V & T L; add §97-zzzz, St Fin L;
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S954, A2629
2023-2024: A5093

S7857 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes distinctive "Long Island Sound" license plates; creates the "Long Island Sound environmental fund" for the department of environmental conservation to distribute moneys to not-for-profit corporations, educational organizations or local governments undertaking projects aimed at the beautification of and environmental improvements to the Long Island Sound.

S7857 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7857 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7857

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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 establishing
  distinctive "Long Island Sound" license plates; and to amend the state
  finance law, in relation to establishing the "Long Island Sound  envi-
  ronmental 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-ff to read as follows:
  §  404-FF.  DISTINCTIVE  "LONG  ISLAND  SOUND"  LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY
PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A  DISTINC-
TIVE  "LONG  ISLAND  SOUND"  LICENSE  PLATE  OF A DESIGN APPROVED BY THE
COMMISSIONER. APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED IN  SUCH
FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE.
  2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
IN  THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE REGU-
LAR REGISTRATION FEE 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.  SUCH  ADDITIONAL
SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-
OO  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND, ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G
OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION,  DESIGN,
ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE NUMBER PLATES; PROVIDED, HOWEV-
ER,  THAT  ADDITIONAL  ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF SIX
THOUSAND DOLLARS SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT  OF  THE  LONG  ISLAND
SOUND  ENVIRONMENTAL  FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-
ZZZZ OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section  97-zzzz
to read as follows:
  §  97-ZZZZ.  LONG  ISLAND SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  TAXATION  AND
FINANCE,  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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