Senate Bill S4717B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes the county of Genesee to make voluntary revenue distribution payments to towns or villages located within the county

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2022	referred to local government
Jun 10, 2021	committed to rules
May 12, 2021	advanced to third reading
May 11, 2021	2nd report cal.
May 10, 2021	1st report cal.946
Mar 22, 2021	print number 4717b
Mar 22, 2021	amend and recommit to local government
Mar 18, 2021	print number 4717a
Mar 18, 2021	amend and recommit to local government
Feb 09, 2021	referred to local government

Votes

- May 10, 2021 - Local Government Committee Vote
  S4717B
  
  Aye
  
  7
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Local Government Committee Vote: May 10, 2021
      
      aye (7)
      
      Borrello
      
      Brooks
      
      Gaughran
      
      Hinchey
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Thomas

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2021-S4717 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Counties
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S9097

2021-S4717 - Summary

Authorizes the county of Genesee to make voluntary revenue distribution payments to towns or villages located within the county; provides that revenue distributions provided to villages wholly or partially within a town shall be first applied to part-town activities in the area of the town outside of such village, and any remaining balance shall be applied to town wide activities.

2021-S4717 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4717

SPONSOR: RATH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act authorizing the county of Genesee to make voluntary revenue
distribution payments to towns or villages within the county

 
PURPOSE:

This bill relates to how towns and villages in Genesee County may expend
voluntary revenue distribution payments from Genesee County.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2018, Genesee County notified the towns and villages within the coun-
ty that the sales and tax agreements in effect would expire effective
12/31/19. A new long term agreement was entered into between the county
and the city of Batavia to provide dependable financial support for the
construction of a new county jail and water infrastructure, but it was
determined that it would not be prudent to also provide such a long term

agreement with the towns and villages.  However, it was always the
understanding of both the county and the towns and villages that the
county would make voluntary contributions whenever fiscally possible,
and it was presumed that these payments would be allocated and spent in
the same way as would funds paid pursuant to a tax sharing agreement.

It has now been determined that in fact, funds made pursuant to volun-
tary contributions cannot be used in the same way as funds received
through a tax sharing agreement in towns that contain a village, and
this bill is intended to address this problem and allow funds to be
allocated as was intended by both Genesee County and the towns and
villages within the county.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020 - S.9097A - RULES

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.

2021-S4717 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4717
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RATH  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT authorizing the county  of  Genesee  to  make  voluntary  revenue
   distribution payments to towns or villages within the county
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the  contrary,  the
 county  of  Genesee  is authorized and enabled to make voluntary revenue
 distribution payments to towns or villages within the  county  by  local
 law, ordinance or resolution. If the county of Genesee chooses to make a
 voluntary  revenue  distribution payment to a town or village within the
 county, if a village wholly or partially within a town  has  received  a
 voluntary  revenue  distribution from the county, the amount distributed
 to the town in which such village is wholly or partially situated  shall
 be first applied to part-town activities in the area of the town outside
 of such village, and any remaining balance shall be applied to town wide
 activities.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09653-01-1

2021-S4717A - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Counties
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S9097

2021-S4717A - Summary

2021-S4717A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4717A

SPONSOR: RATH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act authorizing the county of Genesee to make voluntary revenue
distribution payments to towns or villages within the county

 
PURPOSE:

This bill relates to how towns and villages in Genesee County may expend
voluntary revenue distribution payments from Genesee County.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2018, Genesee County notified the towns and villages within the coun-
ty that the sales and tax agreements in effect would expire effective
12/31/19. A new long term agreement was entered into between the county
and the city of Batavia to provide dependable financial support for the
construction of a new county jail and water infrastructure, but it was
determined that it would not be prudent to also provide such a long term

agreement with the towns and villages.  However, it was always the
understanding of both the county and the towns and villages that the
county would make voluntary contributions whenever fiscally possible,
and it was presumed that these payments would be allocated and spent in
the same way as would funds paid pursuant to a tax sharing agreement.

It has now been determined that in fact, funds made pursuant to volun-
tary contributions cannot be used in the same way as funds received
through a tax sharing agreement in towns that contain a village, and
this bill is intended to address this problem and allow funds to be
allocated as was intended by both Genesee County and the towns and
villages within the county.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020 - S.9097A - RULES

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.

2021-S4717A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4717--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RATH  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT authorizing the county  of  Genesee  to  make  voluntary  revenue
   distribution payments to towns or villages within the county
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the  contrary,  the
 county  of  Genesee  is authorized and enabled to make voluntary revenue
 distribution payments to towns or villages within the  county  by  local
 law, ordinance or resolution. If the county of Genesee chooses to make a
 voluntary  revenue  distribution payment to a town or village within the
 county, if a village wholly or partially within a town  has  received  a
 voluntary  revenue  distribution from the county, the amount distributed
 to the town in which such village is wholly or partially situated  shall
 be first applied to part-town activities in the area of the town outside
 of such village, and any remaining balance shall be applied to town wide
 activities.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2021.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09653-04-1

2021-S4717B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Counties
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S9097

2021-S4717B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S4717B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4717B

SPONSOR: RATH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act authorizing the county of Genesee to make voluntary revenue
distribution payments to towns or villages within the county

 
PURPOSE:

This bill relates to how towns and villages in Genesee County may expend
voluntary revenue distribution payments from Genesee County.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2018, Genesee County notified the towns and villages within the coun-
ty that the sales and tax agreements in effect would expire effective
12/31/19. A new long term agreement was entered into between the county
and the city of Batavia to provide dependable financial support for the
construction of a new county jail and water infrastructure, but it was
determined that it would not be prudent to also provide such a long term

agreement with the towns and villages.

However, it was always the understanding of both the county and the
towns and villages that the county would make voluntary contributions
whenever fiscally possible, and it was presumed that these payments
would be allocated and spent in the same way as would funds paid pursu-
ant to a tax sharing agreement.

It has now been determined that in fact, funds made pursuant to volun-
tary contributions cannot be used in the same way as funds received
through a tax sharing agreement in towns that contain a village, and
this bill is intended to address this problem and allow funds to be
allocated as was intended by both Genesee County and the towns and
villages within the county.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020 - S.9097A - RULES

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.

2021-S4717B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4717--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RATH  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  authorizing  the  county  of  Genesee to make voluntary revenue
   distribution payments to towns or villages within the county
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
 county of Genesee is authorized and enabled to  make  voluntary  revenue
 distribution  payments  to  towns or villages within the county by local
 law, ordinance or resolution. If the county of Genesee chooses to make a
 voluntary revenue distribution payment to a town or village  within  the
 county,  if  a  village wholly or partially within a town has received a
 voluntary revenue distribution from the county, the  amount  distributed
 to  the town in which such village is wholly or partially situated shall
 be first applied to part-town activities in the area of the town outside
 of such village, and any remaining balance shall be applied to town wide
 activities.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2020.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09653-05-1

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May 10, 2021 - Local Government Committee Vote

Local Government Committee Vote: May 10, 2021

Bill Amendments

2021-S4717 - Details

2021-S4717 - Summary

2021-S4717 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4717 - Bill Text download pdf

2021-S4717A - Details

2021-S4717A - Summary

2021-S4717A - Sponsor Memo

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2021-S4717B (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S4717B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S4717B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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2021-S4717 - Details

2021-S4717 - Summary

2021-S4717 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4717 - Bill Text download pdf

2021-S4717A - Details

2021-S4717A - Summary

2021-S4717A - Sponsor Memo

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2021-S4717B (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S4717B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S4717B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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