S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6290
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 3, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the public safety surcharge;
and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 186-f of the tax
law is REPEALED.
§ 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 6 of section 186-f of the tax law,
as amended by section 38 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) Up to the sum of [seventy-five] ONE HUNDRED million dollars annu-
ally may be used for the provision of grants or reimbursements to coun-
ties for the development, consolidation, or operation of public safety
communications systems or networks designed to support statewide inter-
operable communications for first responders, to be distributed pursuant
to standards and guidelines issued by the state. Annual grants may
consider costs borne by a municipality related to the issuance of local
public safety communications bonds pursuant to section twenty-four
hundred thirty-two of the public authorities law, when the municipality
has qualified as an approved participant in a statewide interoperable
communications system under the standards and guidelines issued by the
state, and maintains compliance with such standards and guidelines. The
grant amount will be prescribed pursuant to an agreement with the muni-
cipality, and may not exceed thirty percent of the annual cost borne by
the municipality in relation to such bonds;
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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