Senate Bill S3618

                             
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                                   3618
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 99-h of  the  state  finance  law,  as  amended  by
 section  1  of  part  V of chapter 59 of the laws of 2006, is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. (A) MONIES WHICH ARE APPROPRIATED AND RECEIVED  EACH  YEAR  BY  THE
 STATE  AS  A  PORTION  OF THE NEGOTIATED PERCENTAGE OF THE NET DROP FROM
 ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES THE STATE RECEIVES IN RELATION TO  THE  OPERA-
 TION  OF  A  GAMING  FACILITY  IN  THE  CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS, COUNTY OF
 NIAGARA AS REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE
 BUDGETED  AND  DISBURSED  BY  THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS IN THE FOLLOWING
 MANNER:
   (I) EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED SHALL BE AVAIL-
 ABLE FOR EXPENDITURE BY THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA  FALLS  FOR  SUCH  PUBLIC
 PURPOSES  AS  ARE DETERMINED, BY THE CITY, TO BE NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE
 TO ACCOMMODATE AND ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD  REVITALI-
 ZATION,  PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT IN THE
 CITY, SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE TRIBAL REVENUE ACCOUNT OF THE CITY AND
 ANY AND ALL INTEREST AND INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND  INVESTMENT
 OF SUCH MONIES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND OF THE
 CITY;  PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT ANY AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND  RAILROAD  INTERPRE-
 TIVE  CENTER  CREATED TO CONTINUE THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
 HERITAGE COMMISSION'S MISSION TO OPERATE AN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM,
 TO THE EXTENT THAT ITS SHARE PURSUANT  TO  THE  FORMULA  ESTABLISHED  IN
 CLAUSE  FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH EXCEEDS ONE PERCENT,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 SUCH AMOUNTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO  THE  CITY
 FOR ITS PUBLIC PURPOSES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (II)  THE REMAINING TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED
 SHALL BE ALLOCATED FOR THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS  TO  BE  AVAILABLE  FOR
 EXPENDITURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
   (1)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIVE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT  RECEIVED  IN  EACH
 YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, SHALL
 BE  TRANSFERRED  TO NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TO BE USED FOR
 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND
   (2) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 FIVE  AND  ONE-HALF  PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH
 YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, SHALL
 BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA FALLS CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  FOR  CAPITAL
 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND
   (3)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 SEVEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR  NOT  TO  EXCEED
 ONE  MILLION  DOLLARS,  SHALL  BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA TOURISM AND
 CONVENTION CENTER CORPORATION FOR MARKETING AND TOURISM PROMOTION IN THE
 COUNTY OF NIAGARA INCLUDING THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS; AND
   (4) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 ONE  PERCENT  OR  TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, OF
 THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR SHALL  BE  TRANSFERRED  TO
 THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND
 RAILROAD INTERPRETIVE CENTER  CREATED  TO  CONTINUE  THE  NIAGARA  FALLS
 UNDERGROUND  RAILROAD HERITAGE COMMISSION'S MISSION TO OPERATE AN UNDER-
 GROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM, TO BE USED FOR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEVELOPMENT,
 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY, AND  ACQUISITION  OF
 PERSONAL  PROPERTY WITHIN THE HERITAGE AREA IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
 AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE COMMISSION; PROVIDED  IN  THE  EVENT  THE
 DISTRIBUTION  AVAILABLE  PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE EXCEEDS ONE PERCENT, IT
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE MONEYS AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (5)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH  YEAR  SHALL
 BE TRANSFERRED TO MOUNT SAINT MARY'S NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER; AND
   (6)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH  YEAR
 SHALL  BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA FALLS HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO TITLE TWELVE OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE PUBLIC  HOUSING  LAW
 FOR UPGRADES TO THEIR FACILITIES; AND
   (7)  ALL OTHER MONIES APPROPRIATED OR RECEIVED FOR DISTRIBUTION PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AFTER THE TRANSFER OF  MONEY  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SUBPARAGRAPH  AND  SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN EACH YEAR SHALL
 BE ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS FOR  INFRASTRUCTURE  AND  ROAD
 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
   (B)  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE  FIRST OF APRIL, EACH ENTITY RECEIVING MONEYS
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,  TEMPORARY  PRESI-
 DENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE, MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY, MAYOR OF THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA
 FALLS  AND LEADER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. EACH
 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL MONEYS RECEIVED  BY  SUCH
 ENTITY PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND THE EXPENDITURE
 OF ANY SUCH MONEYS.
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   (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FAIL-
 URE BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS TO  DISBURSE  FUNDS  AS  SUCH  CITY  IS
 REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  CLAUSES ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE
 ACTUAL  RECEIPT OF THE FUNDS OR THE SUBMISSION OF THE SUBENTITY EXPENDI-
 TURE REPORT DUE BY APRIL FIRST OF EACH YEAR, WHICHEVER IS  LATER,  SHALL
 RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS OF ONE-HALF
 PERCENT  PER WEEK NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTEEN PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT WHICH WAS
 TO HAVE BEEN DISBURSED PURSUANT TO SUCH  CLAUSES.  ANY  SUCH  ADDITIONAL
 PAYMENT  REQUIRED  TO  BE  MADE  BY THE CITY SHALL BE DISBURSED FROM THE
 CITY'S SHARE DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (D) IN THE EVENT THAT ANY MONIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO CLAUSES
 ONE, THREE AND FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION  CANNOT,  FOR  ANY  REASON,  BE RECEIVED OR UTILIZED, SUCH MONIES
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS FOR ECONOMIC  DEVELOP-
 MENT PROJECTS WITHIN SUCH CITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.