Bill Text: NY A03614 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Directs the state comptroller to implement the federal authorization to encourage the use of mass transportation by state employees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to ways and means [A03614 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03614-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          3614
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 29, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Ways and Means
        AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  encouraging  the
          use of mass transportation
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 8 of the state finance law is amended by  adding  a
     2  new subdivision 2-e to read as follows:
     3    2-e.  Implement the program authorized by federal law to encourage the
     4  use of mass transportation; any state employee may  by  written  request
     5  duly  filed  with  the  state  comptroller,  elect to participate in the
     6  program authorized by federal law to encourage the use of mass transpor-
     7  tation. In the event an employee so  elects,  the  personal  income  tax
     8  benefits  provided to such employee to the extent authorized by such law
     9  shall immediately inure to such employee. The comptroller shall  promul-
    10  gate  such  regulations  necessary  for  the implementation and adminis-
    11  tration of the provision of this subdivision.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07781-01-9
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