Bill Text: NY S02004 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Relates to ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research and education; creates the New York ALS research and education fund.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-13 - PRINT NUMBER 2004C [S02004 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02004-Amended.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        2004--C
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sens.  CARLUCCI,  LARKIN,  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and
         ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
         Investigations  and  Government  Operations -- reported favorably from
         said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to  said  committee  -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations
         and Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --
         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  to  amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
         ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research and education
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  tax  law is amended by adding a new section 209-I to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 209-I. GIFT FOR ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.  EFFECTIVE FOR  ANY  TAX
    4  YEAR  COMMENCING  ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, A
    5  TAXPAYER IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE  SUPPORT  OF
    6  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  ALS  (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS) RESEARCH AND
    7  EDUCATION FUND. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY  WHOLE  DOLLAR  AMOUNT
    8  AND  SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH TAXPAYER.
    9  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX  RETURN
   10  TO  ENABLE  A  TAXPAYER  TO  MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
   11  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION
   12  SHALL  BE CREDITED TO THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND
   13  AND SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION  NINETY-
   14  FIVE-H OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   15    S  2.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-d to read as
   16  follows:
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02984-07-4
       S. 2004--C                          2
    1    S 630-D. GIFT FOR ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.  EFFECTIVE FOR  ANY  TAX
    2  YEAR  COMMENCING  ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AN
    3  INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE  NEW  YORK
    4  STATE  ALS  (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND.
    5  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION  SHALL  BE  IN  ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT
    6  REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER
    7  SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX  RETURN  TO  ENABLE  A
    8  TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
    9  OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED
   10  TO  THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND AND USED ONLY FOR
   11  THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-FIVE-H OF THE STATE  FINANCE
   12  LAW.
   13    S  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 95-h to
   14  read as follows:
   15    S 95-H. NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND. 1.   THERE  IS
   16  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION
   17  AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS  THE  NEW
   18  YORK  STATE  ALS  (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
   19  FUND.
   20    2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
   21  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTIONS  TWO HUNDRED NINE-I AND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF
   22  THE TAX LAW, ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT  TO  APPROPRIATIONS  BY  THE
   23  LEGISLATURE, AND ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THER-
   24  ETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.  NOTHING CONTAINED IN
   25  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  PREVENT  THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR
   26  BEQUESTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED  IN  THIS  SECTION  AND
   27  DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW. ANY INTEREST RECEIVED BY
   28  THE  COMPTROLLER  ON MONEYS ON DEPOSIT IN SUCH FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN
   29  AND BECOME PART OF SUCH FUND.
   30    3. MONEYS OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO  THE
   31  GREATER  NEW  YORK  ALS  ASSOCIATION AND THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW
   32  YORK CHAPTER, NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATIONS  ESTABLISHED  IN  THIS  STATE
   33  WHICH  ARE  INCORPORATED  FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING AND FINANCING ALS
   34  RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROJECTS, PROVIDED THAT MONEYS OF THE FUND  SHALL
   35  BE  EXPENDED  ONLY  IN SUPPORT OF THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS ASSOCIATION'S
   36  ALSA CERTIFIED TREATMENT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE
   37  OR OTHERWISE IN SUPPORT OF THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS  ASSOCIATION'S  WORK
   38  IN NEW YORK STATE.
   39    4.  ON  OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMPTROLLER
   40  SHALL CERTIFY TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAK-
   41  ER OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND  CHAIR  OF
   42  THE  ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DEPOSITED BY
   43  SOURCE IN THE NEW YORK STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND DURING  THE
   44  PRECEDING  CALENDAR  YEAR  AS  THE RESULT OF REVENUE DERIVED PURSUANT TO
   45  SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED NINE-I AND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF THE TAX LAW  AND
   46  FROM  ALL  OTHER SOURCES, AS WELL AS ALL DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE NEW YORK
   47  STATE ALS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION  FUND  DURING  THE  PRECEDING  CALENDAR
   48  YEAR.  THE COMPTROLLER SHALL EXPEND FUNDS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY WERE
   49  DONATED TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY SUCH FUNDS WERE
   50  NOT EXPENDED IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY  WERE  DONATED,  THE  COMPTROLLER
   51  SHALL  PROVIDE  JUSTIFICATION,  ALONG WITH A REMEDIAL PLAN TO ENSURE THE
   52  TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE USE OF THE FUNDS IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVER-
   53  NOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE  ASSEMBLY,  CHAIR
   54  OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS
   55  COMMITTEE.
       S. 2004--C                          3
    1    5.  AS  A CONDITION OF RECEIVING GRANTS FROM THE FUND, THE GREATER NEW
    2  YORK ALS ASSOCIATION AND THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE  NEW  YORK  CHAPTER
    3  SHALL  AGREE  TO  ISSUE  AND  SHALL ISSUE, ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF
    4  FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, A REPORT INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  FINANCIAL
    5  STATEMENTS,  FINANCIAL  REPORTS  AND  REPORTS ON THE ISSUANCE OF GRANTS.
    6  SUCH REPORTS SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE  CHAIRS  OF  THE
    7  SENATE  FINANCE  COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND
    8  SHALL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.  SUCH  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS
    9  AND REPORTS SHALL BE AUDITED BY A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTING FIRM.
   10    6.  MONEYS  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND TO THE GREATER NEW YORK ALS
   11  ASSOCIATION AND THE ALS  ASSOCIATION  UPSTATE  NEW  YORK  CHAPTER,  WITH
   12  SIXTY-FIVE  PERCENT OF MONEYS IN THE FUND TO BE ALLOCATED TO THE GREATER
   13  NEW YORK ALS ASSOCIATION AND THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF MONEYS IN  THE  FUND
   14  TO  BE  ALLOCATED  TO THE ALS ASSOCIATION UPSTATE NEW YORK CHAPTER ON AN
   15  ANNUAL BASIS, ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE  COMPTROLLER  ON  VOUCHERS
   16  APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER.
   17    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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