Bill Text: NY S06275 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6275 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the diversion of resources from dedicated funds derived from taxes and fees that support the Niagara frontier transportation authority and its subsidiaries.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-19 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S06275 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06275-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6275
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 19, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  GRISANTI,  MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and
         ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
         Finance
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to a prohibition on
         diversion of resources from dedicated funds  derived  from  taxes  and
         fees  that  support  the Niagara frontier transportation authority and
         its subsidiaries in certain instances
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 183 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  183. DIVERSION OF FUNDS DEDICATED TO THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPOR-
    4  TATION AUTHORITY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES TO THE GENERAL FUND OF  THE  STATE
    5  IS PROHIBITED. 1. THE DIRECTOR SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM DIVERTING REVEN-
    6  UES DERIVED FROM TAXES AND FEES PAID BY THE PUBLIC INTO ANY FUND CREATED
    7  BY LAW INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-H OF THE STATE
    8  FINANCE LAW, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN OF THE LAWS
    9  OF  TWO  THOUSAND  SIX,  FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
   10  TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES  INTO  THE  GENERAL
   11  FUND  OF  THE STATE OR INTO ANY OTHER FUND MAINTAINED FOR THE SUPPORT OF
   12  ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE. NO DIVERSION OF FUNDS CAN  OCCUR  CONTRARY
   13  TO  THIS  SECTION  BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACT OF THE DIRECTOR OR ANY OTHER
   14  PERSON IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH BUT CAN OCCUR ONLY UPON A STATUTE ENACTED
   15  INTO LAW AUTHORIZING A DIVERSION THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE  PROHIBITED  BY
   16  THIS SECTION.
   17    2. IF ANY DIVERSION OF FUNDS OCCURS BY PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION DURING A
   18  REGULAR  OR  EXTRAORDINARY  SESSION  OF  THE  LEGISLATURE, THE BUDGET OR
   19  LEGISLATION DIVERTING FUNDS SHALL INCLUDE A DIVERSION  IMPACT  STATEMENT
   20  WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   21    (A) THE AMOUNT OF THE DIVERSION FROM DEDICATED FUNDS;
   22    (B) THE AMOUNT DIVERTED FROM EACH FUND;
   23    (C) THE AMOUNT DIVERTED EXPRESSED AS CURRENT MONTHLY FARES;
   24    (D) THE CUMULATIVE AMOUNT OF DIVERSION FROM DEDICATED FUNDS DURING THE
   25  PRECEDING FIVE YEARS;
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 6275                             2
    1    (E) THE DATE OR DATES WHEN THE DIVERSION IS TO OCCUR; AND
    2    (F)  A  DETAILED  ESTIMATE  OF  THE IMPACT OF DIVERSION FROM DEDICATED
    3  FUNDS WILL HAVE ON THE LEVEL  OF  TRANSPORTATION  SERVICE,  MAINTENANCE,
    4  SECURITY, AND THE CURRENT CAPITAL PROGRAM.
    5    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.