Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 01, 2010 |
held for consideration in ways and means |
May 25, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 03, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A9835
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SWEENEY
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Harvey Weisenberg
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Kenneth Zebrowski
Donna Lupardo
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
Robert Castelli
RoAnn Destito
Deborah Glick
2009-A9835 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9835 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9835 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the environmental protection fund PURPOSE: This bill would modify the repayment provisions of the Environ- mental Protection Fund (EPF) to include a definition of "sufficient moneys." SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would: *remove the requirement that a finding of insufficient funding ,would require the Division of Budget to certify that the FIT cannot meet actu- al and anticipated disbursements; and, *define the term "insufficient" to Mean that there is not an adequate cash balance to finance all current fiscal year appropriations and any outstanding prior year obligations; and, *authorize the Comptroller to transfer moneys from the General Fund to the EPF upon a finding that moneys in the EPF are insufficient JUSTIFICATION: The Environmental Protection Fund is New York State's primary vehicle for financing conservation efforts. EPF funds support programs such as municipal parks, waterfront revitalization, municipal recycling, open space land acquisition, and non-point source pollution
2009-A9835 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9835 I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY, WEISENBERG, PEOPLES-STOKES, ZEBROWSKI, LUPARDO, CYMBROWITZ, COLTON, JAFFEE, ENGLEBRIGHT, STIRPE, ALESSI, MARKEY, MAISEL, FIELDS, BENEDETTO, SPANO, CASTRO, KOON, PHEFFER, GIANARIS, PAULIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, GLICK, GUNTHER, HOOPER, JACOBS, McENENY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the environmental protection fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 92-s of the state finance law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 59 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 9. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and in accordance with section four of this chapter, the comptroller is hereby authorized at the direction of the director of the division of the budget to trans- fer moneys from the general fund to the environmental protection fund for the purpose of maintaining the solvency of the environmental protection fund. If, in any fiscal year, moneys in the environmental protection fund are deemed insufficient by the director of the division of the budget [to meet actual and anticipated disbursements from enacted appropriations or reappropriations made pursuant to this section], the comptroller shall [at the direction of the director of the division of the budget,] transfer SUFFICIENT MONEYS from the general fund to the environmental protection fund [moneys sufficient to meet such disburse- ments]. Such transfers shall be made only upon certification [of need] by the director of the division of the budget, with copies of such certification filed with the chairperson of the senate finance commit- tee, the chairperson of the assembly ways and means committee and the state comptroller. The aggregate amount of all transfers shall not exceed four hundred forty-seven million one hundred seventy-one thousand dollars. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM INSUFFICIENT SHALL MEAN THAT THERE IS NOT AN ADEQUATE CASH BALANCE TO FINANCE ALL CURRENT FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATIONS AND ANY OUTSTANDING PRIOR YEAR OBLI- GATIONS. S 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2012.
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