Assembly Bill A9017

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to public transportation systems

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2011-A9017 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §182, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A5084

2011-A9017 - Summary

Relates to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to public transportation systems.

2011-A9017 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9017

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BRENNAN, LENTOL, JACOBS, GOTTFRIED, P. RIVERA,
  MILLMAN, SWEENEY, CAHILL, ABINANTI,  BARRON,  COOK,  CRESPO,  GUNTHER,
  KELLNER,  N. RIVERA,  RODRIGUEZ, SCHIMEL, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of  A.  ABBATE,  BENEDETTO,  COLTON,  CUSICK,  GLICK,  KAVANAGH,
  MAISEL,  MARKEY,  PAULIN,  REILLY,  STEVENSON,  WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG,
  WEPRIN, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Govern-
  mental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to a prohibition on
  diversion  of  funds  dedicated  to  the  metropolitan  transportation
  authority  or  the  New  York  city transit authority and any of their
  subsidiaries

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 182 of the executive law, as amended by section 1
of part J of chapter 56 of the laws of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S 182. Diversion of funds dedicated to the metropolitan transportation
authority  or  the  New  York  city  transit  authority and any of their
subsidiaries to the general fund of the state is  prohibited.    1.  The
director  shall be prohibited from diverting revenues derived from taxes
and fees paid by the public into any fund created by law including,  but
not  limited  to  sections eighty-eight-a and eighty-nine-c of the state
finance law and chapter twenty-five of the laws of two thousand nine for
the purpose of funding the metropolitan transportation authority or  the
New  York  city transit authority and any of their subsidiaries into the
general fund of the state or into any  other  fund  maintained  for  the
support of another governmental purpose. No diversion of funds can occur
contrary to this section by an administrative act of the director or any
other  person  in  the  executive branch [unless the governor declares a
fiscal emergency, and communicates such emergency to the temporary pres-
ident of the senate and speaker of the assembly, and] BUT CAN OCCUR ONLY
UPON a statute [is] enacted into law authorizing a diversion that  would
otherwise be prohibited by this section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13944-01-2

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2011-A9017A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §182, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A5084

2011-A9017A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a prohibition on diversion of funds dedicated to public transportation systems.

2011-A9017A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9017--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BRENNAN, LENTOL, JACOBS, GOTTFRIED, P. RIVERA,
  MILLMAN, SWEENEY, CAHILL, ABINANTI,  BARRON,  COOK,  CRESPO,  GUNTHER,
  KELLNER,  N. RIVERA,  RODRIGUEZ,  SCHIMEL,  JAFFEE,  CLARK, GABRYSZAK,
  TITONE, ROSENTHAL, MAISEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  ABBATE,
  BENEDETTO,  COLTON,  CUSICK, DenDEKKER, GLICK, KAVANAGH, MARKEY, MENG,
  NOLAN,  PAULIN,  REILLY,  STEVENSON,  WEINSTEIN,  WEISENBERG,  WEPRIN,
  WRIGHT  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Governmental
  Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  a  prohibition  on
  diversion of funds dedicated to public transportation systems

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 182 of the executive law, as amended by  section  1
of  part  J  of  chapter  56  of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
  S 182. Diversion of funds dedicated to [the  metropolitan  transporta-
tion  authority  or the New York city transit authority and any of their
subsidiaries] PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS to the general fund  of  the
state  OR  TO  ANY OTHER PURPOSE, is prohibited.  1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION  SYSTEM"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY
PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION CONSTITUTING A TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY WHICH
PROVIDES OR CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF, UNDER JOINT SUPPORT ARRANGE-
MENTS,  MASS  TRANSPORTATION  SERVICES,  OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR ANY
COUNTY OR CITY WHICH PROVIDES OR CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF,  PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN-R OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, MASS
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
  2.  The  director  OF  THE  BUDGET  shall be prohibited from diverting
revenues derived from taxes and fees paid by the public  into  any  fund
created  by  law  including,  but not limited to sections eighty-eight-a
[and], eighty-nine-c AND NINETY-TWO-FF of  the  state  finance  law  and
chapter  twenty-five of the laws of two thousand nine for the purpose of
funding [the metropolitan transportation authority or the New York  city
transit  authority  and any of their subsidiaries] PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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