Assembly Bill A3219

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the comptroller to transfer money into the environmental protection fund whenever such fund has insufficient money to meet its obligations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A3219 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง92-s, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A9835

2011-A3219 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the comptroller to transfer money into the environmental protection fund whenever such fund has insufficient money to meet its obligations.

2011-A3219 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3219

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SWEENEY, WEISENBERG, PEOPLES-STOKES, ZEBROWSKI,
  LUPARDO, CYMBROWITZ,  COLTON,  JAFFEE,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  MARKEY,  MAISEL,
  BENEDETTO,  SPANO, CASTRO, PHEFFER, PAULIN, ARROYO, SCHIMEL, KAVANAGH,
  MILLMAN, ROSENTHAL, CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BOYLAND,
  CASTELLI,  DESTITO,  GLICK,  GUNTHER,  HOOPER, JACOBS, MAGEE, 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02956-02-1

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