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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 10, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S2073
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S2073 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6980
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §99-h, St Fin L; amd §12, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S1226
2011-2012: S2888
2013-S2073 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2073 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation to authorizing municipal governments hosting tribal casinos to receive payments directly from Native American nations or tribes; and in relation to Tribal-state compact revenue accounts PURPOSE: To increase to 50% from 25% the minimum percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices municipal host facilities receive ("local slots revenue") from the state pursuant to compact. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one increases the percentage of money from 25% to 50% that the host municipalities of Buffalo and Niagara receive from the state, pursuant to the negotiated compact agreements entered into between the state and tribal nations. JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, municipalities such as the cities of Niagara and Buffalo that host Indian gaming facilities' are only entitled to receive a minimum 25% of the state's total takeout from the net drop of electronic gaming devices. The state, on the other hand, is reaping the vast majority of the revenue (the remaining 75%). Put in the simplest terms, host municipalities are being shortchanged. Given the amount of construction and development underway in Niagara, Buffalo and surrounding areas, it becomes clear that more funds from
2013-S2073 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2073 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRISANTI, MAZIARZ, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the executive law, in relation to authorizing municipal governments hosting tribal casinos to receive payments directly from Native American nations or tribes; and in relation to Tribal-state compact revenue accounts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 99-h of the state finance law, as amended by chapter 747 of the laws of 2006, is amended and a new subdi- vision 2-a is added to read as follows: 2. Such account shall consist of all revenues resulting from tribal- state compacts executed pursuant to article two of the executive law and a tribal-state compact with the St. Regis Mohawk tribe executed pursuant to chapter five hundred ninety of the laws of two thousand four, LESS ANY PAYMENTS MADE DIRECTLY BY A NATIVE AMERICAN NATION OR TRIBE, PURSU- ANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION, TO ANY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT THAT HOSTS A TRIBAL CASINO. 2-A. A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT THAT HOSTS A TRIBAL CASINO MAY RECEIVE PAYMENTS DIRECTLY FROM A NATIVE AMERICAN NATION OR TRIBE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT SHALL, WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF SUCH PAYMENTS, NOTIFY THE STATE COMPTROLLER THAT SUCH PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY SUCH MUNICI- PAL GOVERNMENT. ALL PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY ANY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT THAT HOSTS A TRIBAL CASINO SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN SATISFACTION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE TRIBAL-STATE COMPACT EXECUTED PURSUANT TO ARTI- CLE TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW AND A TRIBAL-STATE COMPACT WITH THE ST. REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE EXECUTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE HUNDRED NINETY OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND FOUR, AND SUCH PAYMENTS SHALL BE DEDUCTED FROM THOSE AMOUNTS THE STATE IS REQUIRED TO MAKE TO SUCH MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OR FOUR THIS SECTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02350-02-3
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