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                                  4357

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2013
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCARBOROUGH,  TENNEY, ABINANTI, BLANKENBUSH,
  CROUCH, LOSQUADRO, RA, REILICH, GOODELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. BARCLAY, CERETTO, DUPREY, JOHNS,  McLAUGHLIN,  PALMESANO,  RAIA  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to the public safety communi-
  cations surcharge and repealing certain provisions of such law  relat-
  ing thereto

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 186-f of the tax law  is  REPEALED
and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
  6.  DISTRIBUTION.  THE  MONIES COLLECTED FROM THE SURCHARGE IMPOSED BY
THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
  (A) FIFTY-EIGHT  AND  THREE-TENTHS  PERCENT  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR  THE
PROVISION  OF  GRANTS OR REIMBURSEMENTS TO COUNTIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT,
CONSOLIDATION, OR OPERATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS  SYSTEMS  OR
NETWORKS  DESIGNED TO SUPPORT STATEWIDE INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR
FIRST RESPONDERS, INCLUDING  NEXT  GENERATION  911,  TO  BE  DISTRIBUTED
PURSUANT  TO STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE STATE. ANNUAL GRANTS
MAY CONSIDER COSTS BORNE BY A MUNICIPALITY RELATED TO  THE  ISSUANCE  OF
LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS BONDS PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-FOUR
HUNDRED  THIRTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, WHEN THE MUNICIPALITY
HAS QUALIFIED AS AN APPROVED PARTICIPANT IN  A  STATEWIDE  INTEROPERABLE
COMMUNICATIONS  SYSTEM  UNDER THE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE
STATE, AND MAINTAINS COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES.  THE
GRANT  AMOUNT WILL BE PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MUNI-
CIPALITY, AND MAY NOT EXCEED THIRTY PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL COST BORNE  BY
THE MUNICIPALITY IN RELATION TO SUCH BONDS; AND
  (B)  FORTY-ONE  AND SEVEN-TENTHS PERCENT SHALL BE JOINTLY APPORTIONED,
PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE  COMMISSIONER,  TO:
(I) THE STATE POLICE, (II) THE NEW YORK STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES REVOLV-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02747-01-3
              

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ING LOAN FUND, (III) PROVIDE FOR THE COSTS OF DEBT SERVICE FOR BONDS AND
NOTES  ISSUED  TO  FINANCE  EXPEDITED DEPLOYMENT FUNDING PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THE COUNTY  LAW  AND
SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE-H OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, AND
(IV)  PROVIDE  FOR SERVICES AND EXPENSES THAT SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS AND
MISSION OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY  SERVICES  AS
APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law;  provided,  however,  that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
tive  date  is  authorized  and  directed to be made and completed on or
before such effective date.