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                                  9087

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2016
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
  the  transfer  of funds into the metropolitan transportation authority
  aid trust account and the  public    transportation  system  operating
  assistance account

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 10 of subdivision (c) of section 1105 of the  tax
law,  as  added  by  section  2 of part U-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of
2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (10) Transportation service, whether  or  not  any  tangible  personal
property  is  transferred  in  conjunction  therewith, and regardless of
whether the charge is paid in this state or out of state so long as  the
service is provided in this state.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, TRANS-
PORTATION  SERVICE  SHALL  INCLUDE  SERVICES  PROVIDED BY TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANIES.
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section  92-ff  of  the  state  finance  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
  (C) THE COMPTROLLER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO TRANSFER FROM
THE  GENERAL  FUND  FOR  DEPOSIT  INTO  THE  METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY AID TRUST ACCOUNT, ON OR BEFORE  MARCH  THIRTY-FIRST  OF  EACH
YEAR, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE FOLLOWING:
  (I)  FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN, TEN MILLION DOLLARS;
  (II) IN EACH SUCCEEDING STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE TRANSFER  SHALL  ENSURE
THAT   THE  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION  AUTHORITY  AID  TRUST  ACCOUNT
RECEIVES A SUM EQUAL TO FIFTY PERCENT OF GROSS RECEIPTS OF  STATE  SALES
AND  COMPENSATING USE TAXES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED
FIVE OF THE TAX LAW FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY  TRANSPORTA-
TION  NETWORK  COMPANIES  ORIGINATING IN ANY OF THE TWELVE COUNTIES THAT
COMPRISE THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUTER  DISTRICT  ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT  TO  SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
LAW, IN ADDITION TO THE RECEIPTS COLLECTED UNDER SECTION TWELVE  HUNDRED

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

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EIGHTY-ONE  OF  THE  TAX  LAW.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE AGGREGATE
AMOUNT OF REVENUES RETAINED BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH TEN OF SUBDIVISION (C) OF SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED
FIVE OF THE TAX LAW AND SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THE TAX LAW
IS  LESS  THAN  EIGHTY-FIVE  MILLION DOLLARS, THEN THE COMPTROLLER SHALL
INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE  OF  STATE  SALES  AND  COMPENSATING  USE  TAXES
RETAINED  BY  THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY UNTIL IT RETAINS
NO LESS THAN EIGHTY-FIVE MILLION  DOLLARS  FOR  THE  STATE  FISCAL  YEAR
ENDING  MARCH  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN. FURTHER, THE COMP-
TROLLER SHALL INCREASE THE LEVEL OF TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL  FUND  FOR
SUBSEQUENT  STATE  FISCAL YEARS TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT DISCUSSED IN THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE  AND  ONE  PLUS  THE
CONSUMER  COST  CHANGE  FACTOR.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE
CONSUMER COST CHANGE FACTOR IS THE PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE OF THE  NATIONAL
CONSUMER  COST INDEX FOR THE MOST RECENT TWELVE MONTH PERIOD RELATIVE TO
THE PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTH PERIOD.
  S 3. Subdivision 5 of section 88-a of the state finance law is amended
by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) THE COMPTROLLER IS HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED  TO  TRANSFER
FIFTY  PERCENT OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS OF STATE SALES AND COMPENSATING USE
TAXES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIVE OF THE  TAX  LAW
ON  TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES
ORIGINATING OUTSIDE THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUTER DISTRICT TO
THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM  OPERATING  ASSISTANCE  ACCOUNT  ESTAB-
LISHED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION. THESE TRANSFERS SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED FOR
PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE SALES TAX GROWTH FACTOR ESTABLISHED IN PARA-
GRAPH  (C)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AND  SHALL SUPPLEMENT THE ADDITIONAL
TRANSFERS INDEXED TO THE SALES TAX GROWTH  FACTOR  REQUIRED  UNDER  THIS
SUBDIVISION.  TRANSFERS  PROVIDED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT BE USED
TO OFFSET REDUCED TRANSFERS UNDER PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.