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    S. 2104                                                  A. 3034

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2015
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IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE, LARKIN -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Transportation

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. SCARBOROUGH -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the state  finance  law,
  in  relation  to  creating  the  "September eleventh, two thousand one
  remembrance" distinctive license plate program

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 404-x to read as follows:
  S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE "SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND  ONE  REMEM-
BRANCE" LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON
REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE "SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE
REMEMBRANCE" LICENSE PLATE. APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL  BE
FILED  WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL PRESCRIBE.
  2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE  REGU-
LAR  REGISTRATION  FEE  PRESCRIBED  BY  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
ARTICLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE  OF
TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLARS  SHALL  BE  CHARGED  FOR SUCH PLATES.   SUCH ANNUAL
SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION
FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
NINETY-FIVE-G  OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE  LAW,  AND  SHALL BE USED FOR THE
PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND  MARKETING  OF  DISTINCTIVE  LICENSE
PLATES  PURSUANT  TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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S. 2104                             2                            A. 3034

BE DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF "THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND  ONE
SCHOLARSHIP  FUND"  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SIX-A OF THE
STATE FINANCE LAW AND SHALL BE USED FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OF VICTIMS  WHO
LOST  AN  IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER AS A RESULT OF THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH,
TWO THOUSAND ONE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN  NEW  YORK,  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
NINETY-SIX-A OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 96-a to
read as follows:
  S 96-A. THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.  1.
THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED, IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
TAXATION  AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS
THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
  2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-X OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW
AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM
ANY  OTHER  FUND  OR  SOURCE  PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
SECTION SHALL  PREVENT  THE  STATE  FROM  RECEIVING  GRANTS,  GIFTS,  OR
BEQUESTS  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, AND
DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
  3. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY FOR HIGHER  EDUCATION  OF
VICTIMS WHO LOST AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER AS A RESULT OF THE SEPTEMBER
ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN NEW YORK.
  4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
OF EDUCATION.
  5.  TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL ENSURE
THAT ALL MONIES RECEIVED DURING A FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPENDED PRIOR TO  THE
END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.