NY State Senate Bill 2015-S4547

Senate Bill S4547

Signed By Governor

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the tourist home, inn, hotel or motel tax in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6909 - Signed by Governor

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 25, 2015	signed chap.262
Sep 15, 2015	delivered to governor
Jun 16, 2015	returned to assembly passed senate home rule request substituted for s4547
Jun 16, 2015	substituted by a6909 ordered to third reading cal.1619 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 26, 2015	referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

- Jun 16, 2015 - Floor Vote
  A6909
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 16, 2015
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Panepinto
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
  Jun 16, 2015 - Rules Committee Vote
  S4547
  
  25
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 16, 2015
      
      aye (25)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young

co-Sponsors

2015-S4547 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6909
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1202-g, Tax L

2015-S4547 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the tourist home, inn, hotel or motel tax in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs.

2015-S4547 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4547

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the tax law, in relation to the tourist home, inn,
hotel or motel tax in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs

PURPOSE:

To further promote tourism and other economic development by
reallocating Saratoga County's room occupancy tax and restructuring
the composition of the advisory committee.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision 9 of section 1202-g of the tax law to
allocate 50% of the monies currently allocated to Saratoga County for
the promotion of tourism and conventions and received from the
County's room occupancy tax, to the Saratoga County Prosperity
Partnership, Inc. for the promotion of tourism and other economic
development-related purposes.

The membership composition of the Committee to advise the Board of
Supervisors on expenditures made by the County for the promotion of
tourism and conventions is also revised.

Section 2 states the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

The Saratoga County Economic Development Strategic Plan identifies
Saratoga County's economy as being built on three pillars:  tourism,
agriculture and business and industry. In accord with the strategic
plan, the County Board of Supervisors authorized by resolution the
formation of the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership, Inc., a
not-for-profit local development corporation to undertake certain
projects and initiatives for the economic benefit of Saratoga County.
The County Board of Supervisors has requested this home rule
legislation to allocate 50% of the monies currently allocated to
Saratoga County for the promotion of tourism and conventions and
received from the County's room occupancy tax, to the Saratoga County
Prosperity Partnership, Inc. for the promotion of tourism and other
economic development-related purposes. The remaining 50% of the
County's tax share will continue to be allocated for the promotion of
tourism and conventions.

Since the enactment of tax law section 1202-g which imposed the room
occupancy tax in Saratoga County, prominent tourism promotion entities
have been formed in Saratoga County such as Saratoga Springs City
Center Authority and the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau.
These entities have played a critical role in the local economy by
promoting and marketing Saratoga County and the City of Saratoga
Springs as a world-class destination for meetings, conventions and
groups. As such, the Saratoga Board of Supervisors' home-rule request
includes the recomposition of its nine-member committee which advises
the Board on expenditures made by the County for the promotion of
tourism and conventions, to include representatives of these entities.


This legislation provides that the committee be comprised of: the
Chair of the Board of Supervisors, the Chair of the Board's Economic
Development Committee, the Chair of the Board's Law and Finance
Committee, and one member of the Board of Supervisors who also serves
as a Director of the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership. Inc., one
representative from the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, one
representative from the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County, one
representative from the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau, one
representative from the Saratoga Springs City Center Authority and the
Saratoga County Treasurer.

This legislation will provide Saratoga County with the advice and the
means to further its tourism, convention and economic development
endeavors.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State. With economic development, higher revenue received
for Saratoga County.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall become
law.

2015-S4547 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4547

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the tourist home, inn, hotel
  or motel tax in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 1202-g of the tax law, as  amended
by chapter 24 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  (9)  Revenues  resulting from the imposition of tax authorized by this
section shall be paid into the treasury of the county  of  Saratoga  and
shall  be  credited  to and deposited in the general fund of the county;
the net collections therefrom shall thereafter be allocated by the board
of supervisors of Saratoga county [only] FIFTY PERCENT for the promotion
of tourism and conventions AND FIFTY  PERCENT  TO  THE  SARATOGA  COUNTY
PROSPERITY  PARTNERSHIP,  INC.  FOR  THE  PROMOTION OF TOURISM AND OTHER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-RELATED PURPOSES provided, however,  that  the  net
collections  pursuant to subdivision one-a of this section shall be paid
to the general fund of the city of Saratoga Springs, the net collections
pursuant to subdivision one-b of this section shall be paid to the  city
of  Saratoga  Springs convention and tourism bureau for use in marketing
the city of Saratoga Springs as a destination for conventions and  group
tours  and  the  net  collections  pursuant to subdivision one-c of this
section shall be placed in an interest bearing capital  reserve  account
to  fund the expansion and renovation of the City Center until such time
as the expansion and renovation has been completed, and thereafter shall
be placed in a special account which may be drawn  upon  to  offset  any
operating  deficit  maintained  by  the City Center. A committee of nine
persons TO ADVISE THE BOARD ON EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE COUNTY  FOR  THE
PROMOTION OF TOURISM AND CONVENTIONS shall be appointed by such board of
supervisors,  four  of  whom  shall  be  members  of such body WHO SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09931-01-5

S. 4547                             2

INCLUDE THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE CHAIR OF THE  BOARD'S
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD'S LAW AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE, AND ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO ALSO SERVES AS
A  DIRECTOR OF THE SARATOGA COUNTY PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP, INC. and five
[of whom shall be owners, managers or, if such facility be  owned  by  a
corporation  or  partnership,  partners or officers of facilities paying
such tax, pursuant to the local laws authorized hereunder to advise  and
recommend  to  said board of supervisors relative to the purpose of this
section] ADDITIONAL MEMBERS WHO SHALL INCLUDE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM  THE
SARATOGA  COUNTY  CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CHAMBER
OF SOUTHERN SARATOGA COUNTY, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SARATOGA  CONVEN-
TION AND TOURISM BUREAU, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY
CENTER AUTHORITY AND THE SARATOGA COUNTY TREASURER.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.

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Kathleen A. Marchione