Senate Bill S4643

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides state aid to municipalities to offset the costs and expenses of providing public safety services that are necessary as a result of the presence of a residential institution located in such municipality

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  • 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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2015-S4643 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6416
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง54-m, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3967, A1920
2019-2020: A381

2015-S4643 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides state aid to municipalities to offset the costs and expenses of providing public safety services that are necessary as a result of the presence of a residential institution located in such municipality.

2015-S4643 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4643 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4643

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  providing  state
  aid  to  municipalities  to offset the costs and expenses of providing
  public safety services that are necessary as a result of the  presence
  of a residential institution located in such municipality

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

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
54-m to read as follows:
  S 54-M. STATE AID TO OFFSET COSTS AND EXPENSES OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFE-
TY  SERVICES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  A. "HOST MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH  A  RESIDEN-
TIAL INSTITUTION IS LOCATED, EITHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
  B.  "RESIDENTIAL  INSTITUTION"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY FOUR YEAR RESIDENTIAL
SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
  C. "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR  VILLAGE  LOCATED
IN THIS STATE.
  2.  WITHIN  THE  AMOUNT  APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, EACH HOST MUNICIPALITY
SHALL RECEIVE AID ACCORDING TO THE  FORMULA  SET  FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION
THREE OF THIS SECTION. AID RECEIVED BY A HOST MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE USED
BY SUCH HOST MUNICIPALITY AS FOLLOWS:
  A.  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF  SUCH  AID RECEIVED SHALL BE USED TO OFFSET THE
COSTS AND EXPENSES OF PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES THAT  ARE  NECES-
SARY AS A RESULT OF THE PRESENCE OF A RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION LOCATED IN
SUCH HOST MUNICIPALITY; AND
  B. FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH AID RECEIVED SHALL BE USED TO REDUCE THE REAL
PROPERTY TAX LEVIED BY SUCH HOST MUNICIPALITY.
  3.  THE  AMOUNT OF AID MADE AVAILABLE TO A HOST MUNICIPALITY TO OFFSET
THE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES SHALL BE  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09767-01-5
              

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