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                                  5741

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. CERETTO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDO-
  NOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Tourism,  Parks,
  Arts and Sports Development

AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law and
  the state finance law, in relation  to  enacting  the  "Niagara  parks
  reinvestment act"

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "Niagara parks reinvestment act".
  S  2.  Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation
law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-i to read as follows:
  2-I. BE EMPOWERED TO REQUIRE FIFTY PERCENT OF VEHICLE USE  FEE  GENER-
ATED  FROM  ANY  STATE PARK WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF
NIAGARA TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE NIAGARA PARKS  REINVESTMENT  FUND  ESTAB-
LISHED  IN  SECTION  NINETY-TWO-GG  OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. THE OFFICE
SHALL PREPARE AN ANNUAL  REPORT  ON  THE  AMOUNT  OF  VEHICLE  USE  FEES
COLLECTED AT ANY STATE PARK WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF
NIAGARA.  SUCH REPORT SHALL CONTAIN A DETAILED SUMMARY OF PROJECTS BEING
FUNDED  AND  THE  AMOUNT  EACH  PROJECT IS BEING FUNDED FOR. SUCH REPORT
SHALL BE DISSEMINATED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  CHAIRPERSON  OF  THE  SENATE
TOURISM, RECREATION AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRPERSON OF
THE  ASSEMBLY  TOURISM, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND TO ANY
MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING  A  PORTION  OF  THE
COUNTY OF NIAGARA.
  S 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 92-gg to
read as follows:
  S  92-GG.  NIAGARA  PARKS REINVESTMENT FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
LISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
TAXATION  AND  FINANCE  A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NIAGARA PARKS
REINVESTMENT FUND".

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTY PERCENT  OF  THE  BALANCE  OF  THE
VEHICLE  USE  FEE  GENERATED  FROM  ANY  STATE  PARK WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY
LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NIAGARA AS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
TWO-I OF SECTION 3.09 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
LAW.
  3.  THE  MONEYS  APPROPRIATED  OR  TRANSFERRED  TO  THIS FUND SHALL BE
DISBURSED TO FINANCE CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENTS  IN  STATE  PARKS  WHOLLY  OR
PARTIALLY  LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NIAGARA AND/OR TO CREATE A TRANSPOR-
TATION SYSTEM LINKING THE STATE PARKS  WITH  OTHER  TOURIST  ATTRACTIONS
WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NIAGARA.
  4.  ALL PAYMENTS FROM THIS FUND SHALL BE MADE ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT
OF THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS  APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE
NIAGARA  FRONTIER  STATE  PARK,  RECREATION  AND  HISTORIC  PRESERVATION
COMMISSION.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.