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                                  6208

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 17, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. FRIEND -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law and the public authorities law, in
  relation to prohibiting the imposition of certain fees, surcharges, or
  taxes

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c
to read as follows:
  S 170-C. FEE INCREASES PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.   1. ON  AND  AFTER  THE
EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SECTION, NO STATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, AGENCY, OR
AUTHORITY MAY INCREASE ANY FEE, SURCHARGE OR TAX THAT IT IMPOSES ON  ANY
NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT OR BUSINESS UNLESS SUCH INCREASE IS SPECIFICALLY
AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
  2.  ANY  STATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, AGENCY, OR AUTHORITY THAT IMPOSES A
FEE, SURCHARGE OR TAX PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, WHERE
SUCH IMPOSITION WAS IMPLEMENTED  WITHOUT  SPECIFIC  STATUTORY  APPROVAL,
SHALL  BE  PROHIBITED  FROM  FURTHER  IMPOSING  AND COLLECTING SUCH FEE,
SURCHARGE OR TAX ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST NEXT SUCCEEDING  THE  EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  3.  ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, ANY STATE DEPART-
MENT, OFFICE,  AGENCY,  OR  AUTHORITY  THAT  WISHES  TO  IMPOSE  A  FEE,
SURCHARGE  OR  TAX  ON ANY NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT OR BUSINESS MUST SEEK
AND OBTAIN LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATION AND APPROVAL OF THE  SPECIFIC  FEE,
SURCHARGE, OR TAX REQUESTED PRIOR TO ITS IMPOSITION.
  S  2.  Article  1 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
new title 3 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 3
                              MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 10. FEE INCREASES PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08695-01-5

              

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  S 10. FEE INCREASES PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.  1. ON AND AFTER THE EFFEC-
TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION,  NO  STATE  DEPARTMENT,  OFFICE,  AGENCY,  OR
AUTHORITY  MAY INCREASE ANY FEE, SURCHARGE OR TAX THAT IT IMPOSES ON ANY
NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT OR BUSINESS UNLESS SUCH INCREASE IS SPECIFICALLY
AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
  2.  ANY  STATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, AGENCY, OR AUTHORITY THAT IMPOSES A
FEE, SURCHARGE, OR TAX PRIOR TO THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,
WHERE   SUCH  IMPOSITION  WAS  IMPLEMENTED  WITHOUT  SPECIFIC  STATUTORY
APPROVAL, SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM FURTHER IMPOSING AND COLLECTING  SUCH
FEE,  SURCHARGE  OR  TAX  ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST NEXT SUCCEEDING THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  3. ON AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, ANY STATE  DEPART-
MENT,  OFFICE,  AGENCY,  OR  AUTHORITY  THAT  WISHES  TO  IMPOSE  A FEE,
SURCHARGE OR TAX ON ANY NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT OR  BUSINESS  MUST  SEEK
AND  OBTAIN  LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATION AND APPROVAL OF THE SPECIFIC FEE,
SURCHARGE, OR TAX REQUESTED PRIOR TO ITS IMPOSITION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.