Assembly Bill A6416

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-A6416 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4643
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง54-m, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1920, S3967
2019-2020: A381

2015-A6416 (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-A6416 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6416

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Ways and Means

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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