NY State Senate Bill 2015-S7775

Senate Bill S7775

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the tribal state compact revenue account and extending the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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2015-S7775 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §99-h, St Fin L; amd §2, Chap 747 of 2006
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S5361
2019-2020: S1532

2015-S7775 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the tribal state compact revenue account and extending the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

2015-S7775 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7775

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the tribal-state
compact revenue account; and to amend chapter 747 of the laws of 2006,
amending the state finance law relating to disbursements from the
tribal-state compact revenue account to certain municipalities, in
relation to extending the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
thereof

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This legislation seeks to increase the local share received by the
city of Buffalo for hosting a casino.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill increases the minimum amount of the negotiated
net drop received by the State for a gaming facility located within
Buffalo to 75% from 25%.

Section 2 of the bill increases the minimum amount of the negotiated
net drop received by the State for a gaming facility located within
Buffalo to 75% from 25%.

Section 3 of the bill increases the minimum amount of the negotiated
net drop received by the State for a gaming facility located within
Buffalo to 75% from 25%.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The Seneca Niagara Casinos in downtown Buffalo began a transformative
process for the city and entire region. It's placement and operation
helped kick start the resurgence of this industrial city. After years
of cooperation, and joint decision making, the city of Buffalo
deserves to keep more shares of the casino's profits, instead of these
locally earned profits heading to Albany and being distributed through
the General Fund. Similar reallocations of funds have occurred between
other casinos and their host localities.

This legislation seeks to change the percentage being received by the
City so that Buffalo may continue to develop its downtown area. The
amount of money being sent to the City will change from 25% of the
negotiated net drop to 75%, to increase the funds available directly
for the City and its development projects.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Increased revenue to the City of Buffalo and decreased revenue to the
General Fund.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S7775 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7775

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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  the  tribal-state
  compact revenue account; and to amend chapter 747 of the laws of 2006,
  amending  the  state  finance  law  relating to disbursements from the
  tribal-state compact revenue account  to  certain  municipalities,  in
  relation  to  extending  the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
  thereof

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 99-h of the state finance law, as
amended by section 7 of chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  3.  Moneys of the account, following the segregation of appropriations
enacted by the legislature, shall be available  for  purposes  including
but  not limited to: (a) reimbursements or payments to municipal govern-
ments that host tribal casinos pursuant to a  tribal-state  compact  for
costs  incurred  in connection with services provided to such casinos or
arising as a result thereof, for economic development opportunities  and
job expansion programs authorized by the executive law; provided, howev-
er,  that  for  any  gaming facility located in the city of Buffalo, the
city of Buffalo shall receive a minimum  of  [twenty-five]  SEVENTY-FIVE
percent  of  the  negotiated  percentage of the net drop from electronic
gaming devices the state receives pursuant to the compact, and  provided
further  that  for  any  gaming  facility located in the city of Niagara
Falls, county of Niagara a minimum of twenty-five percent of the negoti-
ated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the state
receives pursuant to the compact shall be distributed in accordance with
subdivision four of this section, and  provided  further  that  for  any
gaming  facility located in the county or counties of Cattaraugus, Chau-
tauqua or Allegany, the municipal governments of the state  hosting  the
facility  shall collectively receive a minimum of twenty-five percent of
the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices
the state receives pursuant to the compact; and  provided  further  that

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

                                                           LBD15450-01-6

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pursuant  to  chapter  five  hundred  ninety of the laws of two thousand
four, a minimum of twenty-five percent of the revenues received  by  the
state  pursuant  to  the state's compact with the St. Regis Mohawk tribe
shall  be  made  available to the counties of Franklin and St. Lawrence,
and affected towns in such counties. Each such county and  its  affected
towns  shall  receive  fifty percent of the moneys made available by the
state; and provided further that the state shall annually  make  twenty-
five  percent  of  the  negotiated  percentage  of the net drop from all
gaming devices the  state  actually  receives  pursuant  to  the  Oneida
Settlement Agreement confirmed by section eleven of the executive law as
available  to  the  county  of  Oneida,  and a sum of three and one-half
million dollars to the county of Madison. Additionally, the state  shall
distribute for a period of nineteen and one-quarter years, an additional
annual  sum of two and one-half million dollars to the county of Oneida.
Additionally, the state shall distribute  the  one-time  eleven  million
dollar payment received by the state pursuant to such agreement with the
Oneida Nation of New York to the county of Madison by wire transfer upon
receipt  of  such  payment by the state; and (b) support and services of
treatment programs  for  persons  suffering  from  gambling  addictions.
Moneys  not  segregated  for  such  purposes shall be transferred to the
general fund for the support of government during  the  fiscal  year  in
which they are received.
  S  2.  Subdivision  3  of  section  99-h  of the state finance law, as
amended by section 8 of chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  3.  Moneys of the account, following the segregation of appropriations
enacted by the legislature, shall be available  for  purposes  including
but  not limited to: (a) reimbursements or payments to municipal govern-
ments that host tribal casinos pursuant to a  tribal-state  compact  for
costs  incurred  in connection with services provided to such casinos or
arising as a result thereof, for economic development opportunities  and
job expansion programs authorized by the executive law; provided, howev-
er,  that  for  any  gaming  facility  located  in the county of Erie or
Niagara, the municipal governments hosting the  facility  shall  collec-
tively  receive  a  minimum  of  twenty-five  percent  of the negotiated
percentage of the net drop from  electronic  gaming  devices  the  state
receives pursuant to the compact, AND FOR ANY GAMING FACILITY LOCATED IN
THE  CITY OF BUFFALO THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT HOSTING THE FACILITY SHALL
COLLECTIVELY RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE NEGOTIATED
PERCENTAGE OF THE NET DROP  FOR  ELECTRONIC  GAMING  DEVICES  THE  STATE
RECEIVES  PURSUANT  TO  THE  COMPACT,  and provided further that for any
gaming facility located in the county or counties of Cattaraugus,  Chau-
tauqua  or  Allegany, the municipal governments of the state hosting the
facility shall collectively receive a minimum of twenty-five percent  of
the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices
the  state  receives  pursuant to the compact; and provided further that
pursuant to chapter five hundred ninety of  the  laws  of  two  thousand
four,  a  minimum of twenty-five percent of the revenues received by the
state pursuant to the state's compact with the St.  Regis  Mohawk  tribe
shall  be  made  available to the counties of Franklin and St. Lawrence,
and affected towns in such counties. Each such county and  its  affected
towns  shall  receive  fifty percent of the moneys made available by the
state; and provided further that the state shall annually  make  twenty-
five  percent  of  the  negotiated  percentage  of the net drop from all
gaming devices the  state  actually  receives  pursuant  to  the  Oneida
Settlement  Agreement  confirmed  by section eleven of the executive law

S. 7775                             3

available to the county of Oneida, and  a  sum  of  three  and  one-half
million  dollars to the county of Madison. Additionally, the state shall
distribute, for a period of nineteen and  one-quarter  years,  an  addi-
tional  annual  sum of two and one-half million dollars to the county of
Oneida. Additionally, the state shall  distribute  the  one-time  eleven
million  dollar  payment  actually received by the state pursuant to the
Oneida Settlement Agreement to the county of Madison  by  wire  transfer
upon  receipt of such payment by the state; and (b) support and services
of treatment programs for persons suffering  from  gambling  addictions.
Moneys  not  segregated  for  such  purposes shall be transferred to the
general fund for the support of government during  the  fiscal  year  in
which they are received.
  S  3. Section 2 of chapter 747 of the laws of 2006, amending the state
finance law relating to  disbursements  from  the  tribal-state  compact
revenue  account  to  certain municipalities, as amended by section 1 of
part R of chapter 57 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire  and  be
deemed repealed December 31, [2023] 2026.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, the
amendments to subdivision 3 of section 99-h of  the  state  finance  law
made  by  section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and
reversion of such section upon such date the provisions of  section  two
of this act shall take effect.

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