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                                   5206
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. FRIEND, GOODELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   HAWLEY,  LOPEZ  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
   mental 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:
   §  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.
   § 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.
              

                                                            LBD08200-01-7

 A. 5206                             2
 
   § 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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.