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                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. MORINELLO, SAYEGH, DeSTEFANO, NORRIS, SALKA --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. B. MILLER -- 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".
   §  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-KK  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.
   § 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 92-kk to
 read as follows:
   §  92-KK.  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.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.