Assembly Bill A4560

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to using a portion of the public safety communications surcharge to support volunteer fire department initiatives

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A4560 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4838
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §186-f, Tax L; add §99-qq, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8486
2021-2022: A4736, S6477

2023-A4560 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to using a portion of the public safety communications surcharge to support volunteer fire department initiatives; establishes the New York state volunteer fire department auxiliary fund.

2023-A4560 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4560
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
   using a portion of  the  public  safety  communications  surcharge  to
   support volunteer fire department initiatives

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 186-f of the  tax
 law,  as added by section 3 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (a) forty-one and seven-tenths of the revenues collected and  received
 under  this  section  into  the [state general] NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEER
 FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY fund ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  NINETY-
 NINE-QQ OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW; and
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-qq to
 read as follows:
   §  99-QQ.  NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY FUND. 1.
 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FUND.   THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED  IN  THE  JOINT
 CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND
 FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEER  FIRE
 DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY FUND. MONEYS IN THIS ACCOUNT SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE
 AND  NOT  COMMINGLED  WITH  ANY OTHER MONEYS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COMP-
 TROLLER.
   2. SOURCE OF FUNDS. THE SUM EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT  IDENTIFIED  IN  PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX-F OF THE
 TAX LAW SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND.
   3.  USE OF FUNDS. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVID-
 ING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE WITH GRANTS FOR THE PURCHASE
 OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, TURNOUT GEAR, HAZMAT SYSTEMS, COMMUNI-
 CATIONS TECHNOLOGY, RENOVATION OR RESTORATION OF BUILDINGS THAT  CONTAIN
 FIRE DEPARTMENT APPARATUS, OR ANY NECESSARY EXPENSES TO FUND ANY SERVICE
 RELATED TO RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAMS.
   §  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.

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