NY State Assembly Bill 2023-A7526B

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May 14, 2024	print number 7526b
May 14, 2024	amend (t) and recommit to racing and wagering
Jan 03, 2024	referred to racing and wagering
Jun 05, 2023	print number 7526a
Jun 05, 2023	amend (t) and recommit to racing and wagering
May 25, 2023	referred to racing and wagering

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2023-A7526 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §99-h, St Fin L

2023-A7526 - Summary

Relates to monies appropriated and received each year by the state as a portion of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the state receives.

2023-A7526 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7526
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Racing and Wagering
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  the  tribal-state
   compact revenue account
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 99-h of  the  state  finance  law,  as  amended  by
 section  1  of  part  V of chapter 59 of the laws of 2006, is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. (A) MONIES WHICH ARE APPROPRIATED AND RECEIVED  EACH  YEAR  BY  THE
 STATE  AS  A  PORTION  OF THE NEGOTIATED PERCENTAGE OF THE NET DROP FROM
 ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES THE STATE RECEIVES IN RELATION TO  THE  OPERA-
 TION  OF  A  GAMING  FACILITY  IN  THE  CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS, COUNTY OF
 NIAGARA AS REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE
 BUDGETED  AND  DISBURSED  BY  THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS IN THE FOLLOWING
 MANNER:
   (I) EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED SHALL BE AVAIL-
 ABLE FOR EXPENDITURE BY THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA  FALLS  FOR  SUCH  PUBLIC
 PURPOSES  AS  ARE DETERMINED, BY THE CITY, TO BE NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE
 TO ACCOMMODATE AND ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD  REVITALI-
 ZATION,  PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT IN THE
 CITY, SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE TRIBAL REVENUE ACCOUNT OF THE CITY AND
 ANY AND ALL INTEREST AND INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND  INVESTMENT
 OF SUCH MONIES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND OF THE
 CITY;  PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT ANY AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND  RAILROAD  INTERPRE-
 TIVE  CENTER  CREATED TO CONTINUE THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
 HERITAGE COMMISSION'S MISSION TO OPERATE AN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM,
 TO THE EXTENT THAT ITS SHARE PURSUANT  TO  THE  FORMULA  ESTABLISHED  IN
 CLAUSE  FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH EXCEEDS ONE PERCENT,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11229-04-3
 A. 7526                             2

 
 SUCH AMOUNTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO  THE  CITY
 FOR ITS PUBLIC PURPOSES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (II)  THE REMAINING TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED
 SHALL BE ALLOCATED FOR THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS  TO  BE  AVAILABLE  FOR
 EXPENDITURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
   (1)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIVE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT  RECEIVED  IN  EACH
 YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, SHALL
 BE  TRANSFERRED  TO NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TO BE USED FOR
 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND
   (2) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 FIVE  AND  ONE-HALF  PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH
 YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, SHALL
 BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA FALLS CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  FOR  CAPITAL
 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND
   (3)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 SEVEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR  NOT  TO  EXCEED
 ONE  MILLION  DOLLARS,  SHALL  BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA TOURISM AND
 CONVENTION CENTER CORPORATION FOR MARKETING AND TOURISM PROMOTION IN THE
 COUNTY OF NIAGARA INCLUDING THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS; AND
   (4) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 ONE  PERCENT  OR  TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, OF
 THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR SHALL  BE  TRANSFERRED  TO
 THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND
 RAILROAD INTERPRETIVE CENTER  CREATED  TO  CONTINUE  THE  NIAGARA  FALLS
 UNDERGROUND  RAILROAD HERITAGE COMMISSION'S MISSION TO OPERATE AN UNDER-
 GROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM, TO BE USED FOR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEVELOPMENT,
 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY, AND  ACQUISITION  OF
 PERSONAL  PROPERTY WITHIN THE HERITAGE AREA IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
 AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE COMMISSION; PROVIDED  IN  THE  EVENT  THE
 DISTRIBUTION  AVAILABLE  PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE EXCEEDS ONE PERCENT, IT
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE MONEYS AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (5)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH  YEAR  SHALL
 BE TRANSFERRED TO MOUNT SAINT MARY'S NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER; AND
   (6)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH  YEAR
 SHALL  BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA FALLS HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO TITLE TWELVE OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE PUBLIC  HOUSING  LAW
 FOR UPGRADES TO THEIR FACILITIES; AND
   (7)  ALL OTHER MONIES APPROPRIATED OR RECEIVED FOR DISTRIBUTION PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AFTER THE TRANSFER OF  MONEY  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SUBPARAGRAPH  AND  SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN EACH YEAR SHALL
 BE ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS FOR  INFRASTRUCTURE  AND  ROAD
 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
   (B)  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE  FIRST OF APRIL, EACH ENTITY RECEIVING MONEYS
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,  TEMPORARY  PRESI-
 DENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE, MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY, MAYOR OF THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA
 FALLS  AND LEADER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. EACH
 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL MONEYS RECEIVED  BY  SUCH
 ENTITY PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND THE EXPENDITURE
 OF ANY SUCH MONEYS.
 A. 7526                             3
 
   (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FAIL-
 URE BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS TO  DISBURSE  FUNDS  AS  SUCH  CITY  IS
 REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  CLAUSES ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE
 ACTUAL  RECEIPT OF THE FUNDS OR THE SUBMISSION OF THE SUBENTITY EXPENDI-
 TURE REPORT DUE BY APRIL FIRST OF EACH YEAR, WHICHEVER IS  LATER,  SHALL
 RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS OF ONE-HALF
 PERCENT  PER WEEK NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTEEN PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT WHICH WAS
 TO HAVE BEEN DISBURSED PURSUANT TO SUCH  CLAUSES.  ANY  SUCH  ADDITIONAL
 PAYMENT  REQUIRED  TO  BE  MADE  BY THE CITY SHALL BE DISBURSED FROM THE
 CITY'S SHARE DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (D) IN THE EVENT THAT ANY MONIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO CLAUSES
 ONE, THREE AND FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION  CANNOT,  FOR  ANY  REASON,  BE RECEIVED OR UTILIZED, SUCH MONIES
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS FOR ECONOMIC  DEVELOP-
 MENT PROJECTS WITHIN SUCH CITY.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as section 1 of part V of chapter 59 of the laws of  2006,  takes
 effect.

2023-A7526A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §99-h, St Fin L

2023-A7526A - Summary

Relates to monies appropriated and received each year by the state as a portion of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the state receives.

2023-A7526A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7526--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Racing  and  Wagering  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  the  tribal-state
   compact  revenue  account;  to  repeal  certain provisions of such law
   relating thereto and to amend chapter 747 of the laws of 2006,  amend-
   ing the state finance law relating to the tribal-state compact revenue
   account, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 4 of section 99-h of the state finance law, as
 amended by section 2 of part QQ of chapter 59 of the  laws  of  2009  is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows:
   4.  (A)  MONIES  WHICH  ARE APPROPRIATED AND RECEIVED EACH YEAR BY THE
 STATE AS A PORTION OF THE NEGOTIATED PERCENTAGE OF  THE  NET  DROP  FROM
 ELECTRONIC  GAMING  DEVICES THE STATE RECEIVES IN RELATION TO THE OPERA-
 TION OF A GAMING FACILITY IN  THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA  FALLS,  COUNTY  OF
 NIAGARA  AS  REQUIRED  UNDER SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE
 BUDGETED AND DISBURSED BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA  FALLS  IN  THE  FOLLOWING
 MANNER:
   (I) EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED SHALL BE AVAIL-
 ABLE  FOR  EXPENDITURE  BY  THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA FALLS FOR SUCH PUBLIC
 PURPOSES AS ARE DETERMINED, BY THE CITY, TO BE NECESSARY  AND  DESIRABLE
 TO  ACCOMMODATE AND ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALI-
 ZATION, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT IN  THE
 CITY, SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE TRIBAL REVENUE ACCOUNT OF THE CITY AND
 ANY  AND ALL INTEREST AND INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT
 OF SUCH MONIES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND OF THE
 CITY; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT ANY AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 ORGANIZATION  KNOWN  AS THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD INTERPRE-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11229-08-3

 A. 7526--A                          2
 
 TIVE CENTER CREATED TO CONTINUE THE NIAGARA FALLS  UNDERGROUND  RAILROAD
 HERITAGE COMMISSION'S MISSION TO OPERATE AN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM,
 TO  THE  EXTENT  THAT  ITS  SHARE PURSUANT TO THE FORMULA ESTABLISHED IN
 CLAUSE  FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH EXCEEDS ONE PERCENT,
 SUCH AMOUNTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO  THE  CITY
 FOR ITS PUBLIC PURPOSES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (II)  THE REMAINING TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED
 SHALL BE ALLOCATED FOR THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS  TO  BE  AVAILABLE  FOR
 EXPENDITURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
   (1)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIVE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT  RECEIVED  IN  EACH
 YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, SHALL
 BE  TRANSFERRED  TO NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TO BE USED FOR
 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND
   (2) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 FIVE  AND  ONE-HALF  PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH
 YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, SHALL
 BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA FALLS CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  FOR  CAPITAL
 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND
   (3)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 SEVEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR  NOT  TO  EXCEED
 ONE  MILLION  DOLLARS,  SHALL  BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA TOURISM AND
 CONVENTION CENTER CORPORATION FOR MARKETING AND TOURISM PROMOTION IN THE
 COUNTY OF NIAGARA INCLUDING THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS; AND
   (4) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 ONE  PERCENT  OR  TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, OF
 THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR SHALL  BE  TRANSFERRED  TO
 THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND
 RAILROAD INTERPRETIVE CENTER  CREATED  TO  CONTINUE  THE  NIAGARA  FALLS
 UNDERGROUND  RAILROAD HERITAGE COMMISSION'S MISSION TO OPERATE AN UNDER-
 GROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM, TO BE USED FOR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEVELOPMENT,
 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY, AND  ACQUISITION  OF
 PERSONAL  PROPERTY WITHIN THE HERITAGE AREA IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
 AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE COMMISSION; PROVIDED  IN  THE  EVENT  THE
 DISTRIBUTION  AVAILABLE  PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE EXCEEDS ONE PERCENT, IT
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE MONEYS AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (5)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH  YEAR  SHALL
 BE TRANSFERRED TO MOUNT SAINT MARY'S NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER; AND
   (6)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH  YEAR
 SHALL  BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA FALLS HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO TITLE TWELVE OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE PUBLIC  HOUSING  LAW
 FOR UPGRADES TO THEIR FACILITIES; AND
   (7)  ALL OTHER MONIES APPROPRIATED OR RECEIVED FOR DISTRIBUTION PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AFTER THE TRANSFER OF  MONEY  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SUBPARAGRAPH  AND  SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN EACH YEAR SHALL
 BE ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS FOR  INFRASTRUCTURE  AND  ROAD
 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
   (B)  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE  FIRST OF APRIL, EACH ENTITY RECEIVING MONEYS
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,  TEMPORARY  PRESI-
 DENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE, MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY, MAYOR OF THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA
 FALLS  AND LEADER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. EACH
 A. 7526--A                          3

 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL MONEYS RECEIVED  BY  SUCH
 ENTITY PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND THE EXPENDITURE
 OF ANY SUCH MONEYS.
   (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FAIL-
 URE BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS TO  DISBURSE  FUNDS  AS  SUCH  CITY  IS
 REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  CLAUSES ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE
 ACTUAL RECEIPT OF THE FUNDS OR THE SUBMISSION OF THE SUBENTITY  EXPENDI-
 TURE  REPORT  DUE BY APRIL FIRST OF EACH YEAR, WHICHEVER IS LATER, SHALL
 RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS OF ONE-HALF
 PERCENT PER WEEK NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTEEN PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT WHICH  WAS
 TO  HAVE  BEEN  DISBURSED  PURSUANT TO SUCH CLAUSES. ANY SUCH ADDITIONAL
 PAYMENT REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY THE CITY  SHALL  BE  DISBURSED  FROM  THE
 CITY'S  SHARE  DESCRIBED  IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (D) IN THE EVENT THAT ANY MONIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO CLAUSES
 ONE, THREE AND FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION CANNOT, FOR ANY REASON, BE  RECEIVED  OR  UTILIZED,  SUCH  MONIES
 SHALL  BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
 MENT PROJECTS WITHIN SUCH CITY.
   § 2. Section 99-h of the state finance law, as amended by section 1 of
 part V of chapter 59 of the laws of 2006, is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  (A)  MONIES  WHICH  ARE APPROPRIATED AND RECEIVED EACH YEAR BY THE
 STATE AS A PORTION OF THE NEGOTIATED PERCENTAGE OF  THE  NET  DROP  FROM
 ELECTRONIC  GAMING  DEVICES THE STATE RECEIVES IN RELATION TO THE OPERA-
 TION OF A GAMING FACILITY IN  THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA  FALLS,  COUNTY  OF
 NIAGARA  AS  REQUIRED  UNDER SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE
 BUDGETED AND DISBURSED BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA  FALLS  IN  THE  FOLLOWING
 MANNER:
   (I) EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED SHALL BE AVAIL-
 ABLE  FOR  EXPENDITURE  BY  THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA FALLS FOR SUCH PUBLIC
 PURPOSES AS ARE DETERMINED, BY THE CITY, TO BE NECESSARY  AND  DESIRABLE
 TO  ACCOMMODATE AND ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALI-
 ZATION, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT IN  THE
 CITY, SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE TRIBAL REVENUE ACCOUNT OF THE CITY AND
 ANY  AND ALL INTEREST AND INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT
 OF SUCH MONIES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND OF THE
 CITY; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT ANY AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 ORGANIZATION  KNOWN  AS THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD INTERPRE-
 TIVE CENTER CREATED TO CONTINUE THE NIAGARA FALLS  UNDERGROUND  RAILROAD
 HERITAGE COMMISSION'S MISSION TO OPERATE AN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM,
 TO  THE  EXTENT  THAT  ITS  SHARE PURSUANT TO THE FORMULA ESTABLISHED IN
 CLAUSE FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH EXCEEDS ONE  PERCENT,
 SUCH  AMOUNTS  SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE CITY
 FOR ITS PUBLIC PURPOSES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (II) THE REMAINING TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT  RECEIVED
 SHALL  BE  ALLOCATED  FOR  THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR
 EXPENDITURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
   (1) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 FIVE  AND  ONE-HALF  PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH
 YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, SHALL
 BE TRANSFERRED TO NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TO BE  USED  FOR
 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND
   (2)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIVE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT  RECEIVED  IN  EACH
 A. 7526--A                          4
 
 YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, SHALL
 BE  TRANSFERRED  TO  THE  NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR CAPITAL
 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND
   (3)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 SEVEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR  NOT  TO  EXCEED
 ONE  MILLION  DOLLARS,  SHALL  BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA TOURISM AND
 CONVENTION CENTER CORPORATION FOR MARKETING AND TOURISM PROMOTION IN THE
 COUNTY OF NIAGARA INCLUDING THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS; AND
   (4) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 ONE  PERCENT  OR  TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, OF
 THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR SHALL  BE  TRANSFERRED  TO
 THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND
 RAILROAD INTERPRETIVE CENTER  CREATED  TO  CONTINUE  THE  NIAGARA  FALLS
 UNDERGROUND  RAILROAD HERITAGE COMMISSION'S MISSION TO OPERATE AN UNDER-
 GROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM, TO BE USED FOR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEVELOPMENT,
 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY, AND  ACQUISITION  OF
 PERSONAL  PROPERTY WITHIN THE HERITAGE AREA IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
 AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE COMMISSION; PROVIDED  IN  THE  EVENT  THE
 DISTRIBUTION  AVAILABLE  PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE EXCEEDS ONE PERCENT, IT
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE MONEYS AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (5)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH  YEAR  SHALL
 BE TRANSFERRED TO MOUNT SAINT MARY'S NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER; AND
   (6)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH  YEAR
 SHALL  BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA FALLS HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO TITLE TWELVE OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE PUBLIC  HOUSING  LAW
 FOR UPGRADES TO THEIR FACILITIES; AND
   (7)  ALL OTHER MONIES APPROPRIATED OR RECEIVED FOR DISTRIBUTION PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION AFTER THE TRANSFER OF  MONEY  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SUBPARAGRAPH  AND  SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN EACH YEAR SHALL
 BE ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS FOR  INFRASTRUCTURE  AND  ROAD
 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
   (B)  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE  FIRST OF APRIL, EACH ENTITY RECEIVING MONEYS
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,  TEMPORARY  PRESI-
 DENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE, MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY, MAYOR OF THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA
 FALLS  AND LEADER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. EACH
 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL MONEYS RECEIVED  BY  SUCH
 ENTITY PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND THE EXPENDITURE
 OF ANY SUCH MONEYS.
   (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, FAIL-
 URE BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS TO  DISBURSE  FUNDS  AS  SUCH  CITY  IS
 REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  CLAUSES ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE
 ACTUAL RECEIPT OF THE FUNDS OR THE SUBMISSION OF THE SUBENTITY  EXPENDI-
 TURE  REPORT  DUE BY APRIL FIRST OF EACH YEAR, WHICHEVER IS LATER, SHALL
 RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS OF ONE-HALF
 PERCENT PER WEEK NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTEEN PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT WHICH  WAS
 TO  HAVE  BEEN  DISBURSED  PURSUANT TO SUCH CLAUSES. ANY SUCH ADDITIONAL
 PAYMENT REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY THE CITY  SHALL  BE  DISBURSED  FROM  THE
 CITY'S  SHARE  DESCRIBED  IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
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   (D) IN THE EVENT THAT ANY MONIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO CLAUSES
 ONE, THREE AND FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION CANNOT, FOR ANY REASON, BE  RECEIVED  OR  UTILIZED,  SUCH  MONIES
 SHALL  BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
 MENT PROJECTS WITHIN SUCH CITY.
   §  3. Section 2 of chapter 747 of the laws of 2006, amending the state
 finance law relating to the tribal-state  compact  revenue  account,  as
 amended  by  section  1  of part R of chapter 57 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire  and  be
 deemed repealed December 31, [2023] 2030.
   §  4.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 99-h of the state finance law made by  section
 one  of this act shall take effect January 1, 2024; and provided further
 that the amendments to 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  pursuant  to  section 2 of chapter 747 of the laws of
 2006, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section  two  of
 this act shall take effect.

2023-A7526B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §99-h, St Fin L

2023-A7526B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to monies appropriated and received each year by the state as a portion of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the state receives.

2023-A7526B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7526--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Racing  and  Wagering  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Racing and Wagering in  accord-
   ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the state finance law, in relation to the tribal-state
   compact revenue account
 
   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 chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended and a new  subdi-
 vision 4 is added 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 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 NEGOTIATED 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11229-12-4

 A. 7526--B                          2
 
 the  county  or  counties  of  Cattaraugus,  Chautauqua or Allegany, the
 municipal governments of the state 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 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 avail-
 able 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 available to the county of Onei-
 da, and a sum of three and one-half million dollars  to  the  county  of
 Madison. Additionally, the state shall distribute, for a period of nine-
 teen 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 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.
   4. (A) MONIES WHICH ARE APPROPRIATED AND RECEIVED  EACH  YEAR  BY  THE
 STATE  AS  A  PORTION  OF THE NEGOTIATED PERCENTAGE OF THE NET DROP FROM
 ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES THE STATE RECEIVES IN RELATION TO  THE  OPERA-
 TION  OF  A  GAMING  FACILITY  IN  THE  CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS, COUNTY OF
 NIAGARA AS REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE
 BUDGETED  AND  DISBURSED  BY  THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS IN THE FOLLOWING
 MANNER:
   (I) EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED SHALL BE AVAIL-
 ABLE FOR EXPENDITURE BY THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA  FALLS  FOR  SUCH  PUBLIC
 PURPOSES  AS  ARE DETERMINED, BY THE CITY, TO BE NECESSARY AND DESIRABLE
 TO ACCOMMODATE AND ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD  REVITALI-
 ZATION,  PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT IN THE
 CITY, SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE TRIBAL REVENUE ACCOUNT OF THE CITY AND
 ANY AND ALL INTEREST AND INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND  INVESTMENT
 OF SUCH MONIES SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND OF THE
 CITY;  PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT ANY AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND  RAILROAD  INTERPRE-
 TIVE  CENTER  CREATED TO CONTINUE THE NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
 HERITAGE COMMISSION'S MISSION TO OPERATE AN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM,
 TO THE EXTENT THAT ITS SHARE PURSUANT  TO  THE  FORMULA  ESTABLISHED  IN
 CLAUSE  FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH EXCEEDS ONE PERCENT,
 SUCH AMOUNTS SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO  THE  CITY
 FOR ITS PUBLIC PURPOSES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (II)  THE REMAINING TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED
 SHALL BE ALLOCATED FOR THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS  TO  BE  AVAILABLE  FOR
 EXPENDITURE IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
   (1)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIVE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT  RECEIVED  IN  EACH
 YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, SHALL
 A. 7526--B                          3
 
 BE  TRANSFERRED  TO NIAGARA FALLS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TO BE USED FOR
 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND
   (2)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 FIVE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT  RECEIVED  IN  EACH
 YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY, SHALL
 BE  TRANSFERRED  TO  THE  NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR CAPITAL
 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; AND
   (3) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 SEVEN  PERCENT  OF  THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR NOT TO EXCEED
 ONE MILLION DOLLARS, SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO  THE  NIAGARA  TOURISM  AND
 CONVENTION CENTER CORPORATION FOR MARKETING AND TOURISM PROMOTION IN THE
 COUNTY OF NIAGARA INCLUDING THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS; AND
   (4)  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY SUCH CITY,
 ONE PERCENT OR TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICHEVER  IS  GREATER,  OF
 THE  TOTAL  ANNUAL  AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO
 THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS THE NIAGARA  FALLS  UNDERGROUND
 RAILROAD  INTERPRETIVE  CENTER  CREATED  TO  CONTINUE  THE NIAGARA FALLS
 UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HERITAGE COMMISSION'S MISSION TO OPERATE AN  UNDER-
 GROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM, TO BE USED FOR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEVELOPMENT,
 CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENTS,  ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY, AND ACQUISITION OF
 PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE HERITAGE AREA IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA  FALLS
 AS  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  THE COMMISSION; PROVIDED IN THE EVENT THE
 DISTRIBUTION AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS CLAUSE EXCEEDS ONE  PERCENT,  IT
 SHALL  BE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE MONEYS AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH
 (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; AND
   (5) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 FIFTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR SHALL
 BE TRANSFERRED TO MOUNT SAINT MARY'S NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER; AND
   (6) WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH FUNDS BY  SUCH  CITY,
 FIFTY  THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT RECEIVED IN EACH YEAR
 SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NIAGARA FALLS HOUSING AUTHORITY  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO  TITLE TWELVE OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW
 FOR UPGRADES TO THEIR FACILITIES; AND
   (7) ALL OTHER MONIES APPROPRIATED OR RECEIVED FOR DISTRIBUTION  PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  AFTER THE TRANSFER OF MONEY PURSUANT TO THIS
 SUBPARAGRAPH AND SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN EACH  YEAR  SHALL
 BE  ALLOCATED  TO  THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROAD
 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
   (B) ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF  APRIL,  EACH  ENTITY  RECEIVING  MONEYS
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION,  SHALL  ANNUALLY SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESI-
 DENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE  ASSEMBLY,  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE
 SENATE,  MINORITY  LEADER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA
 FALLS AND LEADER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS.  EACH
 SUCH  REPORT  SHALL INCLUDE AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL MONEYS RECEIVED BY SUCH
 ENTITY PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND THE EXPENDITURE
 OF ANY SUCH MONEYS.
   (C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  FAIL-
 URE  BY  THE  CITY  OF  NIAGARA  FALLS TO DISBURSE FUNDS AS SUCH CITY IS
 REQUIRED PURSUANT TO CLAUSES ONE, TWO, THREE AND  FOUR  OF  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE
 ACTUAL  RECEIPT OF THE FUNDS OR THE SUBMISSION OF THE SUBENTITY EXPENDI-
 TURE REPORT DUE BY APRIL FIRST OF EACH YEAR, WHICHEVER IS  LATER,  SHALL
 RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS OF ONE-HALF
 PERCENT  PER WEEK NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTEEN PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT WHICH WAS
 TO HAVE BEEN DISBURSED PURSUANT TO SUCH  CLAUSES.  ANY  SUCH  ADDITIONAL
 A. 7526--B                          4
 
 PAYMENT  REQUIRED  TO  BE  MADE  BY THE CITY SHALL BE DISBURSED FROM THE
 CITY'S SHARE DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (D) IN THE EVENT THAT ANY MONIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO CLAUSES
 ONE, THREE AND FOUR OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION  CANNOT,  FOR  ANY  REASON,  BE RECEIVED OR UTILIZED, SUCH MONIES
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS FOR ECONOMIC  DEVELOP-
 MENT PROJECTS WITHIN SUCH CITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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