Senate Bill S5624

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state local emergency services account

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Budget And Revenue 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-S5624 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4761
Current Committee:
Senate Budget And Revenue
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: S8354, A10397
2021-2022: S3728, S7560, A3783

2023-S5624 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state local emergency services account; provides reimbursement for expenses incurred related to procurement of any equipment including radio and communication items, apparatus, vehicles including snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, and boats, goods or services related to the renovation of any buildings, and personal protective equipment.

2023-S5624 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5624 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5624
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
   establishing  the  New York state local emergency services account for
   reimbursement for certain expenses

   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 fund] NEW  YORK  STATE  LOCAL
 EMERGENCY  SERVICES ACCOUNT 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 LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES ACCOUNT. 1. THERE  IS
 HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO
 BE  KNOWN AS THE NEW YORK STATE LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES ACCOUNT. MONEYS
 IN THIS ACCOUNT SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE AND NOT COMMINGLED WITH ANY OTHER
 MONEYS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER.
   2. THE SUM EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVI-
 SION FIVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX-F OF THE TAX  LAW  SHALL  BE
 CREDITED TO THE FUND.
   3.  (A)  MONIES  COLLECTED AND DEPOSITED INTO THE NEW YORK STATE LOCAL
 EMERGENCY SERVICES ACCOUNT SHALL BE USED TO:  REIMBURSE COUNTY AND OTHER
 MUNICIPAL FIRE,  POLICE  AND  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICES  DEPARTMENTS,
 VOLUNTEER  FIRE  COMPANIES,  VOLUNTEER  FIRE DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTEER FIRE
 DISTRICTS, VOLUNTEER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT  EMER-
 GENCY  MEDICAL  SERVICES FOR EXPENSES INCURRED RELATED TO PROCUREMENT OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09627-01-3

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