NY State Senate Bill 2023-S9932

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

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Oct 11, 2024	referred to rules

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §224-b, V & T L; add §99-ss, St Fin L

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the reckless driving prevention grant program which provides funds to local law enforcement agencies and prosecuting offices to combat reckless driving.

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9932

SPONSOR: ROLISON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the state finance law,
in relation to establishing the reckless driving prevention grant
program

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to establish the reckless driving prevent_
grant program,

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 creates the reckless driving prevention grant program and
defines eligible entity. Part two directs the grants to be used f or
enforcement, investigation, prevention and prosecutorial activities with
the objective of reducing reckless driving. Part three es tablishes an
application process for the grants and section four establishes guide-
lines for granting the awards.

Section 2 adds new section 99-ss to create the reckless driving
prevention fund between the state comptroller and the commissioner of
tax and finance. Part two funds the grant program through fines
collected from violations of section eleven hundred and seventy-Ofour of
the vehicle and traffic law. Part three states that the monies of the
fund, following appropriation by the legislature, shall be made avail-
able as grants to prevent reckless driving. Section four states that the
monies shall be paid put on the audit and warrant of the comptroller and
that the money shall be retained in the fund and not returned to the
general fund.

Section 3 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation creates a Reckless Driving Prevention Grant program in
response to the recent increase in reckless driving and fatal acci-
dents., The grants will be used for enforcement, investigation,
prevention and prosecutorial activities with the goal of reducing reck-
less driving.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day.
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2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9932
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 11, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the state  finance  law,
   in  relation  to  establishing  the  reckless driving prevention grant
   program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 224-b to read as follows:
   § 224-B. RECKLESS DRIVING  PREVENTION  GRANT  PROGRAM.    1.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ELIGIBLE  ENTITY"  MEANS  A MUNICIPAL LAW
 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR PROSECUTING OFFICE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  ESTABLISH  THE  RECKLESS  DRIVING  PREVENTION
 GRANT  PROGRAM  TO  AWARD  GRANTS  TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES FOR ENFORCEMENT,
 INVESTIGATION, PREVENTION AND PROSECUTORIAL ACTIVITIES WITH  THE  OBJEC-
 TIVE OF REDUCING THE FREQUENCY OF RECKLESS DRIVING AND SIMILARLY DANGER-
 OUS OPERATIONS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ESTABLISH  THE FORM AND MANNER IN WHICH AN
 ELIGIBLE ENTITY MAY APPLY FOR AWARDS THROUGH THE PROGRAM. SUCH  APPLICA-
 TION  SHALL  CONTAIN  ANY INFORMATION THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY REASONABLY
 REQUIRE AND A DESCRIPTION OF ANY PROJECTS OR  PROPOSALS  FOR  WHICH  THE
 ELIGIBLE ENTITY INTENDS TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS AWARDED.
   4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE PROC-
 ESS  OF  GRANTING  AWARDS  AND  THE  TYPES  OF PROJECTS THAT QUALIFY FOR
 AWARDS.  SUCH GUIDELINES SHALL REQUIRE THAT ANY FUNDS  AWARDED  BE  USED
 FOR  PROJECTS  THAT  SEEK  TO  REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF RECKLESS DRIVING
 WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ELIGIBLE ENTITY THROUGH IMPROVED ENFORCE-
 MENT AND PROSECUTION EFFORTS, PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION, INCREASED  USE  OF
 TRAFFIC  CONTROL  DEVICES,  OR ANY OTHER INITIATIVE WHICH MAY REASONABLY
 IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-ss to
 read as follows:
   § 99-SS. THE RECKLESS DRIVING PREVENTION  FUND.  1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED  IN  THE  JOINT  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD16275-01-4
 S. 9932                             2
 
 COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A FUND KNOWN AS THE RECKLESS  DRIV-
 ING PREVENTION FUND.
   2.  SUCH  FUND  SHALL CONSIST OF MONIES RECEIVED BY THE STATE FROM ANY
 COURT OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO SECTION  EIGHTEEN  HUNDRED
 NINE  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND TRAFFIC LAW FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF SUCH LAW, AND ALL  OTHER  FINES,  FEES,  GRANTS,
 BEQUESTS  OR  OTHER MONIES CREDITED, APPROPRIATED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO
 FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE.
   3. THE MONIES OF THE FUND, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE,
 SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR  THE  GRANTS  TO  PREVENT  RECKLESS  DRIVING
 ESTABLISHED  IN  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FOUR-B OF THE VEHICLE AND
 TRAFFIC LAW.
   4. THE MONIES OF THE FUND MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE
 OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID OUT ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE  COMP-
 TROLLER  ON  VOUCHERS  APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
 DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. AT THE END OF EACH YEAR ANY MONIES REMAIN-
 ING IN THE FUND SHALL BE RETAINED IN THE FUND AND SHALL  NOT  REVERT  TO
 THE  GENERAL  FUND.  THE INTEREST AND INCOME EARNED ON THE MONIES IN THE
 FUND SHALL REMAIN IN THE FUND.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
 on or before such effective date.

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Senate Bill S9932

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Rob Rolison

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9932 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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