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                                   4543
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2025
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 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. 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
 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-
 
              

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 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
 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
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 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.
   (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.