§ 54-l. State assistance to eligible cities and eligible
municipalities in which a video lottery gaming facility is located. 1.
Definitions. When used in this section, unless otherwise expressly
stated:

a. "Eligible city" shall mean a city with a population equal to or
greater than one hundred twenty-five thousand and less than one million
in which a video lottery gaming facility is located and operating as of
January first, two thousand nine pursuant to section sixteen hundred
seventeen-a of the tax law.

b. "Eligible municipality" shall mean a county, city, town or village
in which a video lottery gaming facility is located pursuant to section
sixteen hundred seventeen-a of the tax law that is not located in a city
with a population equal to or greater than one hundred twenty-five
thousand.

2. a. Within the amount appropriated therefor, an eligible city shall
receive an amount equal to the state aid payment received in the state
fiscal year commencing April first, two thousand eight from an
appropriation for aid to municipalities with video lottery gaming
facilities.

b. Within the amounts appropriated therefor, eligible municipalities
shall receive an amount equal to seventy percent of the state aid
payment received in the state fiscal year commencing April first, two
thousand eight from an appropriation for aid to municipalities with
video lottery gaming facilities, except as otherwise provided by
subdivision five of this section.

3. a. State aid payments made to an eligible city pursuant to
paragraph a of subdivision two of this section shall be used to increase
support for public schools in such city.

b. State aid payments made to an eligible municipality pursuant to
paragraph b of subdivision two of this section shall be used by such
eligible municipality to: (i) defray local costs associated with a video
lottery gaming facility, or (ii) minimize or reduce real property taxes.

4. Payments of state aid pursuant to this section shall be made on or
before June thirtieth of each state fiscal year to the chief fiscal
officer of each eligible city and each eligible municipality on audit
and warrant of the state comptroller out of moneys appropriated by the
legislature for such purpose to the credit of the local assistance fund
in the general fund of the state treasury.

5. The town and county in which the facility defined in paragraph five
of subdivision a of section sixteen hundred seventeen-a of the tax law
is located shall receive assistance payments made pursuant to this
section at the same dollar level realized by the village of Monticello,
Sullivan county, the town of Thompson, Sullivan county, and Sullivan
county in the state fiscal year commencing April first, two thousand
nineteen; provided however that the amount that was allocated to the
village of Monticello shall be distributed evenly between such town and
such county. Any payments made pursuant to this subdivision shall not
commence until the facility defined in paragraph five of subdivision a
of section sixteen hundred seventeen-a of the tax law has realized
revenue for a period of twelve consecutive months.