Bill Text: NY A03958 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the state finance law, in relation to creating the "September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance" distinctive license plate program

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to education [A03958 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03958-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 1391                                                  A. 3958
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 29, 2009
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       IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE,  SMITH, ALESI, FLANAGAN,
         O. JOHNSON,  LARKIN,  MAZIARZ,  ONORATO,  PARKER,   SAMPSON,   SEWARD,
         STACHOWSKI, VOLKER, WINNER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by
         -- M. of A. ALFANO, PHEFFER, THIELE -- read once and referred  to  the
         Committee on Education
       AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the state finance law,
         in relation to creating the  "September  eleventh,  two  thousand  one
         remembrance" distinctive license plate program
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 404-x to read as follows:
    3    S  404-X.  DISTINCTIVE  "SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH,  TWO THOUSAND ONE REMEM-
    4  BRANCE" LICENSE PLATES. 1. ANY PERSON RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON
    5  REQUEST, BE ISSUED A DISTINCTIVE "SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO  THOUSAND  ONE
    6  REMEMBRANCE"  LICENSE PLATE. APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE
    7  FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE  COMMISSIONER
    8  SHALL PRESCRIBE.
    9    2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
   10  IN  THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE REGU-
   11  LAR REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THIS
   12  ARTICLE;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE OF
   13  TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED  FOR  SUCH  PLATES.    SUCH  ANNUAL
   14  SERVICE  CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
   15  FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
   16  MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
   17  NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE  LAW,  AND  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR  THE
   18  PRODUCTION,  DESIGN,  ADVERTISING  AND  MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04466-01-9
       S. 1391                             2                            A. 3958
    1  PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
    2  ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS SHALL
    3  BE  DEPOSITED TO THE CREDIT OF "THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE
    4  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND"  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SIX-A OF THE
    5  STATE FINANCE LAW AND SHALL BE USED FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OF VICTIMS  WHO
    6  LOST  AN  IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER AS A RESULT OF THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH,
    7  TWO THOUSAND ONE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN  NEW  YORK,  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
    8  NINETY-SIX-A OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
    9    S  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 96-a to
   10  read as follows:
   11    S 96-A. THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.  1.
   12  THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED, IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
   13  TAXATION  AND FINANCE AND THE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS
   14  THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
   15    2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
   16  PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-X OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW
   17  AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM
   18  ANY  OTHER  FUND  OR  SOURCE  PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
   19  SECTION SHALL  PREVENT  THE  STATE  FROM  RECEIVING  GRANTS,  GIFTS,  OR
   20  BEQUESTS  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, AND
   21  DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   22    3. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY FOR HIGHER  EDUCATION  OF
   23  VICTIMS WHO LOST AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER AS A RESULT OF THE SEPTEMBER
   24  ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN NEW YORK.
   25    4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
   26  THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
   27  OF EDUCATION.
   28    5.  TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL ENSURE
   29  THAT ALL MONIES RECEIVED DURING A FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPENDED PRIOR TO  THE
   30  END OF THAT FISCAL YEAR.
   31    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   32  it shall have become a law.