Extends from November 30, 2015 until November 30, 2017, the expiration of the authority of the county of Suffolk to impose an additional 1% of sales and compensating use taxes.
STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________
7863
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 28, 2015
___________
Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authority of
the county of Suffolk to impose an additional one percent of sales and
compensating use tax
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Clause 14 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of
2 section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 225 of the laws of
3 2013, is amended to read as follows:
4 (14) the county of Suffolk is hereby further authorized and empowered
5 to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such
6 taxes at a rate which is one percent additional to the three percent
7 rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period
8 beginning June first, two thousand one and ending November thirtieth,
9 two thousand [fifteen] seventeen;
10 § 2. Subdivision (c) of section 1262-j of the tax law, as amended by
11 chapter 225 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
12 (c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, of the net
13 collections received by the county of Suffolk as a result of the
14 increase of one percent to the tax authorized by section twelve hundred
15 ten of this article for the period beginning June first, two thousand
16 one and ending November thirtieth, two thousand [fifteen] seventeen,
17 imposed by local laws or resolutions (by simple majority) by the county
18 legislature, and signed by the county executive, the county of Suffolk
19 shall allocate such net collections as follows: no less than one-eighth
20 and no more than three-eighths of such net collections received shall be
21 dedicated for public safety purposes and the balance shall be deposited
22 in the general fund of the county of Suffolk.
23 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11234-01-5
