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Authorizes the comptroller to deposit fifty percent of the funds generated by state park fees to be returned to the Environmental Protection Fund
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Dean Murray
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BILL NUMBER:S8355
Title of bill
An act in relation to authorizing the comptroller to deposit funds generated by park fees into the environmental protection fund
Purpose
This bill would authorize the Director of the Division of Budget to transfer fifty percent of revenue generated by OPRMP above the total receipts generated in the 2009-2010 State Fiscal Year (SFY) by park user fees, greens fees, cabin rental, parking fees and all other revenues associated with park operations to the Environmental Protection Fund for the purpose of repaying the amount borrowed to keep parks and historic sites operations during SPY 2010-2011
Summary of provisions
Section 1 authorizes the Director of the Division of Budget to transfer fifty percent of the revenue generated above the amount generated by park operations during State Fiscal Year 2009-2010 into the Environmental Protection Fund.
Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date. Currently, New York State is home to 179 State Parks and 35 Historic Sites that traditionally receive about 55 million visitors per year. This number is rapidly increasing given the current national fiscal climate.
Justification
Currently, New York State is home to 179 State Parks and 35 Historic Sites that traditionally receive about 55 million visitors per year. This number is rapidly increasing given the current national fiscal climate.
The State Parks Operating Budget for SFY 2009-2010 was $331.6 million. The proposed budget for this year is $271.2 million, a decrease of $60.4 million. As part of the reduction, the Governor instructed the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to achieve agency savings of $19.8 million in operating funds. In response, the agency proposed to close and make additional service reductions at as many as 132 State Parks and Historic Sites of the 214 total facilities the State operates.
It is imminent that park operations statewide will use the support of the Environmental Fund to continue to operate these threatened parks and historic sites. In the wake of legislative agreements that the park system should continue to operate at the same service levels as Spy 2009-2010, this legislation is necessary to ensure that OPRHP will be allowed to realize the same revenue generated during that year to support future operations, and then dedicate 50 percent of
all additional revenue to repay the Environmental Protection Fund in the amount borrowed.
Legislative history
New legislation.
Fiscal implications
This bill makes use of a portion of excess funding within OPRHP to repay the Environmental Protection Fund.
Effective date
Immediately.
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