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Senator · Senate District 42
History
- Referred to finance
- Referred to finance
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Relates to the monies of the spinal cord injury research trust fund
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Kevin Cahill
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1883
Title of bill
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the monies of the spinal cord injury research trust fund
Purpose or general idea of bill
To establish a minimum annual level of funding for the Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust Fund.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: Amends subdivision 2 of section 99-f of the State Finance Law, to require that five and six-tenths percent (5.6%) of the revenue New York State collects from the mandatory surcharges imposed on motor vehicle violations pursuant to subdivision one of section eighteen hundred nine of the vehicle and traffic law be allocated to the Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust Fund.
Section 2: Effective date.
Justification
Chapter 338 of the laws of 1998 created the Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust Fund with the intent that up to $8.5 million per year would be allocated to it out of the mandatory surcharge imposed by the state on motor vehicle moving violations. The Spinal Cord Injury Research Board would then distribute grants to worthwhile research projects related to spinal cord injuries. However, in recent years it has been funded at minimum with no money allocated for new grants. This legislation would establish a minimum annual level of funding for the Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust Fund.
Prior legislative history
S.4934 of 2012: Died on Senate Floor Calen- dar, Died in Assembly Rules S.4934 of 2011: Died in Senate Finance, Died in Assembly Ways and Means
Fiscal implications
Cost to State: 5.6% of the revenue collected from mandatory surcharges on motor vehicle moving violations up to $8.5 million annually for the Spinal Cord Research Trust Fund.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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