What's happening
This bill requires New York State to share 25% of gaming device revenues from Madison County with the county government.
Why it matters
Brings Madison County into parity with other counties. By requiring the state to share 25% of gaming device revenues from Madison County, the bill ensures local governments there receive a similar benefit as other counties hosting tribal gaming, supporting fairness and consistency across New York.
Direct local financial impact. The additional revenues directed to Madison County could significantly bolster county budgets, potentially funding public services, infrastructure, or economic development without raising local taxes.
Supports local costs and economic growth. Counties that host casinos often face increased service demands (e.g., policing, roads, emergency services). This revenue share helps offset those costs and provides resources Madison County can use for job creation and economic opportunities related to gaming activity.
Potential to influence future agreements. Establishing this precedent may affect how the state negotiates or amends future gaming compacts, possibly encouraging other counties or municipalities to seek similar arrangements for fair revenue distribution.
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- Referred to racing and wagering
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5044
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Racing and Wagering
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the sharing of revenue from gaming devices located within the county of Madison
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 99-h of the state finance law, as amended by section 7 of chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
3. Moneys of the account, following the segregation of appropriations enacted by the legislature, shall be available for purposes including but not limited to: (a) reimbursements or payments to municipal governments that host tribal casinos pursuant to a tribal-state compact for costs incurred in connection with services provided to such casinos or arising as a result thereof, for economic development opportunities and job expansion programs authorized by the executive law; provided, however, that for any gaming facility located in the city of Buffalo, the city of Buffalo shall receive a minimum of twenty-five percent of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the state receives pursuant to the compact, and provided further that for any gaming facility located in the city of Niagara Falls, county of Niagara a minimum of twenty-five percent of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the state receives pursuant to the compact shall be distributed in accordance with subdivision four of this section, and provided further that for any gaming facility located in the county or counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua or Allegany, the municipal governments of the state hosting the facility shall collectively receive a minimum of twenty-five percent of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the state receives pursuant to the compact; and provided further that pursuant to chapter five hundred ninety of the laws of two thousand four, a minimum
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of twenty-five percent of the revenues received by the state pursuant to the state's compact with the St. Regis Mohawk tribe shall be made available to the counties of Franklin and St. Lawrence, and affected towns in such counties. Each such county and its affected towns shall receive fifty percent of the moneys made available by the state; and provided further that the state shall annually make twenty-five percent of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from all gaming devices the state actually receives pursuant to the Oneida Settlement Agreement confirmed by section eleven of the executive law as available to the county of Oneida, twenty-five percent of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from all gaming devices located within the county of Madison for which the state actually receives payment and a sum of three and one-half million dollars to the county of Madison. Additionally, the state shall distribute for a period of nineteen and one-quarter years, an additional annual sum of two and one-half million dollars to the county of Oneida. Additionally, the state shall distribute the one-time eleven million dollar payment received by the state pursuant to such agreement with the Oneida Nation of New York to the county of Madison by wire transfer upon receipt of such payment by the state; and (b) support and services of treatment programs for persons suffering from gambling addictions. Moneys not segregated for such purposes shall be transferred to the general fund for the support of government during the fiscal year in which they are received.
§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 99-h of the state finance law, as amended by section 8 of chapter 174 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
3. Moneys of the account, following the segregation of appropriations enacted by the legislature, shall be available for purposes including but not limited to: (a) reimbursements or payments to municipal governments that host tribal casinos pursuant to a tribal-state compact for costs incurred in connection with services provided to such casinos or arising as a result thereof, for economic development opportunities and job expansion programs authorized by the executive law; provided, however, that for any gaming facility located in the county of Erie or Niagara, the municipal governments hosting the facility shall collectively receive a minimum of twenty-five percent of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the state receives pursuant to the compact and provided further that for any gaming facility located in the county or counties of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua or Allegany, the municipal governments of the state hosting the facility shall collectively receive a minimum of twenty-five percent of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from electronic gaming devices the state receives pursuant to the compact; and provided further that pursuant to chapter five hundred ninety of the laws of two thousand four, a minimum of twenty-five percent of the revenues received by the state pursuant to the state's compact with the St. Regis Mohawk tribe shall be made available to the counties of Franklin and St. Lawrence, and affected towns in such counties. Each such county and its affected towns shall receive fifty percent of the moneys made available by the state; and provided further that the state shall annually make twentyfive percent of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from all gaming devices the state actually receives pursuant to the Oneida Settlement Agreement confirmed by section eleven of the executive law available to the county of Oneida, twenty-five percent of the negotiated percentage of the net drop from all gaming devices located within the county of Madison for which the state actually receives payment and a
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sum of three and one-half million dollars to the county of Madison. Additionally, the state shall distribute, for a period of nineteen and one-quarter years, an additional annual sum of two and one-half million dollars to the county of Oneida. Additionally, the state shall distribute the one-time eleven million dollar payment actually received by the state pursuant to the Oneida Settlement Agreement to the county of Madison by wire transfer upon receipt of such payment by the state; and (b) support and services of treatment programs for persons suffering from gambling addictions. Moneys not segregated for such purposes shall be transferred to the general fund for the support of government during the fiscal year in which they are received.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed in full force and effect on the date the state actually receives payment from gaming devices located in Madison county, provided that the amendments to subdivision 3 of section 99-h of the state finance law made by section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such section as provided in section 2 of chapter 747 of the laws of 2006, as amended when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect.
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