RETRIEVE BILL TED - 0102


     Legislative Bill Drafting Commission
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     *VEHITRLA*
     (Enacts major components  of  legis-
     lation  necessary  to  implement the
     state fiscal plan for the  2001-2002
     state fiscal year)

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     V & T L. TED omnibus Art. VII

                    AN ACT

     to  provide  for  the utilization of
     utility assessment funds (A); and to
     provide for  the  use  of  petroleum
     overcharge  restitution  funds  (B);
     and  to  authorize   the   dormitory
     authority  of  the state of New York
     to provide funding for  the  Cornell
     University theory center (C); and to
     amend  chapter  432  of  the laws of
     1997  relating  to   the   community
     enhancement   facilities  assistance
     program, in relation  to  the  total
     authorized  bonding  amount for such
     program (D); and  to  authorize  the
     New  York  State  urban  development

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     corporation  to  issue   bonds   for
     purpose  of  creating  or  retaining
     technology related jobs (E); and  to
     amend  the  vehicle  and traffic law
     and the penal law,  in  relation  to
     reducing  the  blood  alcohol  level
     threshold   for   determination   of
     intoxication (F); and to amend chap-
     ter 533 of the laws of 1993 amending
     the  vehicle and traffic law and the
     correction  law  relating   to   the
     suspension  and  revocation of driv-
     er's  licenses  upon  conviction  of
     certain  drug-related  offenses,  in
     relation to the effectiveness there-
     of and to repeal section 8 of  chap-
     ter 533 of the laws of 1993 amending
     the  vehicle and traffic law and the
     correction  law  relating   to   the
     suspension  and  revocation of driv-
     er's  licenses  upon  conviction  of
     certain  drug-related  offenses,  in
     relation  thereto  and   to   repeal
     section  28  of part E of chapter 58
     of the laws of 1998  relating  to  a
     report  of  the division of criminal
     justice services, in relation there-
     to (G); and to amend the vehicle and
     traffic law, in relation  to  repeat
     offenses  for  driving while intoxi-
     cated and related offenses (H);  and
     to  amend  the  vehicle  and traffic
     law, relating to distinctive license
     plates  and  to   amend   provisions
     relating  to the issuance of special
     or  distinctive  design  plates  and
     distinctive license plates issued to
     veterans  and  members  of the mili-
     tary;   and   to   repeal    certain
     provisions   of  such  law  relating
     thereto  (I);  and  to  provide  the
     annual authorization for the State's
     CHIPS  and Marchiselli local highway
     capital  assistance  plans;  and  to
     amend  the  highway law, in relation
     to construction  or  improvement  by
     the   department  of  transportation
     partly at municipal expense (J); and
     to amend the state finance  law,  in
     relation  to costs of the department
     of transportation for snow  and  ice
     control   on   state   highways  and
     certain  other   personal   services
     costs (K)

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       The  People  of  the  State of New
     York,  represented  in  Senate   and
     Assembly, do enact as follows:

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  1    Section  1.  This  act enacts into law major components of legislation

  2  which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2001-2002

  3  state fiscal year. Each component is  wholly  contained  within  a  Part

  4  identified  as Parts A through K. The effective date for each particular

  5  provision contained within such Part is set forth in the last section of

  6  such Part. Any provision in any section contained within a Part, includ-

  7  ing the effective date of the Part, which makes reference to  a  section

  8  "of  this  act", when used in connection with that particular component,

  9  shall be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding  section  of  the

 10  Part  in  which  it  is  found. Section three of this act sets forth the

 11  general effective date of this act.

 12                                   PART A

 13    Section 1. Expenditures of moneys appropriated in  a  chapter  of  the

 14  laws  of  2001 to the energy research and development authority from the

 15  special revenue funds - other/state  operations,  miscellaneous  special

 16  revenue  fund-339,  energy  research  and  planning  account  under  the

 17  research, development and demonstration and policy and planning programs

 18  for services and expenses  for  the  research,  development  and  demon-

 19  stration  and  policy  and  planning  programs  shall  be subject to the

 20  provisions of this section.  Notwithstanding the provisions of  subdivi-

 21  sion  4-a of section 18-a of the public service law all moneys committed

 22  or expended shall be reimbursed by assessment against  gas  corporations

 23  and  electric corporations as defined in section 2 of the public service

 24  law, and the total amount which may be charged to  any  gas  corporation

 25  and  any electric corporation shall not exceed one cent per one thousand

 26  cubic feet of gas sold and .010 cent per  kilowatt-hour  of  electricity

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  1  sold  by  such  corporations  in  their intrastate utility operations in

  2  calendar year 1999.  Such amounts shall be  excluded  from  the  general

  3  assessment  provisions  of  subdivision  2 of section 18-a of the public

  4  service  law,  but  shall  be billed and paid in the manner set forth in

  5  such subdivision and upon receipt shall be paid to the state comptroller

  6  for deposit in the  state  treasury  for  credit  to  the  miscellaneous

  7  special  revenue  fund.  The  director  of  the budget shall not issue a

  8  certificate of approval with respect to the commitment  and  expenditure

  9  of  moneys  hereby  appropriated  until the chair of the authority shall

 10  have submitted, and the director of the budget shall  have  approved,  a

 11  comprehensive  financial  plan  encompassing all moneys available to and

 12  all anticipated commitments and expenditures by the authority  from  any

 13  source  for  the  operations  of  the  authority. Copies of the approved

 14  comprehensive financial plan  shall  be  immediately  submitted  by  the

 15  director  of the budget to the chairs and secretaries of the legislative

 16  fiscal committees.

 17    § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2001.

 18                                   PART B

 19    Section 1. Funds appropriated from the  statewide  energy  improvement

 20  account,  special revenue fund - other, for services and expenses of the

 21  power authority of the state of New York, shall be available for  energy

 22  efficiency  projects.    The use of these funds is not intended to limit

 23  the right or obligation of the power authority of the state of New  York

 24  to  comply  with  the provisions of any contract, including any existing

 25  contract with or for the benefit of the holders of  any  obligations  of

 26  the power authority.

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  1    §  2.  The  power  authority  of  the state of New York shall transfer

  2  $1,900,000 to New York state on or before March 31, 2002.

  3    § 3. Notwithstanding section 1010-a of the public authorities law, the

  4  comptroller  is  hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the power

  5  authority of the state  of  New  York  $1,900,000,  constituting  monies

  6  appropriated  to  the statewide energy improvement account for the power

  7  authority of the state of New York pursuant to a chapter of the laws  of

  8  2001 enacting the transportation, economic development and environmental

  9  conservation  bill,  and the power authority of the state of New York is

 10  authorized to hold such monies for the purposes specified in  a  chapter

 11  of the laws of 2001.

 12    §  4. In accordance with section 4 of the state finance law, the comp-

 13  troller is hereby authorized and directed to transfer, upon  request  of

 14  the  director of the budget, up to $1,900,000 from the federal operating

 15  grants fund (290) to  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund  (339),

 16  statewide energy improvement account, on or before March 31, 2002.

 17    § 5. This act shall take effect April 1, 2001.

 18                                   PART C

 19    Section 1. The dormitory authority of the state of New York is author-

 20  ized  to enter into an agreement with Cornell University for the support

 21  of operation of the parallel  computing  supercomputers  at  the  theory

 22  center  for supercomputers in connection with the business of the dormi-

 23  tory authority in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 over amounts previ-

 24  ously authorized.

 25    § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2001.

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  1                                   PART D

  2    Section  1. Section 21-e of chapter 432 of the laws of 1997 constitut-

  3  ing the community enhancement facilities assistance program  is  amended

  4  to read as follows:

  5    §  21-e.    Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  any other law to the

  6  contrary, the authority is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes  in

  7  one  or  more  series for the purpose of funding project costs or making

  8  grants, loans or combinations thereof for community enhancement  facili-

  9  ties  projects. The aggregate principal amount of bonds authorized to be

 10  issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed four  hundred  twenty-

 11  five  million  three  hundred forty-three million five hundred thousand

 12  five hundred dollars total for all issuing authorities, excluding  bonds

 13  issued  to  fund one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs of

 14  issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund or otherwise

 15  repay such bonds or notes previously issued. Such bonds and notes of the

 16  authority shall not be a debt of the state, and the state shall  not  be

 17  liable  thereon,  nor  shall they be payable out of any funds other than

 18  those appropriated by the state to the authority for  debt  service  and

 19  related expenses pursuant to a service contract and such bonds and notes

 20  shall  contain  on  the face thereof a statement to such effect.  Except

 21  for purposes of complying with the internal revenue code,  any  interest

 22  income earned on bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on

 23  such bonds.

 24    § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2001.

 25                                   PART E

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  1    Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of the New

  2  York  state  urban  development  corporation  act, the urban development

  3  corporation is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or  more

  4  series  in  an  aggregate  principal  amount  not to exceed $60,000,000,

  5  excluding  bonds  issued to fund one or more debt service reserve funds,

  6  to pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds  or  notes  issued  to

  7  refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously issued, for the

  8  purpose  of  making  grants, loans or combinations thereof in accordance

  9  with a programmatic and financial plan to be approved by the director of

 10  the budget for capital projects  which  will  support  the  creation  or

 11  retention  of technology related jobs pursuant to guidelines promulgated

 12  by the urban development corporation; and to reimburse the state capital

 13  projects fund for disbursements made therefor.  Eligible  project  costs

 14  may  include,  but not be limited to the costs of construction and reha-

 15  bilitation of research facilities, acquisition  of  equipment,  and  the

 16  development  of  business  incubators and business parks. Such bonds and

 17  notes of the corporation shall not be a debt of the state and the  state

 18  shall  not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any funds

 19  other than those appropriated by the state to the corporation  for  debt

 20  service  and  related expenses pursuant to any service contract executed

 21  pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section, and such  bonds  and  notes

 22  shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect. Except for

 23  purposes  of  complying  with  the  internal  revenue code, any interest

 24  income earned on bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on

 25  such bonds.

 26    (b) Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,

 27  in order to assist the corporation in undertaking the administration and

 28  financing of projects authorized pursuant to  subdivision  (a)  of  this

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  1  section,  the  director of the budget is hereby authorized to enter into

  2  one or more service contracts with the corporation, none of which  shall

  3  exceed more than 20 years in duration, upon such terms and conditions as

  4  the  director of the budget and the corporation agree, so as to annually

  5  provide to the corporation, in the aggregate, a sum not  to  exceed  the

  6  annual debt service payments and related expenses required for the bonds

  7  and  notes issued pursuant to this section. Any service contract entered

  8  into pursuant to this subdivision shall provide that the  obligation  of

  9  the state to pay the amount therein provided shall not constitute a debt

 10  of  the  state  within  the  meaning  of any constitutional or statutory

 11  provision and shall be deemed executory only to  the  extent  of  monies

 12  available  and  that  no liability shall be incurred by the state beyond

 13  the monies available for such purposes, subject to annual  appropriation

 14  by the legislature. Any such contract or any payments made or to be made

 15  thereunder may be assigned or pledged by the corporation as security for

 16  its bonds and notes, as authorized by this section.

 17    § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2001.

 18                                   PART F

 19    Section  1.  Subdivision  2 of section 1192 of the vehicle and traffic

 20  law, as added by chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, is amended to  read  as

 21  follows:

 22    2.  Driving while intoxicated; per se. No person shall operate a motor

 23  vehicle while such person has .10 of one per centum or more  by  weight

 24  of  alcohol  in the person's blood .08 grams or more of alcohol per 210

 25  liters of breath or per 100 milliliters of blood as  shown  by  chemical

 26  analysis  of  such  person's blood,or breath, urine or saliva, made

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  1  pursuant to the provisions of section eleven hundred ninety-four of this

  2  article.

  3    §  2. Subdivision 4 of section 1192 of the vehicle and traffic law, as

  4  added by chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:

  5    4. Driving while ability impaired by drugs and alcohol.  (a) No person

  6  shall operate a motor vehicle while the person's ability to operate such

  7  a motor vehicle is impaired by the use of a  drug  as  defined  in  this

  8  chapter.

  9    (b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle while the person's ability

 10  to  operate  such a motor vehicle is impaired by the combined effects of

 11  the consumption of alcohol and the use of one or more drugs  as  defined

 12  in this chapter.

 13    §  3.  Subdivisions 5 and 6 of section 1192 of the vehicle and traffic

 14  law, as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of 1996, are amended to  read

 15  as follows:

 16    5.  Commercial  motor  vehicles: per se - level I. Notwithstanding the

 17  provisions of section eleven hundred ninety-five  of  this  article,  no

 18  person  shall  operate  a commercial motor vehicle while such person has

 19  .04 of one per centum or more but not more than .07 of one  per  centum

 20  by  weight  of alcohol in the person's blood grams or more but not more

 21  than .06 grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of  breath  or  per

 22  one  hundred  milliliters of blood as shown by chemical analysis of such

 23  person's blood ,  or breath,  urine or saliva,   made  pursuant  to  the

 24  provisions  of  section  eleven  hundred  ninety-four  of  this article;

 25  provided, however, nothing contained in this subdivision shall  prohibit

 26  the  imposition  of  a  charge of a violation of subdivision one of this

 27  section, or of section eleven hundred ninety-two-a of this article where

 28  a person under the age of twenty-one operates a commercial motor vehicle

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  1  where a chemical analysis of such person's blood ,  or  breath,   urine,

  2  or  saliva,   made  pursuant to the provisions of section eleven hundred

  3  ninety-four of this article, indicates that such operator  has  .02   of

  4  one  per centum or more but less than .04 of one per centum by weight of

  5  alcohol  grams or more but less  than  .04  grams  of  alcohol  per  two

  6  hundred  ten liters of breath or per one hundred milliliters of blood in

  7  such operator's blood.

  8    6. Commercial motor vehicles; per se - level II.  Notwithstanding  the

  9  provisions  of  section  eleven  hundred ninety-five of this article, no

 10  person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle while  such  person  has

 11   more  than .07 of one per centum but less than .10 of one per centum by

 12  weight of alcohol in the person's blood  .06 grams or more but less than

 13  .08 grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of  breath  or  per  one

 14  hundred  milliliters  of  blood  as  shown  by chemical analysis of such

 15  person's blood ,  or breath,  urine or saliva,   made  pursuant  to  the

 16  provisions  of  section  eleven  hundred  ninety-four  of  this article;

 17  provided, however, nothing contained in this subdivision shall  prohibit

 18  the  imposition  of  a  charge of a violation of subdivision one of this

 19  section.

 20    § 4. Clause b of subparagraph 1 of paragraph (e) of subdivision  2  of

 21  section  1193  of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 47 of

 22  the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:

 23    b. The suspension under the preceding clause shall occur no later than

 24  twenty days after the holder's first appearance before the court on  the

 25  charges  or  at  the  conclusion  of  all  proceedings  required for the

 26  arraignment. In order for the court to impose such  suspension  it  must

 27  find  that  the  accusatory  instrument  conforms to the requirements of

 28  section 100.40 of the criminal procedure law and there exists reasonable

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  1  cause to believe that the holder operated a motor vehicle  in  violation

  2  of  subdivision  two, three or four of section eleven hundred ninety-two

  3  of this article and either (i) the person  had  been  convicted  of  any

  4  violation  under  such section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article

  5  within the preceding five years; or (ii) that  the  holder  committed  a

  6  violation  of  a  felony under article one hundred twenty or one hundred

  7  twenty-five of the penal law.  The original record of the chemical  test

  8  results  included  in  any  accusatory  instrument need not be certified

  9  pursuant to subdivision (c) of rule forty-five hundred eighteen  of  the

 10  civil  practice  law  and  rules to be considered legally sufficient and

 11  admissible in evidence. At such time the holder shall be entitled to  an

 12  opportunity  to  make a statement regarding the enumerated issues and to

 13  present evidence tending to  rebut  the  court's  findings.  Where  such

 14  suspension  is  imposed upon a pending charge of a violation of a felony

 15  under article one hundred twenty or one hundred twenty-five of the penal

 16  law and the holder has requested  a  hearing  pursuant  to  article  one

 17  hundred  eighty  of  the criminal procedure law, the court shall conduct

 18  such hearing. If upon completion of the hearing, the court fails to find

 19  that there is reasonable cause to believe that the  holder  committed  a

 20  felony  under  article  one hundred twenty or one hundred twenty-five of

 21  the penal law and the holder has not been previously  convicted  of  any

 22  violation  of  section  eleven hundred ninety-two of this article within

 23  the preceding five years the court shall promptly notify the commission-

 24  er and direct restoration of such license to the license  holder  unless

 25  such  license is suspended or revoked pursuant to any other provision of

 26  this chapter.

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  1    § 5. Clauses a and b of subparagraph 7 of paragraph (e) of subdivision

  2  2 of section 1193 of the vehicle and traffic law, as  added  by  chapter

  3  312 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows:

  4    a.  A  court shall suspend a driver's license, pending prosecution, of

  5  any person charged with a violation  of  subdivision  two  or  three  of

  6  section  eleven  hundred  ninety-two of this article who, at the time of

  7  arrest, is alleged to have had  .10 of one percent or more by weight  of

  8  alcohol   .08  grams  or  more  of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of

  9  breath or per one hundred milliliters of blood in such  driver's  breath

 10  or  blood as shown by chemical analysis of blood ,  or breath,  urine or

 11  saliva,  made pursuant to subdivision two or  three  of  section  eleven

 12  hundred ninety-four of this article.

 13    b.  The  suspension  occurring  under this subparagraph shall occur no

 14  later than at  the  conclusion  of  all  proceedings  required  for  the

 15  arraignment; provided, however, that if the results of any test adminis-

 16  tered pursuant to section eleven hundred ninety-four of this article are

 17  not available within such time period, the complainant police officer or

 18  other  public  servant  shall  transmit such results to the court at the

 19  time they become available, and the court shall, as soon as  practicable

 20  following  the  receipt  of  such  results  and  in  compliance with the

 21  requirements of this subparagraph, suspend such license.  In  order  for

 22  the  court  to  impose  such suspension it must find that the accusatory

 23  instrument conforms to the requirements of section 100.40 of the  crimi-

 24  nal  procedure law and there exists reasonable cause to believe that the

 25  holder operated a motor vehicle  while  such  holder  had   .10  of  one

 26  percent  or  more by weight of alcohol  .08 grams or more of alcohol per

 27  two hundred ten liters of breath or per one hundred milliliters of blood

 28  in his or her blood or breath as was shown by chemical analysis of  such

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  1  person's  blood ,   or  breath,   urine or saliva,  made pursuant to the

  2  provisions of section eleven hundred ninety-four of  this  article.  The

  3  original  record of the chemical test results included in any accusatory

  4  instrument  need  not  be  certified pursuant to subdivision (c) of rule

  5  forty-five hundred eighteen of the civil practice law and  rules  to  be

  6  considered legally sufficient and admissible in evidence. At the time of

  7  such  license  suspension the holder shall be entitled to an opportunity

  8  to make a statement regarding these two issues and to  present  evidence

  9  tending to rebut the court's findings.

 10    §  6. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 1194

 11  of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 47 of  the  laws  of

 12  1988, is amended to read as follows:

 13    (2)  No person entitled to withdraw blood pursuant to subparagraph one

 14  of this paragraph or  hospital  employing  such  person,  and  no  other

 15  employer of such person shall be sued or held liable for any act done or

 16  omitted  in  the  course of withdrawing blood at the request of a police

 17  officer pursuant to this section, nor shall any person from  whom  blood

 18  is  to be drawn be required to sign a waiver or consent form by a person

 19  authorized to withdraw blood at the request of a police officer pursuant

 20  to this section.

 21    § 7. Section 1194 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding

 22  a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:

 23    5.  Hospital  records. Notwithstanding section forty-five hundred four

 24  of the civil practice law and rules, or any other law to  the  contrary,

 25  blood  test  results  and  related  records,  not  otherwise obtained in

 26  accordance with this article, shall be provided to a court  or  adminis-

 27  trative  hearing  tribunal  of competent jurisdiction or to a grand jury

 28  for use therein pursuant to a subpoena duces tecum issued in  accordance

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  1  with  applicable  law for the limited purpose of proving intoxication or

  2  impairment by alcohol or drugs or both by an operator of a  motor  vehi-

  3  cle.

  4    §  8.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 1194-a of the vehicle

  5  and traffic law, as added by chapter 196 of the laws of 1996, is amended

  6  to read as follows:

  7    (a) Whenever a chemical test of the  breath ,   or  blood,   urine  or

  8  saliva  of an operator who is under the age of twenty-one indicates that

  9  such  person has operated a motor vehicle in violation of section eleven

 10  hundred ninety-two-a of this article, and such  person  is  not  charged

 11  with  violating  any  subdivision  of  section eleven hundred ninety-two

 12  arising out of the same incident, the police  officer  who  administered

 13  the  test  shall  forward  a  report  of the results of such test to the

 14  department within twenty-four hours of the time when  such  results  are

 15  available  in  a manner prescribed by the commissioner, and the operator

 16  shall be given a hearing notice as provided in subdivision one-a of this

 17  section, to appear before a hearing officer  in  the  county  where  the

 18  chemical  test  was  administered,  or in an adjoining county under such

 19  circumstances as prescribed by the commissioner, on a date to be  estab-

 20  lished  in  accordance  with a schedule promulgated by the commissioner.

 21  Such hearing shall occur within  thirty  days  of,  but  not  less  than

 22  forty-eight  hours  from,  the  date that the chemical test was adminis-

 23  tered, provided, however, where the commissioner determines, based  upon

 24  the availability of hearing officers and the anticipated volume of hear-

 25  ings at a particular location, that the scheduling of such hearing with-

 26  in thirty days would impair the timely scheduling or conducting of other

 27  hearings  pursuant  to  this chapter, such hearing shall be scheduled at

 28  the next hearing date for such particular location.  When providing  the

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  1  operator  with  such  hearing notice, the  The police officer shall also

  2   give to the operator, and shall, prior to the commencement of the hear-

  3  ing,  provide to the department, copies of the following reports,  docu-

  4  ments and materials: any written report or document, or portion thereof,

  5  concerning  a  physical  examination,  a  scientific test or experiment,

  6  including the most recent record of inspection, or calibration or repair

  7  of machines or instruments utilized to perform such scientific tests  or

  8  experiments and the certification certificate, if any, held by the oper-

  9  ator of the machine or instrument, which tests or examinations were made

 10  by  or  at  the  request or direction of a public servant engaged in law

 11  enforcement activity. Such reports, documents, and materials  must  also

 12  be  provided  by  the  officer to the operator by personal service or by

 13  mailing to the address provided by the operator within five  days  prior

 14  to  the hearing date. The report of the police officer shall be verified

 15  by having the report sworn to, or by affixing  to  such  report  a  form

 16  notice  that  false  statements made therein are punishable as a class A

 17  misdemeanor pursuant to section 210.45 of the penal law  and  such  form

 18  notice  together  with the subscription of the deponent shall constitute

 19  verification of the report.

 20    § 9. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section  1194

 21  of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of

 22  1996, is amended to read as follows:

 23    (4)  notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, no

 24  person under the age of twenty-one shall  be  arrested  for  an  alleged

 25  violation  of  section  eleven  hundred  ninety-two-a  of  this article.

 26  However, a person under the age of twenty-one for whom a  chemical  test

 27  is  authorized pursuant to this paragraph may be temporarily detained by

 28  the police  solely  for the purpose of  requesting or administering such

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  1  chemical test  carrying out the applicable provisions  of  this  article

  2  whenever  arrest  without a warrant for a petty offense would be author-

  3  ized in accordance with the provisions of section 140.10 of the criminal

  4  procedure law or paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section.

  5    §  10.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 2 of section 1195 of the

  6  vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, are

  7  amended to read as follows:

  8    (b) Evidence that there was  more than  .05  of one per centum but not

  9  more than .07 of one per centum by weight of alcohol in  grams  or  more

 10  but  less  than  .07 grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of such

 11  person's breath or per one hundred milliliters of  such  person's  blood

 12  shall be prima facie evidence that such person was not in an intoxicated

 13  condition,  but  such evidence shall be relevant evidence, but shall not

 14  be given prima facie effect, in determining whether the ability of  such

 15  person  to  operate  a  motor vehicle was impaired by the consumption of

 16  alcohol; and

 17    (c) Evidence that there was  more than .07 of one per centum but  less

 18  than  .10  of  one per centum by weight of alcohol  .07 grams of alcohol

 19  per two hundred ten liters of such person's breath or  per  one  hundred

 20  milliliters  in  such  person's blood shall be prima facie evidence that

 21  such person was not in an intoxicated condition, but such evidence shall

 22  be given prima facie effect in determining whether the ability  of  such

 23  person  to  operate  a  motor vehicle was impaired by the consumption of

 24  alcohol.

 25    § 11. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 1197  of  the  vehicle

 26  and  traffic law, as added by chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, is amended

 27  to read as follows:

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  1    (a) The program shall provide a plan for coordination of state,  coun-

  2  ty,  town,  city  and  village efforts to reduce alcohol-related traffic

  3  injuries and fatalities.

  4    §  12.  Paragraph  (b) of subdivision 5 of section 1197 of the vehicle

  5  and traffic  law, as added by chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, is amended

  6  to read as follows:

  7    (b) Receive proposals from state, county, town, city or village  agen-

  8  cies  or non-governmental groups for activities related to alcohol traf-

  9  fic safety and to submit them to the  county  board  of  legislators  or

 10  other such governing body, together with a recommendation for funding of

 11  the activity if deemed appropriate.

 12    §  13.  The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section

 13  1102-a to read as follows:

 14    § 1102-a. Evasion of police officer. (a) No person, while operating  a

 15  motor  vehicle,  shall  flee  or elude, or attempt to flee or elude, any

 16  police officer after having knowingly received a lawful direction, order

 17  or signal from said police officer to bring the motor vehicle to a  full

 18  stop,  provided  however,  that such officer was operating an authorized

 19  emergency vehicle conspicuously marked with police decals and the  offi-

 20  cer  activated the emergency lights and siren of the vehicle. Any person

 21  violating this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

 22    (b) Any person acting in violation of subdivision (a) of this section,

 23  whose conduct thereby results in physical injury to a police officer  or

 24  to a third person, shall be guilty of a class E felony.

 25    §  14. Section 120.03 of the penal law, as separately amended by chap-

 26  ters 427 and 805 of the laws of 1992 and subdivision  3  as  amended  by

 27  chapter 629 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:

 28  § 120.03 Vehicular assault in the second degree.

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  1    A  person  is guilty of vehicular assault in the second degree when he

  2  or she:

  3    (1)   with  criminal  negligence  he causes serious physical injury to

  4  another person, and either

  5    (2)  causes  such  serious physical injury to another person by opera-

  6  tion of a vehicle in violation of subdivision  two,  three  or  four  of

  7  section  eleven  hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law or by

  8  operation of a vessel or public vessel in violation  of  paragraph  (b),

  9  (c),  (d) or (e) of subdivision two of section forty-nine-a of the navi-

 10  gation law, or

 11     (3)  (2) causes  such  serious physical injury to another  person  by

 12  operation  of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more

 13  than  eighteen  ten thousand pounds which contains flammable gas, radio-

 14  active materials or  explosives  in  violation  of  subdivision  one  of

 15  section  eleven  hundred  ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law, and

 16  such flammable gas, radioactive materials or explosives is the cause  of

 17  such  serious physical injury, by operation of a snowmobile in violation

 18  of paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subdivision one of section 25.24 of  the

 19  parks,  recreation  and  historic preservation law or by operation of an

 20  all terrain vehicle as defined in paragraph (a) of  subdivision  one  of

 21  section twenty-two hundred eighty-one of the vehicle and traffic law and

 22  in  violation  of  subdivision  two,  three,  or  four of section eleven

 23  hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law.

 24    (3) in any prosecution under this section, it shall be an  affirmative

 25  defense  that the primary cause of such serious physical injury was some

 26  factor other than either the actor's intoxication or impairment  by  the

 27  use of a drug.

 28    Vehicular assault in the second degree is a class E felony.

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  1    §  15. Section 125.12 of the penal law, as separately amended by chap-

  2  ters 427 and 805 of the laws of 1992 and subdivision  3  as  amended  by

  3  chapter 629 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:

  4  § 125.12 Vehicular manslaughter in the second degree.

  5    A person is guilty of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree when

  6  he or she:

  7    (1)   commits the crime of criminally negligent homicide as defined in

  8  section 125.10, and either

  9    (2)  causes the death of  such other  another person by operation of a

 10  vehicle in violation of subdivision two, three or four of section eleven

 11  hundred ninety-two of the vehicle and traffic law or by operation  of  a

 12  vessel  or  public vessel in violation of paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e)

 13  of subdivision two of section forty-nine-a of the navigation law, or

 14     (3)  (2) causes the death of such other  person  by  operation  of  a

 15  motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than  eighteen 

 16  ten  thousand pounds which contains flammable gas, radioactive materials

 17  or explosives in violation of subdivision one of section eleven  hundred

 18  ninety-two  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law, and such flammable gas,

 19  radioactive materials or explosives is the cause of such death, by oper-

 20  ation of a snowmobile in violation of  paragraph  (b),  (c)  or  (d)  of

 21  subdivision  one  of section 25.24 of the parks, recreation and historic

 22  preservation law or by operation of an all terrain vehicle as defined in

 23  paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section twenty-two  hundred  eighty-

 24  one  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic law in violation of subdivision two,

 25  three, or four of section eleven hundred ninety-two of the  vehicle  and

 26  traffic law.

 27    (3)  in any prosecution under this section, it shall be an affirmative

 28  defense that such death was primarily caused by some factor  other  than

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  1  either  the  actor's  intoxication or impairment by the use of a drug or

  2  the manner in which he or she operated the motor vehicle, vessel, public

  3  vessel, snowmobile or  all  terrain  vehicle  while  so  intoxicated  or

  4  impaired by the use of a drug.

  5    Vehicular manslaughter in the second degree is a class D felony.

  6    §  16.  The  closing  paragraph of section 260.20 of the penal law, as

  7  amended by chapter 362 of the laws  of  1992,  is  amended  to  read  as

  8  follows:

  9    Unlawfully  dealing  with  a  child  in  the first degree is a class A

 10  misdemeanor;  provided,  however,  that  a  person  who   violates   the

 11  provisions  of  subdivision two of this section after having been previ-

 12  ously convicted twice of a violation of subdivision two of this  section

 13  within the preceding five years shall be guilty of a class E felony.

 14    §  17.  This  act  shall take effect on the first day of November next

 15  succeeding the date on which it  shall  have  become  a  law,  provided,

 16  however,  that  section  three of this act shall take effect immediately

 17  and further, provided, however, that the amendments to clauses a  and  b

 18  of  subparagraph  7 of paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 1193 of

 19  the vehicle and traffic law made by section five of this act  shall  not

 20  affect  the  repeal  of  such  subparagraph and shall be deemed repealed

 21  therewith.

 22                                   PART G

 23    Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 533 of the laws of 1993, amending  the

 24  vehicle  and  traffic law and the correction law relating to the suspen-

 25  sion and revocation of driver's  licenses  upon  conviction  of  certain

 26  drug-related offenses, is REPEALED.

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  1    §  2. Section 9 of chapter 533 of the laws of 1993, amending the vehi-

  2  cle and traffic law and the correction law relating  to  the  suspension

  3  and  revocation of driver's licenses upon conviction of certain drug-re-

  4  lated offenses, as amended by chapter  447  of  the  laws  of  2000,  is

  5  amended to read as follows:

  6    §  9. This act shall take effect September 30, 1993 and shall apply to

  7  convictions based on offenses which occurred on or after such date   and

  8  shall  remain  in  full force and effect until October 1, 2001 when upon

  9  such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed  repealed  and  the

 10  provisions  of law amended by this act shall revert to and be read as if

 11  the provisions of this act had not been enacted .

 12    3. Section 28 of part E of chapter 58 of the laws of 1998, relating to

 13  a report of the division of criminal justice services, is REPEALED.

 14    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 15                                   PART H

 16    Section 1. Subparagraph 6 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section

 17  1193 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by  chapter  26  of  the

 18  laws  of  1996,  is  renumbered  subparagraph 6-a and amended to read as

 19  follows:

 20    (6-a) The sentences required to be imposed by subparagraph one, one-a,

 21  two, three, four, four-a  or five o , five  or  six  of  this  paragraph

 22  shall  be imposed notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter

 23  or the penal law.

 24    § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 1193 of the vehicle and

 25  traffic law is amended by  adding  a  new  subparagraph  6  to  read  as

 26  follows:

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  1    (6)  (i) Except as provided for in clause (ii) of this subparagraph, a

  2  person who operates a vehicle in violation of  subdivision  two,  three,

  3  four,  five  or six of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article

  4  after having been convicted of a violation of  subdivision  two,  three,

  5  four, five or six of such section within the preceding five years shall,

  6  in  addition  to  any other penalties prescribed in this subdivision, be

  7  sentenced to a term of imprisonment of five days, or, as an  alternative

  8  to imprisonment, shall be required to perform thirty days of service for

  9  a  public  or  not-for-profit  corporation,  association, institution or

 10  agency as set forth in paragraph (h) of subdivision two of section 65.10

 11  of the penal law as a condition of sentencing for such violation.

 12    (ii) Except as provided for in clause  (i)  of  this  subparagraph,  a

 13  person  who  operates  a vehicle in violation of subdivision two, three,

 14  four, five or six of section eleven hundred ninety-two of  this  article

 15  after  having  been convicted on two or more occasions of a violation of

 16  subdivision two, three, four, five or six of  such  section  within  the

 17  preceding   five  years  shall,  in  addition  to  any  other  penalties

 18  prescribed in this subdivision, be sentenced to a term  of  imprisonment

 19  of ten days, or, as an alternative to imprisonment, shall be required to

 20  perform  sixty  days  of  service  for a public or not-for-profit corpo-

 21  ration, association, institution or agency as set forth in paragraph (h)

 22  of subdivision two of section 65.10 of the penal law as a  condition  of

 23  sentencing for such violation.

 24    (iii)  A court sentencing any person as provided in clause (i) or (ii)

 25  of this subparagraph shall order that such person receive an  assessment

 26  of  the  degree  of  such person's alcohol and/or substance abuse and an

 27  assessment of appropriate treatment for such  alcohol  and/or  substance

 28  abuse.

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  1    (iv)  Upon the sentencing of any person pursuant to clause (i) or (ii)

  2  of this subparagraph, the court shall also order that, during any period

  3  of license revocation required to be imposed pursuant to  paragraph  (b)

  4  of subdivision two of this section, the registration of each motor vehi-

  5  cle  owned  by such person be revoked; provided, however, that the court

  6  may grant relief from such registration  revocation  if  an  individual,

  7  other  than  the  person sentenced, would be subjected to undue hardship

  8  due to such revocation. Notwithstanding any  inconsistent  provision  of

  9  section  eleven  hundred ninety-eight of this article, as an alternative

 10  to such registration revocation, the court may  order  that  each  motor

 11  vehicle  owned  by  the  person  sentenced  be equipped with an ignition

 12  interlock device, as defined in section one hundred nineteen-a  of  this

 13  chapter, upon the termination of any period of license revocation.

 14    § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day of September next

 15  succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

 16                                   PART I

 17    Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 403-b of the vehicle and traffic

 18  law, as added by chapter 452 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read  as

 19  follows:

 20    1.  A  dealer,  retail  dealer,  new motor vehicle dealer or qualified

 21  dealer holding a certificate of registration issued pursuant to  section

 22  four  hundred  fifteen  of  this  title shall be authorized to obtain or

 23  order special  number  or distinctive  license  design number plates for

 24  a purchaser of a vehicle from such dealer in return for a processing fee

 25  not to exceed five dollars. Such dealer shall not be required to  secure

 26  a license pursuant to section three hundred ninety-five of this chapter.

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  1    §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic law, as

  2  amended by chapter 170 of the laws  of  1994,  is  amended  to  read  as

  3  follows:

  4    1.  The  commissioner  may  issue special or distinctive design number

  5  plates to applicants therefor in the same manner as other number  plates

  6  are  issued pursuant to this article. Such special or distinctive design

  7  number plates shall be issued only upon payment of  a  one-time  fee  of

  8  twenty-five  dollars  and  an  annual  service  charge  of   twenty-five

  9  dollars  twelve dollars and fifty cents in addition to the  regular  fee

 10  prescribed  by section four hundred one of this chapter, provided that a

 11  further additional annual service charge of twenty-five dollars shall be

 12  charged for any  such  plate  containing  specially  requested  numerals

 13  and/or  letters,  and  provided  that no other additional fee or service

 14  charge prescribed in this chapter shall be charged for such transaction.

 15  Application for special or distinctive design  number  plates  shall  be

 16  made in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner with

 17  respect to issuance of such number plates and filed with the commission-

 18  er  in  such  form  and  detail  as  the  commissioner  shall prescribe.

 19  Provided, however, in lieu of  the  annual  fee  specified  herein,  the

 20  commissioner  may establish specific categories of plates for which  an 

 21  a different one-time or annual  fee  of  not  less  than   fifteen   ten

 22  dollars nor more than  twenty-five  fifty dollars may be charged subject

 23  to the approval of the director of the division of the budget.

 24    § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 404-d of the vehicle and traffic law, as

 25  added by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:

 26    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued

 27  in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular

 28  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this  article

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  1  provided,  however,  that   no  service  charge   an additional one-time

  2  service charge of ten dollars shall be charged for such plate.

  3    § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 404-e of the vehicle and traffic law, as

  4  amended  by  chapter  486  of  the  laws  of 1996, is amended to read as

  5  follows:

  6    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued

  7  in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular

  8  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article,

  9  provided,  however,  that   no  an additional one-time service charge of

 10  ten dollars shall be charged for such plate.

 11    § 5. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic law, as

 12  added by chapter 63 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:

 13    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued

 14  in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular

 15  registration  fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article

 16  provided, however, that an additional  annual  one-time  service  charge

 17  of  fifteen  ten dollars shall be charged for such plate.

 18    § 6. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as

 19  amended  by  chapter  277 of the laws of 1991 and such section as renum-

 20  bered by chapter 108 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:

 21    4. Fee. A special plate  and  registration  issued  pursuant  to  this

 22  section  shall  be  issued  upon payment of the regular registration fee

 23  prescribed by section four hundred one of this article provided,  howev-

 24  er, that an additional  annual  one-time service charge of  fifteen  ten

 25  dollars shall be charged for such plate.

 26    § 7. Subdivision 3 of section 404-k of the vehicle and traffic law, as

 27  added  by chapter 693 of the laws of 1991 and such section as renumbered

 28  by chapter 108 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:

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  1    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued

  2  in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular

  3  registration  fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article

  4  provided, however, that an additional  annual  one-time  service  charge

  5  of  fifteen  ten dollars shall be charged for such plate.

  6    § 8. Subdivision 3 of section 404-p of the vehicle and traffic law, as

  7  added by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:

  8    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued

  9  in  the  same manner as other number plates  upon payment of the regular

 10  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-

 11  cle ,  provided,  however,  that  no  registration fee or service charge

 12  shall be charged for such plate.

 13    § 9. Paragraph f of subdivision 6 of section 401 and section 404-l  of

 14  the vehicle and traffic law are REPEALED.

 15    §  10.  The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section

 16  404-s to read as follows:

 17    § 404-s. Plate and transaction fees. Other than fees  required  to  be

 18  charged  as  part of any general plate re-issuance, the fees imposed for

 19  plates issued pursuant to subdivision one of section four hundred  four,

 20  four  hundred  four-b,  four  hundred  four-c, four hundred four-d, four

 21  hundred four-e, four hundred four-f, four hundred four-g,  four  hundred

 22  four-h,  four  hundred four-i, four hundred four-j, four hundred four-k,

 23  four hundred four-m, four hundred  four-n,  four  hundred  four-o,  four

 24  hundred  four-p  and four hundred four-q of this article shall be deemed

 25  to include the fees charged pursuant to paragraph a of subdivision three

 26  of section four hundred one of this article,  for  the  actual  cost  of

 27  plates and transaction costs.

 28    § 11. This act shall take effect October 1, 2001.

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  1                                   PART J

  2    Section  1.  The  sum  of  two hundred fifty-seven million six hundred

  3  thousand dollars ($257,600,000), or so much thereof as shall  be  neces-

  4  sary,  and  in  addition  to  amounts previously appropriated by law, is

  5  hereby made available, in accordance with subdivision 1 of  section  380

  6  of  the  public  authorities  law as amended, according to the following

  7  schedule. Payments pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall  be

  8  made  available  as  moneys become available for such payments. Payments

  9  pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section shall be made  available  on

 10  the  fifteenth  day  of  June,  September, December and March or as soon

 11  thereafter as moneys become available for such payments.  No  moneys  of

 12  the  state  in the state treasury or any of its funds shall be available

 13  for payments pursuant to this section:

 14                                  SCHEDULE

 15    (a) Thirty-nine million seven hundred thousand  dollars  ($39,700,000)

 16  to municipalities for repayment of eligible costs of federal aid munici-

 17  pal street and highway projects pursuant to section 15 of chapter 329 of

 18  the  laws  of  1991, as added by section 9 of chapter 330 of the laws of

 19  1991, as amended. The department of transportation  shall  provide  such

 20  information  to  the  municipalities as may be necessary to maintain the

 21  federal tax exempt status of any  bonds,  notes,  or  other  obligations

 22  issued  by  such  municipalities to provide for the non-federal share of

 23  the cost of projects pursuant to chapter 330 of  the  laws  of  1991  or

 24  section 80-b of the highway law.

 25    (b)  Two  hundred  seventeen  million  nine  hundred  thousand dollars

 26  ($217,900,000) to counties, cities, towns and villages for reimbursement

 27  of eligible costs of local  highway  and  bridge  projects  pursuant  to

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  1  sections  16  and  16-a  of chapter 329 of the laws of 1991, as added by

  2  section 9 of chapter 330 of the  laws  of  1991,  as  amended.  For  the

  3  purposes of computing allocations to municipalities, the amount distrib-

  4  uted  pursuant to section 16 of chapter 329 of the laws of 1991 shall be

  5  deemed to be $114,188,000. The amount distributed  pursuant  to  section

  6  16-a  of  chapter  329  of  the  laws  of  1991  shall  be  deemed to be

  7  $103,712,000. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general  or  special

  8  law,  the  amounts  deemed  distributed in accordance with section 16 of

  9  chapter 329 of the laws of 1991 shall be adjusted so that  such  amounts

 10  will  not  be less than 78.750 percent of the "funding level" as defined

 11  in subdivision 5 of section 10-c of the highway law for each such  muni-

 12  cipality.  In  order  to achieve the objectives of section 16 of chapter

 13  329 of the laws of 1991, to the extent necessary, the amounts in  excess

 14  of  78.750 percent of the funding level to be deemed distributed to each

 15  municipality under this subdivision shall be reduced  in  equal  propor-

 16  tion.

 17    §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 80-b of the highway law, as amended by

 18  chapter 284 of the laws of 1983 and as designated by chapter 56  of  the

 19  laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:

 20    1.  In  connection  with  the undertaking of any project for which the

 21  commissioner is authorized to  use  moneys  of  the  federal  government

 22  pursuant  to  the provisions of subdivision thirty-four-a of section ten

 23  and section eighty of this chapter to assure the effective discharge  of

 24  state responsibilities with respect to regional transportation needs, on

 25  highways, roads or streets that are not on the state highway system, the

 26  commissioner  of transportation shall submit such project to the govern-

 27  ing body or  bodies  of  the  affected  municipality  or  municipalities

 28  together  with  estimates  of  costs thereof. If such project includes a

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  1  municipal project, as that term is defined in  accordance  with  article

  2  thirteen  of  the  transportation law, the state share of such municipal

  3  project shall also be included.  If  such  project  includes  a  project

  4  affecting a highway, road or street not on the state highway system, the

  5  state  share  shall be equal to eighty percent of the difference between

  6  the total project cost and the federal  assistance,  provided,  however,

  7  the  commissioner may increase the state share to an amount equal to one

  8  hundred percent of the difference between the total project cost and the

  9  federal assistance where he determines that the  need  for  the  project

 10  results substantially from actions undertaken pursuant to section ten of

 11  this  chapter.   The  state  share  of any such highway project shall be

 12  payable from appropriations made to the department of transportation for

 13  the construction or reconstruction of state highways,  with  or  without

 14  federal aid.  Except for individual projects where the non-federal share

 15  of  a  federally  aided  municipal  project  is  less than five thousand

 16  dollars, no state or local shares  of  municipal  streets  and  highways

 17  projects  shall  be  payable from the non-fiduciary funds of the capital

 18  projects budget of the department of  transportation.  No  such  project

 19  shall  proceed  without  the approval of the governing body of a munici-

 20  pality. Such governing body may request the  commissioner  to  undertake

 21  the provision of such project. If the commissioner agrees to such under-

 22  taking  he shall notify the local governing body which shall appropriate

 23  sufficient moneys to pay the estimated amount of  the  municipal  share.

 24  Such moneys shall be deposited with the state comptroller who is author-

 25  ized  to  receive  and accept the same for the purposes of such project,

 26  subject to the draft or requisition of the commissioner. When  the  work

 27  of such project has been completed, the commissioner shall render to the

 28  governing  body  of  such  municipality an itemized statement showing in

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  1  full (a) the amount of money that has been  deposited  by  such  munici-

  2  pality  with the state comptroller as hereinbefore provided, and (b) all

  3  disbursements made pursuant  to  this  section  for  such  project.  Any

  4  surplus  moneys shall be paid to such municipality on the warrant of the

  5  comptroller on vouchers therefor approved by the commissioner. When  the

  6  work  of  such  project  has  been completed and it is determined by the

  7  commissioner that the amount of the cost to be borne by the municipality

  8  is in excess of the amount deposited by such municipality with the state

  9  comptroller, the commissioner shall then notify the municipality of  the

 10  deficiency  of  funds. The municipality shall then within ninety days of

 11  the receipt of such notice, pay such amount to  the  state  comptroller.

 12  For  purposes  of  this section, the term "municipality" shall include a

 13  city, county, town, village or two  or  more  of  the  foregoing  acting

 14  jointly.

 15    § 3. This act shall take effect April 1, 2001.

 16                                   PART K

 17    Section  1.  Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 89-b of the state

 18  finance law, as amended by section 5 of part P of chapter 61 of the laws

 19  of 2000, is amended to read as follows:

 20    a. Moneys in the  dedicated  highway  and  bridge  trust  fund  shall,

 21  following  appropriation  by  the  legislature, be utilized for:  recon-

 22  struction, replacement, reconditioning, restoration, rehabilitation  and

 23  preservation  of  state, county, town, city and village roads, highways,

 24  parkways, and bridges thereon,  to  restore  such  facilities  to  their

 25  intended   functions;   construction,  reconstruction,  enhancement  and

 26  improvement of state, county, town, city, and village  roads,  highways,

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  1  parkways, and bridges thereon, to address current and projected capacity

  2  problems  including  costs  for  traffic mitigation activities; aviation

  3  projects authorized pursuant to section fourteen-j of the transportation

  4  law  and  for payments to the general debt service fund of amounts equal

  5  to amounts required for service contract payments  related  to  aviation

  6  projects  as provided and authorized by section three hundred eighty-six

  7  of the public authorities law; programs to assist small and minority and

  8  women-owned firms engaged  in  transportation  construction  and  recon-

  9  struction  projects,  including  a  revolving  fund  for working capital

 10  loans, and a bonding guarantee assistance  program  in  accordance  with

 11  provisions of this chapter; matching federal grants or apportionments to

 12  the state for highway, parkway and bridge capital projects; the acquisi-

 13  tion  of  real property and interests therein required or expected to be

 14  required in connection with such projects; preventive maintenance activ-

 15  ities necessary to ensure that highways, parkways and  bridges  meet  or

 16  exceed their optimum useful life; expenses of control of snow and ice on

 17  state  highways  by  the  department of transportation including but not

 18  limited to personal services, nonpersonal services and fringe  benefits,

 19  payment  of  emergency aid for control of snow and ice in municipalities

 20  pursuant to section fifty-five of the highway law, expenses  of  control

 21  of  snow and ice on state highways by municipalities pursuant to section

 22  twelve of the highway law, and  for  expenses  of  arterial  maintenance

 23  agreements  with  cities pursuant to section three hundred forty-nine of

 24  the highway law; personal services  and  fringe  benefit  costs  of  the

 25  department of transportation for bus safety inspection activities; costs

 26  of  engineering  and administrative services of the department of trans-

 27  portation, including but not limited to fringe  benefits;  the  contract

 28  services  provided  by private firms in accordance with section fourteen

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  1  of the transportation law; personal services and  nonpersonal  services,

  2  for  activities including but not limited to the preparation of designs,

  3  plans, specifications and estimates; construction management and  super-

  4  vision  activities;  costs  of appraisals, surveys, testing and environ-

  5  mental  impact  statements  for  transportation  projects;  expenses  in

  6  connection  with  buildings, equipment, materials and facilities used or

  7  useful in connection with the  maintenance,  operation,  and  repair  of

  8  highways,   parkways   and  bridges  thereon;  and  project  costs  for:

  9  construction, reconstruction, improvement, reconditioning and  preserva-

 10  tion  of rail freight facilities and intercity rail passenger facilities

 11  and equipment; construction, reconstruction, improvement, reconditioning

 12  and  preservation  of  state,  municipal  and  privately  owned   ports;

 13  construction,  reconstruction, improvement, reconditioning and preserva-

 14  tion of municipal airports; privately owned airports and aviation  capi-

 15  tal  facilities, excluding airports operated by the state or operated by

 16  a bi-state municipal corporate instrumentality for which federal funding

 17  is not available provided the project is  consistent  with  an  approved

 18  airport  layout  plan;  and  construction,  reconstruction, enhancement,

 19  improvement, replacement,  reconditioning,  restoration,  rehabilitation

 20  and  preservation  of state, county, town, city and village roads, high-

 21  ways, parkways and bridges; and construction,  reconstruction,  improve-

 22  ment,  reconditioning  and  preservation  of  fixed  ferry facilities of

 23  municipal and privately owned ferry lines for  transportation  purposes,

 24  and  the  payment  of debt service required on any bonds, notes or other

 25  obligations and  related  expenses  for  highway,  parkway,  bridge  and

 26  project  costs  for: construction, reconstruction, improvement, recondi-

 27  tioning and preservation of rail freight facilities and  intercity  rail

 28  passenger   facilities   and  equipment;  construction,  reconstruction,

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  1  improvement, reconditioning and preservation  of  state,  municipal  and

  2  privately owned ports; construction, reconstruction, improvement, recon-

  3  ditioning  and  preservation  of  municipal  airports;  privately  owned

  4  airports and aviation capital facilities, excluding airports operated by

  5  the  state or operated by a bi-state municipal corporate instrumentality

  6  for which federal funding is  not  available  provided  the  project  is

  7  consistent  with  an  approved airport layout plan; construction, recon-

  8  struction, enhancement, improvement, replacement, reconditioning, resto-

  9  ration, rehabilitation and preservation of state, county, town, city and

 10  village roads, highways, parkways and bridges; and construction,  recon-

 11  struction,  improvement,  reconditioning and preservation of fixed ferry

 12  facilities of municipal and privately owned ferry lines for  transporta-

 13  tion  purposes,  purposes  authorized  on or after the effective date of

 14  this section. Beginning with disbursements made on and after  the  first

 15  day  of  April, nineteen hundred ninety-three, moneys in such fund shall

 16  be available to pay such costs or expenses made  pursuant  to  appropri-

 17  ations or reappropriations made during the state fiscal year which began

 18  on  the first of April, nineteen hundred ninety-two. Beginning the first

 19  day of April, nineteen hundred ninety-three, moneys in such  fund  shall

 20  also  be  used  for payments to the general debt service fund of amounts

 21  equal to amounts required for service contract payments as provided  and

 22  authorized by section three hundred eighty of the public authorities law

 23  and  by  section eleven of chapter three hundred twenty-nine of the laws

 24  of nineteen hundred ninety-one, as amended.

 25    § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2001.

 26    § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-

 27  sion, section or part of this act shall be  adjudged  by  any  court  of

 28  competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,

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  1  impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall  be  confined  in

  2  its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section

  3  or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-

  4  ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of

  5  the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such

  6  invalid provisions had not been included herein.

  7    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately  provided,  however,  that

  8  the  applicable effective date of Parts A through K of this act shall be

  9  as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.