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                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    March 31, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. CALHOUN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Ways and Means

       AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the  authority  of
         Orange  county  to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating
         use taxes

         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section  1.  Clause 35 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of
    2  section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 480 of  the  laws  of
    3  2007, is amended to read as follows:
    4    (35)  the  county of Orange 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 three-quarters of one percent additional to the
    7  three  percent  rate  authorized above in this paragraph for such county
    8  for the period beginning June  first,  two  thousand  four,  and  ending
    9  November thirtieth, two thousand [nine] ELEVEN;
   10    S  2.  Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of section 1262 of the tax law,
   11  net collections from any additional rate of sales and  compensating  use
   12  taxes  which  may  be  imposed by the county of Orange during the period
   13  commencing December 1, 2009, and ending November 30, 2011,  pursuant  to
   14  the authority of section 1210 of the tax law, shall be paid to the coun-
   15  ty of Orange and shall be used by such county solely for county purposes
   16  and  shall  not be subject to any revenue distribution agreement entered
   17  into pursuant to the authority of subdivision (c) of section 1262 of the
   18  tax law.
   19    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10831-01-9