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Governor Paterson Signs 137 Bills Into Law
July 10, 2008
Governor David A. Paterson has signed into law more than 130 bills, including two Governor’s Program Bills, one of which will spur a major redevelopment project that will help to revitalize the Catskill Region. A new Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) gaming facility will be built at the current site of the Concord Hotel. The law will create 2,000 permanent jobs, lower the tax rate on VLT revenue at the resort in return for a $1-billion dollar investment, and increase education funding. This new Monticello project must be completed by January 31, 2011, and will provide a minimum of $38 million annually, twice the amount currently expected to be generated at the VLT’s current location at Monticello Gaming and Raceway.
Another construction-related bill includes Real Property Tax Exemption Impact Reports, which requires local governments to prepare and publicly post reports on the impact of property tax exemptions when adopting their annual budgets.
The Governor also intends to veto the following construction-related bills:
Zoning Fee (S.1132) – Would authorize towns and villages to impose fees to recover the direct costs of reviewing zoning applications. Reason: As drafted, the bill could be viewed as barring towns and villages from utilizing fee structures other than the one specifically authorized by the bill.
Public Works Advisory Board (S.1629-A) – This bill would change the allocation of appointments to the Public Works Advisory Board significantly reducing the Governor’s appointment authority. Reason: The bill creates separation of powers problems.
MTA Garbage (S.6737-A) – Grants local governments outside of New York City jurisdiction operating a solid waste management facility. Reason: As general rule such laws and ordinances are preempted by federal Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act. Similar bills were vetoed by former Governors Pataki and Spitzer.
Posted by Christina Fisher on July 10, 2008 | Comments (0)
