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The Laws of New York

State Finance Law - Article 6, Section 99-H

(from http://www.senate.state.ny.us/ Bills & Laws lookup)

* §  99-h.  Tribal-state  compact  revenue account. 1. There is hereby

  established in the joint custody of the comptroller and the commissioner

  of taxation and finance an account in the miscellaneous special  revenue

  fund to be known as the "tribal-state compact revenue account".

    2.   Such  account  shall  consist  of  all  revenues  resulting  from

  tribal-state compacts executed pursuant to article two of the  executive

  law.

    3.  Moneys of the account, following appropriation 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  fifteen  percent of the negotiated percentage of the net

  drop from electronic gaming devices the state receives pursuant  to  the

  compact;  and (b) support and services of treatment programs for persons

  suffering from gambling addictions. Moneys  not  appropriated  for  such

  purposes  shall  be  transferred  to the general fund for the support of

  government during the fiscal year in which they are received.

    * NB There are 2 § 99-h's

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