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NY A06738
Bill
Status
3/11/2009
Primary Sponsor
Ginny Fields
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AI Summary
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Increases excise taxes on beer to $1.08 per gallon, still wines to $2.63-2.64 per gallon, and distilled spirits to $2.26 per liter, effective April 1, 2009
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Directs 70 percent of alcohol tax revenue to a newly created Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund managed jointly by the Comptroller and Commissioner of Taxation and Finance
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Allocates fund distributions as follows: 50 percent for prevention programs, 45 percent for treatment facilities, and 5 percent to State Police for DWI enforcement, upon legislative appropriation
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Establishes a 15-member task force chaired by the Commissioner of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services to develop eligibility guidelines and recommend funding allocations for prevention and treatment programs
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Requires an annual report detailing fund spending, recipient entities and programs, funding amounts, program purposes, and proposed budgets for the upcoming year
Legislative Description
Increases tax on alcohol; creates the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment Fund; requires an annual report on the spending and allocation of the fund; establishes a task force for the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment Fund consisting of 15 members.
Last Action
held for consideration in ways and means
7/1/2010