2023 New York Laws › STF - State Finance › Article 6 - Funds of the State › 97-NNNN - Commercial Gaming Revenue Fund.

§  97-nnnn.  Commercial  gaming  revenue  fund.  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 "commercial gaming revenue fund".
2. Such account shall consist of all revenues received from the gaming
  commission  pursuant  to  paragraphs  (a),  (b),  (c),  (d)  and  (e) of
  subdivision one of section thirteen hundred  fifty-two  of  the  racing,
  pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law.
3.  Moneys  of  the  account  shall  be  available  as follows, unless
  otherwise specified by the upstate New York gaming economic  development
  act   of   two   thousand   thirteen,  following  appropriation  by  the
  legislature:
a. eighty percent of the moneys in such fund shall be appropriated  or
  transferred only for elementary and secondary education or real property
  tax relief.
b.  ten  percent  of  the  moneys  in  such fund, as attributable to a
  specific licensed gaming facility, shall be appropriated or  transferred
  from  the  commercial  gaming  revenue  fund  equally  between  the host
  municipality and host county of such facility.
c. ten percent of the moneys  in  such  fund,  as  attributable  to  a
  specific  licensed gaming facility, shall be appropriated or transferred
  from the commercial  gaming  revenue  fund  among  counties  within  the
  region,  as  defined  by  section  one thousand three hundred ten of the
  racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, hosting said facility for
  the purpose of real property tax relief and  for  education  assistance.
  Such  distribution  shall  be  made  among  the counties on a per capita
  basis, subtracting the population of host municipality and county.
4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, monies received pursuant to:
a. sections one thousand three hundred  forty-five  and  one  thousand
  three  hundred  forty-eight  of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel  wagering and
  breeding  law  shall  be  exclusively  appropriated  to  the  office  of
  alcoholism  and substance abuse services to be used for problem gambling
  education and treatment purposes.
b. section one  thousand  three  hundred  forty-nine  of  the  racing,
  pari-mutuel  wagering and breeding law shall be exclusively appropriated
  to the commission for regulatory investigations.
c. section one thousand three hundred fifty of the racing, pari-mutuel
  wagering and breeding law  shall  be  exclusively  appropriated  to  the
  commission for costs regulation.
5.  a.  Moneys  appropriated  from  the  fund  for  the  two  thousand
  fourteen--two thousand fifteen and two  thousand  fifteen--two  thousand
  sixteen  school  years,  for  the  purposes of providing aid pursuant to
  paragraph a of subdivision three of this section  shall  be  apportioned
  and  paid  by  the  education  department  on  or after April first, two
  thousand fifteen.
b. Each school district  eligible  to  receive  total  foundation  aid
  pursuant  to  section  thirty-six hundred two of the education law shall
  receive a commercial gaming grant in an amount equal to the  product  of
  the amount of the appropriation of such commercial gaming grants for the
  current state fiscal year multiplied by the district's commercial gaming
  ratio.  The  "commercial gaming ratio" shall be equal to the quotient of
  the moneys apportioned for such district pursuant to section  thirty-six
  hundred  nine-a  of  the  education  law  as set forth in the school aid
  computer listing produced by the commissioner in support of the  enacted
  state  budget  for  the  current school year, divided by the sum of such
  moneys apportioned for all school districts as set forth in such  school
  aid  computer  listing  in  support  of the enacted state budget for the
  current school year.
Moneys to be appropriated from the fund  in  any  state  fiscal  year,
  commencing  on  and  after  April  first,  two thousand fifteen, for the
  purposes of  providing  aid  pursuant  to  this  subparagraph  shall  be
  apportioned  and  paid  by  the education department pursuant to section
  thirty-six hundred nine-h of the education law.
6.  Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, any
  money deposited into this fund  pursuant  to  section  thirteen  hundred
  fifty-two  of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law shall be
  distributed as specified in that section.