2004 Yellow Book
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MISCELLANEOUS: PUBLIC PROTECTION & GENERAL GOVERNMENT (Summary)
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Adjusted
Appropriation
2003-04 		Executive
Request
2004-05 		Change Percent
Change

AGENCY SUMMARY

General Fund 1,262,232,702 1,088,247,002 (173,985,700) -13.8%
Special Revenue-Other 15,864,000 32,306,200 16,442,200 103.6%
Special Revenue-Federal 197,940,000 132,500,000 (65,440,000) -33.1%
Capital Projects Fund 12,500,000 5,000,000 (7,500,000) -60.0%
Emergency 102,178,000 103,943,000 1,765,000 1.7%
Total for Agency: 1,590,714,702 1,361,996,202 (228,718,500) -14.4%
Total Contingency: 27,529,017,000 29,956,878,000 2,427,861,000 8.8%

Total for AGENCY SUMMARY: 29,119,731,702 31,318,874,202 2,199,142,500 7.6%

 
ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
Fund Current
2003-04 		Requested
2004-05 		Change

General Fund: 53 53 0
All Other Funds: 47 47 0

TOTAL: 100 100 0
Budget Highlights

State Operations

Automated Speed Enforcement in Work Zones

The Executive recommends a new $3,000,000 appropriation for Automated Speed Enforcement in Work Zones. Fines collected for speeding in highway work zones would be deposited into the Automated Speed Enforcement Account and would be available for activities related to this purpose.

Statewide Wireless Network

The Executive recommends a Special Revenue appropriation of $22,282,000, an increase of $13,464,000 from State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2003-04. This appropriation will support staff as well as the cost of continuing current programs associated with building the statewide wireless network.

Collective Bargaining Agreements

The Executive recommends a State Operations appropriation of $21,750,000, an increase of $19,289,300 from SFY 2003-04. This increase is attributed to fixed cost increases to support the uniform maintenance allowance payments and the costs for labor-management committees.

Petroleum Storage Tanks – COPS Repayment

The Executive recommends eliminating the Petroleum Storage Tanks - Certificate of Participation Repayment because the certificate has been repaid.

New York State Financial Control Board

The Executive recommends a Special Revenue appropriation of $3,189,200, an increase of $103,200 associated with higher fringe benefit costs.

Aid To Localities

Homeland Security

The SFY 2003-04 adjusted appropriation includes a recommended Special Revenue Funds-Federal deficiency appropriation of $100,590,000 to support new and unanticipated grant funds received by the Federal government. This increase is necessary to fully authorize spending of Urban Area Security Initiative grants that have been awarded to date, which Federal guidelines require to be expended before the end of the current State fiscal year.

The Executive recommends $53,943,000 in All Funds appropriations in SFY 2004-05 for payments related to security measures implemented to prevent, deter or respond to acts of domestic terrorism. This represents a $1,765,000 increase from SFY 2003-04.

The Executive recommends a $5,000,000 Capital Projects Fund appropriation in SFY 2004-05, representing a $7,500,000 reduction from SFY 2003-04.

The Executive recommends a $125,000,000 Special Revenue-Federal appropriation in SFY 2004-05, representing a $57,940,000 decrease from SFY 2003-04.

The Executive recommends a $3,000,000 Special Revenue- Federal appropriation for airport and transit security measures in SFY 2004-05, unchanged from SFY 2003-04.

The Executive recommends a $75,000,000 Contingency appropriation for payments related to security measures implemented in response to heightened security threat alerts or domestic terrorism incidents in SFY 2004-05, unchanged from SFY 2003-04.

Special Federal Emergency Appropriation

The Executive recommends a $1,000,000,000 appropriation to meet unanticipated or emergency expenditures, representing no increase from SFY 2003-04.

Aid to Counties

The Executive eliminates Aid to Counties with the expiration of statutory authority for the program on March 31, 2004. The SFY 2003-04 General Fund appropriation for the Program was $17,000,000.

Miscellaneous Financial Assistance

The Executive recommends a General Fund appropriation of $111,000 for the Arlington Central, Carmel, and Pawling School Districts, a reduction of $99,000 from SFY 2003-04.

Nassau County Interim Finance Authority

The Executive recommends a General Fund appropriation of $7,500,000 for the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority (NIFA) pursuant to Chapter 84 of the Laws of 2000. This represents a reduction of $7,500,000 from SFY 2003-04.

Yonkers Settlement

The Executive recommends a General Fund appropriation of $55,000,000, an increase of $25,000,000 from SFY 2003-04.

Health Insurance Contingency Reserve

The Executive proposes a General Fund State appropriation of $410,184,000, a decrease of $19,838,000 or 4.6 percent from SFY 2003-04.

Insurance and Securities Funds Reserve Guarantee

The Executive proposes a General Fund appropriation of $1,619,000,000, a decrease of $53,000,000 or 3.17 percent from SFY 2003-04.

Municipal Assistance Tax Fund

The Executive recommends a Fiduciary Fund appropriation of $15,015,000,000 for the Municipal Assistance Corporations (MAC’s) of New York City and Troy pursuant to Section 92-d of the State Finance Law. This represents an increase of $1,500,000,000 from SFY 2003-04 related to increased activity in the financial markets.

Stock Transfer Tax Fund

The Executive recommends a Fiduciary Fund appropriation of $11,000,000,000 for the Municipal Assistance Corporation (MAC) of New York City pursuant to Section 92-i of the State Finance Law. This represents an increase of $1,000,000,000 from SFY 2003-04 related to increased activity in the financial markets.

Workers’ Compensation Reserve

The Executive recommends a General Fund appropriation of $31,994,000, an increase of $699,000, which is associated with payments to the State insurance Fund.

Article VII

General Purpose Local Government Aid

Amends Section 54 of The State Finance Law by adding a subdivision to permanently notwithstand the formulas used to appropriate General Purpose Local Government Aid. The legislation will appropriate from the General Government Budget Bill without regard to Section 54 of the State Finance Law. This legislation also permanently codifies Section 12 of Chapter 430 of the Laws of 1997.

Mandate Relief and Local Financial Flexibility

  • Makes ability to pay the primary consideration in arbitration awards;
  • Repeals multiple bidding requirements at all levels on government and public authority construction contracts;
  • Authorizes offsetting of judgement awards with past and future collateral source compensation;
  • Establishes market based method of interest calculation in court judgements;
  • Confers Court of Claims jurisdiction on certain local government matters;
  • Authorizes and clarifies statutes for inter-municipal agreements on consolidated services and shared revenues;
  • Authorizes the Municipal Bond Bank Agency (MBBA) to issue Fiscal Stability Bonds in on behalf of distressed cities;
  • Refinances Municipal Assistance Corporation (MAC) of New York City debt by authorizing new debt issued on New York City’s behalf, while repealing Chapter 63 of the Laws of 2003 which provided for the refinancing of MAC debt through the Local Government Assistance Corporation (LGAC);
  • Assigns up to four percent of the State portion of certain locally collected sales tax revenues to New York City over the life of the refinanced MAC bonds, with an annual cap of $170 million;
  • Authorizes the New York City Transitional Finance Authority (TFA) to issue debt beyond its current bond cap if there is space within the City’s General Obligation (GO) bond cap;
  • Makes permanent the New York City General Obligation Debt Service Fund created under the Financial Emergency Act, and ensures payment of monthly debt service on all of the City’s General Obligation debt in case of bankruptcy; and
  • Increases the number of red light cameras in New York City, and makes permanent the statute authorizing such cameras.

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