1. Rate. Each employer liable under this article shall pay contributions on all wages paid by him at the rate of (two) five and [seventenths] four-tenths per centum or, if applicable to the employer, at the rate provided by the provisions of sections five hundred seventy-seven and five hundred eighty-one. However, if contributions so established exceed [two] five and (seven-tenths) four-tenths per centum of wages paid by him which are subject to the federal unemployment tax act, they shall be reduced by that part of such excess, if any, which is caused by the provisions vision of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section five hundred eighteen. § 2. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section five hundred eighty-one of such law, as added by chapter seven hundred sixty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-four, is amended to read as follows: com Each qualified employer's rate of contribution shall be the percentage shown in the column headed by the size of the fund index as of the putation date and on the same line with his negative or positive employer's account percentage, except that if within the three payroll years preceding the computation date any part of a negative balance has been transferred from any employer's account as a charge to the general account pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (e) of subdivision one of this section such employer's rate shall be not less than (two] five and [seven-tenths) four-tenths per centum. § 3. Paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section five hundred eightyone of such law, as amended by chapter five hundred sixty-five of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-one, is amended to read as follows: (b) The rate for each employer who has not qualified under the provisions of paragraph (c) of subdivision one of this section because of failure to file all prescribed reports by the computation date shall be [two] five and [seven-tenths) four-tenths per centum unless a higher rate applies to him pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivision. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAPTER 8 AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to reference to hear and report by referees Became a law March 19, 1985, with the approval of the Governor. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. The third undesignated paragraph of subdivision six of section five hundred six of the surrogate's court procedure act, as added by chapter three hundred sixty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred seventy-one, is amended to read as follows: The person so designated as referee shall not receive any compensation from the estate or from any party for his services and shall be reimbursed for his necessary expenses only as provided in 2609 (3) [(2)] (a). § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION-Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets ( ) is old law to be omitted. CHAPTER 9 AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to the set off of personal property from a small estate in administration Became a law March 19, 1985, with the approval of the Governor. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. Subdivision one of section one thousand three hundred one of the surrogate's court procedure act, as amended by chapter two hundred twenty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-one, is amended to read as follows: 1. A small estate is the estate of a domiciliary or a non-domiciliary who dies leaving personal property having a gross value of $10,000 or less exclusive of property required to be set off under EPTL 5-3.1 (a) (1), (2), [and] (3), (4) and (5). § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAPTER 10 2 AN ACT to amend chapters fifty, fifty-one, fifty-two, fifty-three fifty-four, three hundred forty-eight and five and five hundred twenty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-four, and making deficiency appropriations for the support of government Became a law March 19, 1985, with the approval of the Governor. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. The several amounts named in this section, or so much as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated by the appropriations, are appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the respective public officers and for the several purposes specified, which amounts shall be immediately available for payment when this act becomes a law. Temporary service (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) NONPERSONAL SERVICE Supplies and materials (for liabilities incurred prior to ......... Travel (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) ........326,400 ......... liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) ..... .. Equipment (for liabilities 1985) incurred prior to April 1, ......... 200,000 Holiday/Overtime compensation (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) ... NONPERSONAL SERVICE Contractual services (for liabilities incurred prior to For services and expenses related to a grant from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey beginning July first, nineteen hundred eighty-four (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) .. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM General Fund - State Purposes Account NONPERSONAL SERVICE ........15,000 ........ Contractual services (for liabilities incurred prior to SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM 150,000 ....1,340,800 General Fund - State Purposes Account PERSONAL SERVICE Personal service-regular (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) .... NONPERSONAL SERVICE Contractual services (for liabilities incurred prior to ..................... ..... ................ Supplies and ma materials (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) 1,549,900 ..2,187,100 .....553,600 Personal service . regular (for liabilities incurred prior ... 12,230,200 .......3,043,900 EXPLANATION-Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets ( ) is old law to be omitted. Amount available for personal service (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) NONPERSONAL SERVICE Amount available for nonpersonal service (excluding fringe benefits) (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) .... Amount available for fringe benefits (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) Amount available for nonpersonal service Program account sub-total ....... ...... This appropriation replaces the heretofore authorized transfer from the special emergency appropriation contained in section two of chapter fifty of the laws of nineteen hundred eighty-four Contractual services (for liabilities incurred prior to ... Contractual services (for liabilities incurred prior to .... ... REIMBURSABLE PROGRAMS ........387,000 ! ........387,000 ......... Amount available for nonpersonal service (excluding fringe benefits) (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1984) .... Additional compensation (for liabilities incurred prior to .......4,000 .......62,900 Additional compensation (for liabilities incurred prior to Personal service-regular (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) DIVISION OF LOTTERY .........58,700 ........60,700 ....2,260,000 .....120,000 Contractual services (for April 1, 1985) ....... Equipment (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) ...... For services and expenses of the health family advocacy project (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) This appropriation replaces the heretofore authorized transfer from the special emergency appropriation contained in section two of chapter fifty, laws of nineteen hundred eighty-four DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PROGRAM General Fund State Purposes Account MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED For services and expenses related to the Buffalo area snow emergency. Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty-one of the state finance law or any other law to the contrary, the director of the budget is hereby authorized to transfer to the state emergency management program such amounts deemed necessary for emergency operations (for liabilities incurred prior to April 1, 1985) as .. 300,000 EXPLANATION-Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets ( ) is old law to be omitted. |