NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Oct. 1, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its 'AAA' rating to New York State Dormitory Authority's $955.9 million state sales tax revenue bonds, series 2013A. The outlook is stable. The bonds are secured by a dedication of state sales tax in an amount initially equal to a 1% tax rate. The dedication is made from within the state's existing sales tax collection and does not represent an increase in the overall state tax rate. The dedicated tax is separate and distinct from the state's pledge of a different 1% sales tax securing bonds of the New York Local Government Assistance Corp. (LGAC). However, after LGAC debt is paid or discharged, projected on or
