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                                   4728
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
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 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the state finance law, in relation to enhanced aid and
   incentives for municipalities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 54 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12. A. ENHANCED AID AND INCENTIVES FOR MUNICIPALITIES.   NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR OF ANY OTHER PROVISION
 OF  LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, THE PAYMENT OF ENHANCED AID AND INCENTIVES FOR
 MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE SUPPORT OF  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  FOR  STATE  FISCAL
 YEARS  COMMENCING APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND THEREAFTER, SHALL
 BE PAID FROM AN APPROPRIATION MADE FOR THE ENHANCED AID  AND  INCENTIVES
 FOR  MUNICIPALITIES PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THE AID TO LOCALITIES BUDGET FOR
 SUCH STATE FISCAL YEARS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT  WITH  THIS  SUBDIVISION.
 ENHANCED  AID  AND  INCENTIVES FOR MUNICIPALITIES WILL BE APPORTIONED TO
 ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET  ON  A  PER-CAPITA
 BASIS,  BASED  ON  POPULATION.  MUNICIPALITIES  IN  TIER 1 WOULD RECEIVE
 EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE APPROPRIATION PROVIDED ANNUALLY AND MUNICIPALITIES
 IN TIER 2 WOULD RECEIVE TWENTY PERCENT  OF  THE  APPROPRIATION  PROVIDED
 ANNUALLY.
   B. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESS-
 LY STATED:
   (I)  "MUNICIPALITIES"  MEANS  A  CITY  WITH A POPULATION LESS THAN ONE
 MILLION, TOWN OR VILLAGE.
   (II) "ENHANCED AID AND INCENTIVES FOR  MUNICIPALITIES"  MEANS  AID  IN
 ADDITION  TO  THE TOTAL OF ALL AID PAYABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (III) "POPULATION" MEANS POPULATION DATA BASED UPON  THE  MOST  RECENT
 FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (IV) "PER CAPITA BASIS" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATION PROVIDED
 ANNUALLY DIVIDED BY THE POPULATION OF THE ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY.
   (V)  "TIER 1" MEANS A TOWN WITH A POPULATION EQUAL TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND
 OR LESS OR A VILLAGE WITH A POPULATION EQUAL TO TEN THOUSAND OR LESS  OR
 A CITY WITH A POPULATION EQUAL TO TWENTY THOUSAND OR LESS.
   (VI)  "TIER  2"  MEANS  A  TOWN WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN FIFTEEN
 THOUSAND OR A VILLAGE WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN TEN THOUSAND  OR  A
 CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION GREATER THAN TWENTY THOUSAND AND LESS THAN ONE
 MILLION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2020,  subject  to  appropri-
 ation  for  the  enhanced  aid  and incentives for municipalities in the
 2020-2021 enacted state budget; provided that the director of the budget
 shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission  upon  the  occur-
 rence  of  such an appropriation for the enhanced aid and incentives for
 municipalities in the 2020-2021 enacted state budget in order  that  the
 commission  may  maintain  an accurate and timely effective data base of
 the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of
 effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
 section 70-b of the public officers law.