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                                   5365
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to awarding grants to
   municipalities  for capital improvement projects; and making an appro-
   priation therefor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  10 of section 54 of the state finance law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph v to read as follows:
   V. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. (I) (1) FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "MUNICIPALITY"  AND  "MUNICIPALITIES"  SHALL
 MEAN  ANY CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE THAT HAS A POPULATION OF LESS THAN SEVEN
 THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.
   (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  PARAGRAPH,  "TOTAL  EXPENDITURES"  SHALL
 MEAN  THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR A MUNICIPALITY AS REPORTED TO THE STATE
 COMPTROLLER.
   (3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS"
 SHALL MEAN ANY NON-TRANSPORTATION RELATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON
 PROPERTY OWNED BY A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS A TOTAL COST  OF  ONE  HUNDRED
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS OR HIGHER AND SUCH PROJECT EXCEEDS TEN PERCENT OF SUCH
 MUNICIPALITY'S TOTAL EXPENDITURES.
   (II) WITHIN THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE SECRETARY OF
 STATE MAY AWARD MATCHING GRANTS TO MUNICIPALITIES TO COVER COSTS ASSOCI-
 ATED WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
   (III) THE MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE GRANT AWARD FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT  CAPI-
 TAL  IMPROVEMENT  GRANT  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  TWO  HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
 DOLLARS.
   (IV) MATCHING FUNDS EQUAL TO AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL  COST
 OF  THE  CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENT  PROJECT  UNDER  THE GRANT APPROVED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  RECEIVE  A  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT
 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (V)  WITHIN  ONE WEEK OF THE RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION, THE DEPARTMENT
 OF STATE SHALL REVIEW THE APPLICATION TO ENSURE THE APPLICANT HAS  FILED
 THE  CORRECT  APPLICATION,  AND TO DETERMINE IF ANY REQUIRED SECTIONS OF
 THE APPLICATION CONTAIN NO  INFORMATION.  WITHIN  ONE  BUSINESS  DAY  OF
 DETERMINING  AN  APPLICANT HAS FILED AN INCORRECT APPLICATION, OR DETER-
 MINING AN APPLICATION CONTAINS NO INFORMATION IN A SECTION  REQUIRED  TO
 CONTAIN  INFORMATION,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  SO  NOTIFY THE APPLICANT.
 APPLICANTS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO AMEND AN APPLICATION FOUND TO BE  MISS-
 ING INFORMATION, AND SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE RECONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL
 IF  IT  IS  AMENDED  BY  THE  APPLICATION  DEADLINE. IF AN APPLICANT HAS
 SUBMITTED AN INCORRECT APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MAY SUBMIT THE CORRECT
 APPLICATION TO THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM BY THE DEADLINE FOR SUCH  PROGRAM
 FOR  CONSIDERATION.  UNDER  NO  CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THIS SUBPARAGRAPH BE
 DEEMED TO REQUIRE THE EXTENSION OF ANY APPLICATION DEADLINE  ESTABLISHED
 BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,  NOR  SHALL IT OBLIGATE THE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A
 SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW OF THE CONTENTS OF ANY  APPLICATION  OUTSIDE  OF  THE
 PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING
 THE COMPETITIVE INTEGRITY OF THE GRANT PROGRAM.
   §  2. The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000), or so much thereof
 as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department  of  state
 out of any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to the cred-
 it of the local government capital improvement grant program, not other-
 wise  appropriated,  and  made immediately available, for the purpose of
 carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on
 the audit and warrant  of  the  comptroller  on  vouchers  certified  or
 approved  by  the  commissioner of education in the manner prescribed by
 law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.