S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4556
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 5, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, BROOK-KRASNY, LANCMAN, HEVESI, PERALTA,
CLARK, COLTON, V. LOPEZ, LENTOL, MAISEL, MARKEY, MILLMAN, ROSENTHAL,
CAMARA, BENEDETTO, CYMBROWITZ, PHEFFER, GOTTFRIED, ROBINSON, COOK,
PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BING, GLICK, JACOBS, NOLAN,
WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT making an appropriation to the department of state for technical
assistance grants to be awarded to each of the five boroughs of the
city of New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars
($2,500,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated to the department of state from any moneys in the state treasury
in the general fund to the credit of the local assistance account not
otherwise appropriated for technical assistance grants to be awarded to
each of the five boroughs of the city of New York. One grant shall be
awarded to a not-for-profit corporation in each borough to provide
legal, technical and professional expertise for assistance to other
not-for-profit corporations and community boards regarding zoning, plan-
ning, architecture, historic preservation, building and construction
issues in each of such boroughs. Such grants shall be awarded through a
request for proposals process. The not-for-profit grant recipient in
each borough shall receive no less than two hundred fifty thousand
dollars, and no more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. Such
sum shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the state comptroller
on vouchers certified or approved by the secretary of state, or his or
her duly designated representative in the manner provided by law.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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