Assembly Bill A4795

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to reimbursement of certain costs associated with shared municipal services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A4795 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง54-m, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6257
2013-2014: A4447

2011-A4795 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides reimbursement of fifty percent of certain costs associated with the development and implementation of shared municipal services.

2011-A4795 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4795

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  GIGLIO,  THIELE,  McDONOUGH, OAKS,
  CALHOUN, KOLB, CORWIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  SAYWARD  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

AN  ACT  to amend the state finance law, in relation to reimbursement of
  certain costs associated with shared municipal services

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
54-m to read as follows:
  S 54-M. STATE AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SHARED
MUNICIPAL  SERVICES.  1.  BEGINNING APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE AND
ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, A MUNICIPALITY UNDER  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  RECEIVE
MONEYS  APPROPRIATED  BY  THE  STATE IN SUPPORT OF ACTIVITIES RELATED TO
QUALIFIED SHARED MUNICIPAL SERVICES AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MUNICIPALITIES" SHALL MEAN COUN-
TIES, CITIES,  TOWNS,  VILLAGES,  SPECIAL  IMPROVEMENT  DISTRICTS,  FIRE
DISTRICTS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR PURPOSES OF
THIS  DEFINITION,  A SCHOOL DISTRICT  SHALL BE CONSIDERED A MUNICIPALITY
ONLY IN INSTANCES WHERE SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT ADVANCES AN APPLICATION FOR
AID TO COVER COSTS ASSOCIATED  WITH  COOPERATIVE  AGREEMENTS  OR  SHARED
SERVICES.
  3.  SHARED MUNICIPAL SERVICES SHALL QUALIFY FOR AID UNDER THIS SECTION
IF SUCH SERVICES ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF
PARAGRAPHS  M  AND  N  OF  SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION FIFTY-FOUR OF THIS
ARTICLE. QUALIFYING SHARED MUNICIPAL SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE
LIMITED  TO,  PUBLIC  SAFETY, PURCHASING, PAYROLL, HEALTH PLAN BENEFITS,
HIGHWAY SERVICES AND REAL PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT. AID SHALL NOT BE USED
BY THE APPLICANT FOR RECURRING EXPENSES SUCH AS SALARIES.
  4. AID UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL  REIMBURSE  MUNICIPALITIES  FOR  FIFTY
PERCENT  OF  COSTS,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LEGAL AND CONSULTANT
SERVICES, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER NECESSARY
EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SHARED
MUNICIPAL SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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