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                                  9173

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. KAMINSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law,  in relation to quarterly claim
  reports for certain disaster assistance

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

  Section 1. Section 29-k of the executive law, as added by a chapter of
the  laws  of  2015,  amending  the executive law, relating to quarterly
claim reports for certain disaster assistance, as proposed  in  legisla-
tive bills numbers S.4694-A and A.7204-A, is amended to read as follows:
  S  29-k. Quarterly claim reports. [1.] The [office of the governor, in
cooperation with the commissioner of  homeland  security  and  emergency
services,  and the executive director of the] governor's office of storm
recovery, shall produce a quarterly  report,  which  shall  [detail  the
claims,  and  status  of  all  such claims, for disaster assistance, and
which are presently pending before, or being assisted by, the governor's
office of storm recovery and/or the New  York  rising  community  recon-
struction  plans program. The report shall further detail all the activ-
ities during the previous months  of  the  governor's  office  of  storm
recovery and the New York rising community reconstruction plans program]
PROVIDE  THE  NUMBER  OF  ALL ACTIVE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING APPLICANTS BY
COUNTY THAT HAVE RECEIVED PARTIAL OR FULL PAYMENTS; THE  NUMBER  OF  ALL
ELIGIBLE, ACTIVE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING APPLICANTS BY COUNTY WHO HAVE NOT
YET  RECEIVED  ANY  PAYMENTS; THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING
APPLICANTS BY COUNTY WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT AND  ARE  PENDING  AN
ELIGIBILITY  REVIEW;  THE  NUMBER  OF  ALL  ACTIVE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING
APPLICANTS BY COUNTY WHOSE APPLICATION STATUS HAS NOT BEEN  CLOSED  OUT;
THE  NUMBER  OF ALL SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING APPLICANTS BY COUNTY THAT HAVE
BEEN CLOSED OUT; THE NUMBER OF ALL SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING  APPLICANTS  BY
COUNTY  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DETERMINED
TO HAVE NO UNMET NEED OR HAVE  BEEN  DETERMINED  INELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE
ASSISTANCE; THE NUMBER OF ALL ACTIVE SMALL BUSINESS APPLICANTS BY COUNTY
THAT HAVE RECEIVED PARTIAL OR FULL PAYMENTS; THE NUMBER OF ALL ELIGIBLE,
ACTIVE SMALL BUSINESS APPLICANTS BY COUNTY WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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PAYMENTS;  THE  NUMBER OF ACTIVE SMALL BUSINESS APPLICANTS BY COUNTY WHO
HAVE NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT AND ARE PENDING  AN  ELIGIBILITY  REVIEW;  THE
NUMBER  OF ALL ACTIVE SMALL BUSINESS APPLICANTS BY COUNTY WHOSE APPLICA-
TION  STATUS  HAS  NOT BEEN CLOSED OUT; THE NUMBER OF ALL SMALL BUSINESS
APPLICANTS BY COUNTY THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED OUT; THE NUMBER OF ALL  SMALL
BUSINESS  APPLICANTS  BY  COUNTY  THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT BECAUSE
THEY HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE NO UNMET NEED OR HAVE BEEN  DETERMINED
INELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE  ASSISTANCE;  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER OF SUBRECIPIENT
AGREEMENTS BY COUNTY FOR THE NEW YORK  RISING  COMMUNITY  RECONSTRUCTION
PROGRAM,  AND  THE  STATUS  OF  ALL COMMUNITY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY
COUNTY THAT ARE IN THE DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION PHASES. THE  REPORT  SHALL
PROVIDE  THE  SAME  INFORMATION  CUMULATIVELY FOR THE PREVIOUS REPORTING
PERIODS. The first report  required  under  this  subdivision  shall  be
delivered  by [December first, two thousand fifteen] FEBRUARY FIFTEENTH,
TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, with new, updated reports being delivered on  each
first  day of every third month thereafter. The report shall be provided
to the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the  assem-
bly  AND  SHALL  BE  POSTED ON THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF STORM RECOVERY'S
PUBLIC WEBSITE.
  [2. After the delivery of each report required by subdivision  one  of
this  section,  and  after  its  delivery  to  the persons identified to
receive such report, the governor, the commissioner of homeland security
and emergency services, and the executive  director  of  the  governor's
office  of  storm  recovery,  as well as the offices and divisions under
their direction, shall provide to such persons entitled to  receive  the
reports  required  by subdivision one of this section, any and all addi-
tional reasonably available information such persons may  request,  with
respect  to  any  issue  concerning the claims, the status of all claims
detailed in such report pending before, or being assisted by, the gover-
nor's office of storm recovery and the New York rising community  recon-
struction  plans program, or concerning the activities of the governor's
office of storm recovery and/or the New  York  rising  community  recon-
struction plans program.]
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2015,  amending  the  executive  law,
relating  to quarterly claim reports for certain disaster assistance, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S.4694-A and A.7204-A.