Establishes the municipal severe storm relief fund for the counties of Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany to repair damage to public infrastructure caused by a storm on July 14 - 15, 2015 to be administered by the division of homeland security and emergency services.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
May 17, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
municipal severe storm relief fund for southwestern New York to be
administered by the division of homeland security and emergency
services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 719 to
read as follows:
S 719. MUNICIPAL SEVERE STORM RELIEF FUND FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW YORK.
1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A MUNICIPAL SEVERE STORM MUNICIPAL
ASSISTANCE RELIEF PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTIES OF CHAUTAUQUA, CATTARAUGUS
AND ALLEGANY FOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM A SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING WHICH
OCCURRED ON JULY FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN TO BE ADMINISTERED BY
THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.
2. PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR PROGRAM GRANTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
BE LIMITED TO PROJECTS TO REPAIR DAMAGE TO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE,
INCLUDING PUBLICLY OWNED ROADS, BRIDGES, DRAINAGE AND FLOOD MITIGATION
SYSTEMS, AND ANY ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR THE SAFE OPERA-
TION OF THE COMPONENTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF CHAUTAUQUA,
CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY WHEN SUCH DAMAGE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF A
SEVERE STORM EVENT ON JULY FOURTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN THROUGH JULY
FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN. IN NO EVENT SHALL FUNDING BE USED FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS THAT ARE REQUIRED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
3. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FROM
MUNICIPALITIES AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GRANTS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION
WITHIN AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS. APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE
SUBMITTED NO MORE THAN THREE YEARS AFTER JULY FIFTEEN, TWO THOUSAND
FIFTEEN. A MUNICIPALITY SHALL RECEIVE FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COST OF
OTHERWISE UNREIMBURSED REPAIRS FROM DAMAGES INCURRED DUE TO SUCH FLOOD-
ING, PROVIDED THE APPROPRIATE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY HAS SUBMITTED APPRO-
PRIATE DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH DAMAGE AND HAS FILED AN ATTESTATION WITH
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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