Senate Bill S3210

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  3210

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2015
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Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the awarding of grants
  to not-for-profit corporations by state agencies

  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 163-b
to read as follows:
  S 163-B. STATE AGENCY GRANTS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "APPLICANT" SHALL MEAN ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY LOCATED AND OPERATED WITHIN THE STATE.
  (B) "GRANT" SHALL MEAN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY A STATE AGENCY
TO CARRY OUT A PUBLIC PURPOSE.
  (C) "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD,  BUREAU,  COMMIS-
SION,  DIVISION,  OFFICE, COUNCIL OR AGENCY OF THE STATE, PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION OR  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  AT  LEAST  ONE  MEMBER  OF  WHICH  IS
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
  2.  THE  EXECUTIVE  CHAMBER,  IN CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE
COMPTROLLER, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT AN APPLICATION PROCESS WHERE-
BY AN APPLICANT MAY APPLY TO A STATE AGENCY FOR A GRANT.  SUCH  APPLICA-
TION PROCESS SHALL BE AS STANDARD AS IS PRACTICABLE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR
GRANTS  MADE TO ALL STATE AGENCIES BUT SHALL ALLOW STATE AGENCIES FLEXI-
BILITY IN THE AWARDING OF GRANTS. STATE AGENCIES TO WHICH AN APPLICATION
IS MADE SHALL REVIEW AND EVALUATE AN APPLICATION BEFORE A GRANT IS  MADE
TO  ASCERTAIN  WHETHER  OR  NOT  THE GRANT, ONCE MADE, SHALL CARRY OUT A
PUBLIC PURPOSE OF THE STATE. NO GRANT OF FUNDS TO ANY APPLICANT SHALL BE
LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS NOR MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND
NO GRANT FOR A CAPITAL PROJECT SHALL BE LESS THAN ONE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND
DOLLARS  NOR  MORE  THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS. NO GRANT OF FUNDS OR GRANT
FOR A CAPITAL PROJECT SHALL BE MADE UNLESS APPROPRIATION  OF  SUFFICIENT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07878-01-5
              

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FUNDS  BY  THE  LEGISLATURE  FOR SUCH PURPOSE HAS BEEN MADE TO THE STATE
AGENCY AWARDING SUCH GRANT.  GRANTS FOR APPROVED APPLICATIONS  SHALL  BE
AWARDED WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DATE SUCH APPLICATION IS MADE.  UPON
THE  AWARD  OF  ANY  GRANT  MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE EXECUTIVE
CHAMBER SHALL NOTIFY THE EXECUTIVE OF THE  MUNICIPALITY  IN  WHICH  SUCH
APPLICANT IS LOCATED REGARDING THE AWARD OF SUCH GRANT.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law;  provided,  however,  that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or  regulation  necessary for the implantation of this act on its effec-
tive date is authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.