S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8052
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 25, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Ways and Means
AN ACT relating to making veterans organizations eligible for funding
under the state and municipal facilities program; and to amend chapter
54 of the laws of 2017, enacting the Capital Projects budget, in
relation to including veterans organizations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. For the state fiscal year 2017-18 and thereafter, veterans
organizations shall be eligible for any monies appropriated to the state
and municipal facilities program for the payment of capital costs.
§ 2. That part, entitled "MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES", of section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2017, enacting the
"Capital Projects Budget", is amended by adding thereto the items here-
inbelow set forth in italic and is amended by deleting therefrom the
items hereinbelow set forth in brackets as follows:
STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM
CAPITAL PROJECTS 2017-18
APPROPRIATIONS REAPPROPRIATIONS
Capital Projects Funds - Other ..... 385,000,000 1,253,250,000
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All Funds ........................ 385,000,000 1,253,250,000
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STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM (CCP) ............... 385,000,000
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Capital Projects Funds - Other
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Capital Projects Fund
State and Municipal Facilities Purpose
For payment of the capital costs of
construction, improvement, rehabilitation
or reconstruction of facilities owned by
eligible entities; the acquisition of
capital facilities and assets by eligible
entities, including fixed capital assets;
the acquisition by eligible entities of
equipment and other capital assets,
including vehicles, in support of health,
safety, technology, or innovation; the
acquisition by an eligible entity of capi-
tal assets with a useful life of not less
than ten years purchased for the sole
purpose of preserving and protecting
infrastructure that is owned, controlled
or appurtenant to an eligible entity,
including but not limited to heavy duty
road maintenance and construction vehi-
cles, pavers, snow plows, street sweepers
and heavy duty fire, emergency response
and law enforcement vehicles; economic
development projects sponsored by the
state or municipal corporations, as
defined in section 2 of the general munic-
ipal law, that will create or retain jobs
in New York state as certified by the
commissioner of the department of economic
development; or environmental projects
sponsored by the state or municipal corpo-
rations as defined in section 2 of the
general municipal law. Eligible entities
shall consist of the state; municipal
corporations as defined in section 2 of
the general municipal law; water and sewer
districts; the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority; a college or university estab-
lished pursuant to section 352 of the
education law, section 6203 of the educa-
tion law or section 6302 of the education
law; an independent not-for-profit insti-
tution of higher education as defined in
subdivision 2 of section 6401 of the
education law; public school districts;
public housing authorities; public
libraries and library systems chartered by
the regents of the state of New York or
established by an act of the legislature;
public park conservancies or not for
profit corporations organized for the
purpose of investing in parks owned by the
state or municipal corporations, as
defined in section 2 of the general munic-
ipal law; not for profit fire districts,
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fire commissions, fire companies, fire
departments, volunteer rescue and ambu-
lance squads; VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS; and
special act school districts, schools for
the blind and deaf and other students with
disabilities subject to article 85 of the
education law, and private schools for
students with disabilities authorized
pursuant to chapter 853 of the laws of
1976.
Costs may include, but shall not be limited
to engineering services, construction,
project management, right-of-way acquisi-
tion, and work appurtenant and ancillary
thereto. No funds from this appropriation
may be used as a required match or be
considered a local share to other state
programs or to leverage state aid or
grants including but not limited to the
apportionment of aid under the education
law. Notwithstanding any provision of law
to the contrary, funds appropriated herein
may, subject to the approval of the direc-
tor of the budget, be (i) interchanged,
(ii) transferred from this appropriation
to any other appropriation of any state
department, agency or public benefit
corporation, or (iii) suballocated to any
other state department, agency or public
benefit corporation, to achieve this
purpose (SM0117SM) ......................... 385,000,000
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§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2017.