S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6140
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 28, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, ORTIZ, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED,
MONTESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to grants to assist local
governments with reducing paper
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 7 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
section 171 to read as follows:
§ 171. GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THE REDUCTION OF PAPER USE. 1.
WITHIN THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE SECRETARY OF STATE
MAY AWARD GRANTS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ORDER TO
REDUCE PAPER USAGE AND TO IMPLEMENT DIGITAL ALTERNATIVES TO PAPER. THE
SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL BY REGULATION ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR SUCH
COMPETITIVE GRANTS, WHICH SHALL AT A MINIMUM:
(A) PROVIDE THAT THE MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN THOU-
SAND DOLLARS PER LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
(B) REQUIRE LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS EQUAL TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUCH GRANT; AND
(C) ESTABLISH AN APPLICATION, EVALUATION, AND AWARD PROCESS FOR SUCH
GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH SHALL BE COMPETITIVE AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
2. GRANTS AWARDED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE
INCLUDED IN CALCULATIONS TO DEMONSTRATE THREE YEAR COST SAVINGS AND
EFFICIENCIES FOR GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY PLANS SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR
OF THE BUDGET PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FOUR OF SECTION THREE-D
OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "LOCAL GOVERNMENT" SHALL
HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION THREE-C OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.