Senate Bill S6388

                            
 
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                                   6388
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 54 of the of the laws of 2021 enacting the capi-
   tal projects budget, in relation to making technical corrections ther-
   eto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2021, enacting the
 capital projects budget, is amended by repealing the  items  hereinbelow
 set  forth  in  brackets  and  by adding to such section the other items
 underscored in this section.
 
            MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
                  STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM
 
                        CAPITAL PROJECTS   2021-22
 
 STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM (CCP)
 
   Capital Projects Funds - Other
   Capital Projects Fund - 30000
   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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD10977-01-1

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   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;   sanitation
   districts; special districts as defined in
   subdivision  16 of section 102 of the real
   property  tax   law;   water   and   sewer
   districts; the Metropolitan Transportation
   Authority  or  any  other  public  benefit
   corporation established pursuant to titles
   11, 11-A,  11-B,  11-C,  or  11-D  of  the
   public  authorities  law; a public benefit
   corporation as defined  in  section  4  of
   chapter  1016  of  the  laws  of  1969;  a
   college or university established pursuant
   to  section  352  of  the  education  law,
   section  6203  of  the  education  law  or
   section 6302  of  the  education  law;  an
   independent  not-for-profit institution 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 conservan-
   cies or not-for-profit corporations organ-
   ized for the purpose of investing in parks
   owned by the  state  or  municipal  corpo-
   rations,  as  defined  in section 2 of the
   general municipal law; not-for-profit fire
   districts, fire commissions,  fire  compa-
   nies,  fire  departments, volunteer rescue

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   and ambulance squads; 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  chap-
   ter  853  of  the  laws of 1976; [and] any
   other not-for-profit corporation or  other
   not-for-profit  entity; AND ANY FACILITIES
   THAT HOST VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS,  INCLUD-
   ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VETERANS OF FOREIGN
   WARS POSTS, AMERICAN LEGION FACILITIES, OR
   ANY   OTHER  PHYSICAL  FACILITY  IN  WHICH
   MEMBERS OF A BONAFIDE  VETERANS  ORGANIZA-
   TION  LEASE, OWN OR OTHERWISE UTILIZE SUCH
   FACILITY.
 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 be subject  to  the  approval  of  the
   director  of  the  budget,  be  (i) inter-
   changed, (ii) transferred from this appro-
   priation to any other appropriation or 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 (SM0121SM) (80001) ................. 385,000,000
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2021.