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                                   6343
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 22, 2021
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  RATH  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to enhanced  aid  and
   incentives for municipalities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 54 of the state finance law is amended by adding  a
 new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12.  A. ENHANCED AID AND INCENTIVES FOR MUNICIPALITIES.  NOTWITHSTAND-
 ING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR OF ANY OTHER PROVISION
 OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE PAYMENT OF ENHANCED AID AND  INCENTIVES  FOR
 MUNICIPALITIES  FOR  THE  SUPPORT  OF  LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR STATE FISCAL
 YEARS COMMENCING APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO  AND  THEREAFTER,
 SHALL BE PAID FROM AN APPROPRIATION MADE FOR THE ENHANCED AID AND INCEN-
 TIVES FOR MUNICIPALITIES PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THE AID TO LOCALITIES BUDG-
 ET FOR SUCH STATE FISCAL YEARS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION. ENHANCED AID AND INCENTIVES FOR MUNICIPALITIES WILL BE APPORTIONED
 TO ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET ON A PER-CAPITA
 BASIS,  BASED  ON  POPULATION.  MUNICIPALITIES  IN  TIER 1 WOULD RECEIVE
 EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE APPROPRIATION PROVIDED ANNUALLY AND MUNICIPALITIES
 IN TIER 2 WOULD RECEIVE TWENTY PERCENT  OF  THE  APPROPRIATION  PROVIDED
 ANNUALLY.
   B. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESS-
 LY STATED:
   (I)  "MUNICIPALITIES"  MEANS  A  CITY  WITH A POPULATION LESS THAN ONE
 MILLION, TOWN OR VILLAGE.
   (II) "ENHANCED AID AND INCENTIVES FOR  MUNICIPALITIES"  MEANS  AID  IN
 ADDITION  TO  THE TOTAL OF ALL AID PAYABLE TO MUNICIPALITIES PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (III) "POPULATION" MEANS POPULATION DATA BASED UPON  THE  MOST  RECENT
 FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (IV) "PER CAPITA BASIS" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATION PROVIDED
 ANNUALLY DIVIDED BY THE POPULATION OF THE ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITY.
   (V)  "TIER 1" MEANS A TOWN WITH A POPULATION EQUAL TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND
 OR LESS OR A VILLAGE WITH A POPULATION EQUAL TO TEN THOUSAND OR LESS  OR
 A CITY WITH A POPULATION EQUAL TO TWENTY THOUSAND OR LESS.
   (VI)  "TIER  2"  MEANS  A  TOWN WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN FIFTEEN
 THOUSAND OR A VILLAGE WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN TEN THOUSAND  OR  A
 CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION GREATER THAN TWENTY THOUSAND AND LESS THAN ONE
 MILLION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2022,  subject  to  appropri-
 ation  for  the  enhanced  aid  and incentives for municipalities in the
 2022-2023 enacted state budget; provided that the director of the budget
 shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission  upon  the  occur-
 rence  of  such an appropriation for the enhanced aid and incentives for
 municipalities in the 2022-2023 enacted state budget in order  that  the
 commission  may  maintain  an accurate and timely effective data base of
 the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of
 effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
 section 70-b of the public officers law.