Senate Bill S9103

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the affordable housing broadband assistance grant program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S9103 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §16-gg, UDC Act

2023-S9103 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the affordable housing broadband assistance grant program within the division of broadband access to support no-cost and/or discounted subscriptions for households receiving federal, state, or local housing assistance or residing in housing units designated for low-income and/or vulnerable populations.

2023-S9103 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9103 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9103
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to the affordable housing broadband assistance grant program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16-gg of section 1 of chapter 174 of  the  laws  of
 1968  constituting the New York state urban development corporation act,
 as added by section 2 of part MMM of chapter 58 of the laws of 2022,  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
   10-A.  AFFORDABLE  HOUSING BROADBAND ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. (A) THE
 DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH THE  AFFORDABLE  HOUSING  BROADBAND  ASSISTANCE
 GRANT  PROGRAM.  THE  PROGRAM  SHALL  SUPPORT  NO-COST AND/OR DISCOUNTED
 BROADBAND SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR  HOUSEHOLDS  RECEIVING  FEDERAL,  STATE,  OR
 LOCAL  HOUSING  ASSISTANCE  OR  RESIDING IN HOUSING UNITS DESIGNATED FOR
 LOW-INCOME AND/OR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS  SHALL
 INCLUDE  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 3 OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, OR FOR-PROFIT OR NON-PROFIT LOW-IN-
 COME HOUSING PROPERTY OWNERS OR OPERATORS.
   (C) THE  DIVISION  SHALL  ESTABLISH  CRITERIA,  CONSISTENT  WITH  THIS
 SECTION,  FOR  GRANT RECIPIENTS TO SELECT AND CONTRACT WITH AN ENTITY TO
 PROVIDE BROADBAND SERVICE PURSUANT TO THE GRANT.
   (D) THE GRANTS SHALL  SUPPORT  THE  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  PROVIDING
 BROADBAND  SERVICES  TO  RESIDENTIAL END-USERS CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AT NO COST OR A DISCOUNTED COST, AND WOULD COVER
 EXPENDITURES OF UP TO THIRTY DOLLARS PER MONTH PER HOUSING  UNIT  FOR  A
 PERIOD OF UP TO FOUR YEARS.
   (E)  THE  GRANT  RECIPIENT  SHALL,  TO  THE  GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE,
 PROVIDE FOR BROADBAND SERVICES THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
   (I) PROVIDE A BASELINE LEVEL  OF  SERVICE  OFFERING  MINIMUM  DOWNLOAD
 SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 100 MEGABITS PER SECOND IN EACH UNIT;
   (II) UTILIZE A FIXED, WIRELINE BROADBAND SERVICE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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