Assembly Bill A10916

                             
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                                   10916
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation
   to establishing a public transportation safety grant program and fund;
   and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  845-f
 to read as follows:
   § 845-F. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HERE-
 BY  ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY GRANT
 PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSIONER TO AWARD GRANTS  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF ENHANCING SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AT PUBLIC TRANSIT FACILITIES
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE. GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED TO COUNTIES ON  A  COMPET-
 ITIVE  BASIS,  AND COUNTIES SHALL WORK IN COORDINATION WITH COUNTY SHER-
 IFFS' DEPARTMENTS OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AS WELL AS THE CITY
 OF NEW YORK, TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PLANS TO  ENHANCE  SAFETY  INFRAS-
 TRUCTURE AT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTIONS.
 FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FUNDS TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTA-
 TION  SAFETY  GRANT  PROGRAM  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK AND THE REMAINING FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH FUNDS SHALL BE MADE  AVAIL-
 ABLE FOR COUNTIES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   2.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP RULES AND REGULATIONS AS NECESSARY
 TO IMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY GRANT  PROGRAM,  INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO: AN APPLICATION PROCESS, THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
 FOR  APPLICATION  APPROVAL,  DEFINITIONS  OF  ELIGIBLE PROJECTS, MAXIMUM
 GRANT AMOUNTS, AUDIT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND ANY OTHER RULES  OR
 REGULATIONS  AS  MAY  BE  NECESSARY  TO  EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION.
   3. SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS WITHIN THE PUBLIC  TRANSPORTA-
 TION  SAFETY  GRANT FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-UU OF THE STATE
 FINANCE LAW, THE COMMISSIONER MAY AWARD GRANTS FOR  UP  TO  SEVENTY-FIVE
 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PROJECT APPROVED COSTS OF A PROJECT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15445-01-6
              

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   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-uu to
 read as follows:
   §  99-UU.  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY GRANT FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT  CUSTODY  OF  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER  AND  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES A SPECIAL FUND
 TO BE KNOWN AS THE "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY GRANT FUND".
   2.  MONEYS  OF  THE  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION SAFETY GRANT FUND SHALL BE
 AVAILABLE TO THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
 SERVICES  FOR  THE ADMINISTRATION AND PURPOSES OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTA-
 TION SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED  FORTY-
 FIVE-F OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   3.  THE  FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS APPROPRIATED FOR ITS PURPOSE
 AND ALL OTHER MONEYS CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND
 OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW.
   4. MONEYS IN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY GRANT FUND SHALL BE KEPT
 SEPARATELY FROM AND SHALL NOT BE COMMINGLED WITH ANY OTHER MONEYS IN THE
 JOINT OR SOLE CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER OR  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
   5.  MONEYS  IN  THE  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION SAFETY GRANT FUND SHALL BE
 PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF THE STATE  COMPTROLLER
 ON  VOUCHERS  APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION
 OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
   § 3. The sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000), or so much
 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the public trans-
 portation safety grant fund out of any moneys in the state  treasury  in
 the general fund to the credit of the state purposes account, not other-
 wise  appropriated,  and  made immediately available, for the purpose of
 carrying out the provisions of this act.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.