Assembly Bill A8964

                             
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                                   8964
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 13, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT to amend chapter 54 of the laws of 2025 providing capital grants
   to municipalities under the  consolidated  local  street  and  highway
   improvement  program, in relation to the department of transportation;
   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. Section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2025 providing capi-
 tal  grants  to  municipalities  under the consolidated local street and
 highway improvement program, is amended by repealing the items hereinbe-
 low set forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other  items
 underscored in this section.
 
                       DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
                        CAPITAL PROJECTS   2025-26
 
 OTHER TRANSPORTATION AID (CCP)
 
   Capital Projects Funds - Other
   Capital Projects Fund - 30000
   Highway Aid Purpose
 
 For  capital  grants to municipalities under
   the consolidated local street and  highway
   improvement program:
 The sum of $589,300,000 to counties, cities,
   towns  and  villages  for reimbursement of
   eligible costs of local highway and bridge
   projects pursuant to sections 16 and  16-a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13538-01-5
              

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   of  chapter  329  of  the laws of 1991, as
   added by section 9 of chapter 330  of  the
   laws of 1991, as amended. For the purposes
   of   computing   allocations   to  munici-
   palities, the amount distributed  pursuant
   to  section  16 of chapter 329 of the laws
   of   1991   shall   be   deemed   to    be
   $131,845,000.   The   amount   distributed
   pursuant to section 16-a of chapter 329 of
   the laws of 1991 shall  be  deemed  to  be
   $457,455,000.      Notwithstanding     the
   provisions of any general or special  law,
   the  amounts deemed distributed in accord-
   ance with section 16 of chapter 329 of the
   laws of 1991 shall  be  adjusted  so  that
   such  amounts will not be less than 90.928
   percent of the "funding level" as  defined
   in  subdivision  5  of section 10-c of the
   highway law for each such municipality. In
   order to achieve the objectives of section
   16 of chapter 329 of the laws of 1991,  to
   the   extent  necessary,  the  amounts  in
   excess of 90.928 percent  of  the  funding
   level  to  be  deemed  distributed to each
   municipality under this subdivision  shall
   be reduced in equal proportion.
 The sum of $58,797,000 to municipalities for
   reimbursement  of  eligible costs of local
   highway and bridge  projects  pursuant  to
   sections 16 and 16-a of chapter 329 of the
   laws  of  1991,  as  added by section 9 of
   chapter  330  of  the  laws  of  1991,  as
   amended.  For  the  purposes  of computing
   allocations to municipalities, the  amount
   distributed  pursuant  to  section  16  of
   chapter 329 of the laws of 1991  shall  be
   deemed   to  be  $13,155,000.  The  amount
   distributed pursuant to  section  16-a  of
   chapter  329  of the laws of 1991 shall be
   deemed to be $45,642,000.  Notwithstanding
   the  provisions  of any general or special
   law, the  amounts  deemed  distributed  in
   accordance  with section 16 of chapter 329
   of the laws of 1991 shall be  adjusted  so
   that  such  amounts  will not be less than
   9.072 percent of the  "funding  level"  as
   defined  in  subdivision 5 of section 10-c
   of the highway law for each  such  munici-
   pality. In order to achieve the objectives
   of  section  16 of chapter 329 of the laws
   of 1991,  to  the  extent  necessary,  the
   amounts  in excess of 9.072 percent of the
   funding level to be deemed distributed  to
   each  municipality  under  this  paragraph
   shall be reduced in equal  proportion.  To
   the  extent  that  the  total of remaining
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   payment  allocations   calculated   herein
   varies   from   $58,797,000,  the  payment
   amounts to each locality shall be adjusted
   by  a uniform percentage so that the total
   payments equal $58,797,000. UP TO  TWENTY-
   FIVE  PERCENT  OF  ANNUAL  CAPITAL  GRANTS
   APPORTIONMENTS TO COUNTIES, CITIES,  TOWNS
   AND  VILLAGES UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED LOCAL
   STREET AND HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MAY
   BE UTILIZED FOR THE PURCHASE OF STREET AND
   HIGHWAY   CONSTRUCTION   AND   MAINTENANCE
   EQUIPMENT  AND MATERIALS. THE COMMISSIONER
   SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
   ESTABLISHING  THE ELIGIBILITY AND CRITERIA
   FOR SUCH MUNICIPALITIES TO  PURCHASE  SUCH
   EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS.
 Payments  shall be made on the fifteenth day
   of June,  September,  December  and  March
   (17CH2521) (54267) ......................... 648,097,000
 FOR  ADDITIONAL  CAPITAL GRANTS TO COUNTIES,
   CITIES,  TOWNS  AND   VILLAGES   FOR   THE
   REIMBURSEMENT  OF  ELIGIBLE COSTS OF LOCAL
   HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE  PROJECTS  PURSUANT  TO
   SECTIONS 16 AND 16-A OF CHAPTER 329 OF THE
   LAWS  OF  1991,  AS  ADDED BY SECTION 9 OF
   CHAPTER  330  OF  THE  LAWS  OF  1991,  AS
   AMENDED:
 UP  TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ANNUAL CAPITAL
   GRANTS APPORTIONMENTS TO COUNTIES, CITIES,
   TOWNS AND VILLAGES UNDER THE  CONSOLIDATED
   LOCAL   STREET   AND  HIGHWAY  IMPROVEMENT
   PROGRAM MAY BE UTILIZED FOR  THE  PURCHASE
   OF  STREET  AND  HIGHWAY  CONSTRUCTION AND
   MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS.   THE
   COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES AND
   REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING  THE  ELIGIBILITY
   AND  CRITERIA  FOR  SUCH MUNICIPALITIES TO
   PURCHASE  SUCH  EQUIPMENT  AND  MATERIALS.
   PAYMENTS  SHALL  BE  MADE ON THE FIFTEENTH
   DAY OF JUNE, SEPTEMBER, DECEMBER AND MARCH
   .......................................... 1,851,903,000
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025.