S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3269
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 24, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT in relation to establishing the New York state aid and incentives
for municipalities redesign task force; and providing for the repeal
of such provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. New York state aid and incentives for municipalities
redesign task force. There is hereby created the aid and incentives for
municipalities redesign task force whose membership shall consist of 7
members: the director of the division of the budget or their designee as
chair; the comptroller or their designee; the executive director of the
New York State Conference of Mayors or their designee; the executive
director of the New York State Association of Counties or their desig-
nee; the executive director of the New York State Association of Towns
or their designee; one member appointed by the temporary president of
the senate; and one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
The task force shall report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly
and the temporary president of the senate no later than one year after
the effective date of this act. Such report shall include, but not be
limited to:
(a) A review and analysis of the current aid and incentives for muni-
cipalities formula and allocations;
(b) An analysis of available alternatives to the current aid and
incentives for municipalities formula and allocations, including models
from other states, provided, however, that such alternatives shall not
include the allocation of funds to any municipality which is not
currently receiving aid and incentives for municipalities funding;
(c) Recommendations concerning such alternatives to the formula used
to determine future aid and incentives to municipalities funding allo-
cations, provided, however, that such recommendations shall not include
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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the allocation of funds to any municipality which is not currently
receiving aid and incentives for municipalities funding; and
(d) Any other information the task force deems necessary or relevant.
2. All appointments to the task force shall be made no later than
sixty days after the effective date of this act. Any vacancy shall be
filled by the appointing authority. The task force shall meet as
frequently as it deems necessary prior to issuing its findings and
recommendations. The members of the task force shall serve without
compensation, except that members shall be allowed their necessary and
actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this
section. The department of taxation and finance and the division of the
budget shall provide the task force with such data as the task force may
request to carry out its powers and duties. To the extent practicable,
such data shall be provided in a format in accordance with the standards
outlined in the New York State Open Data Handbook pursuant to executive
order 95 of the laws of 2013. The task force may consult with any public
or private entity it deems necessary in order to assist the task force
with information gathering, analysis, and formulating its conclusions
and recommendations.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed December 31, 2026.