* § 619. Maintenance of effort. Any funds made available pursuant to
this article shall not be used to offset or reduce the amount of funds
previously expended for the same or similar programs in a prior year in
any county or in the city of New York, but shall be used to supplement
any prior year's expenditures. The commissioner may grant an exception
to this requirement if any county, municipality, or other governmental
entity or public body can affirmatively show that such amount of funds
previously expended is in excess of the amount necessary to provide
assistance to all individuals and families within the area in which the
funds were previously expended who are homeless or facing an imminent
loss of housing.

* NB Expires May 1, 2030