Bill Text: NY A03925 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to reimbursement of certain costs associated with shared municipal services.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-15 - held for consideration in local governments [A03925 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A03925-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3925
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 30, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, BUTLER, FINCH, GIGLIO,
          HAWLEY, KOLB, LOPEZ,  LUPINACCI,  McDONOUGH,  OAKS,  PALMESANO,  STEC,
          THIELE, WALTER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
        AN  ACT  to amend the state finance law, in relation to reimbursement of
          certain costs associated with shared municipal services
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
     2  54-m to read as follows:
     3    § 54-m. State aid to local governments for  implementation  of  shared
     4  municipal  services. 1. Beginning April first, two thousand eighteen and
     5  annually thereafter, a municipality under  this  section  shall  receive
     6  moneys  appropriated  by  the  state in support of activities related to
     7  qualified shared municipal services as set forth in this section.
     8    2. For the purposes of this section, "municipalities" shall mean coun-
     9  ties, cities,  towns,  villages,  special  improvement  districts,  fire
    10  districts, and school districts; provided, however, that for purposes of
    11  this  definition,  a school district  shall be considered a municipality
    12  only in instances where such school district advances an application for
    13  aid to cover costs associated  with  cooperative  agreements  or  shared
    14  services.
    15    3.  Shared municipal services shall qualify for aid under this section
    16  if such services are otherwise qualified pursuant to the  provisions  of
    17  paragraphs  m  and  n  of  subdivision ten of section fifty-four of this
    18  article. Qualifying shared municipal services shall include, but not  be
    19  limited  to,  public  safety, purchasing, payroll, health plan benefits,
    20  highway services and real property tax assessment. Aid shall not be used
    21  by the applicant for recurring expenses such as salaries.
    22    4. Aid under this section shall  reimburse  municipalities  for  fifty
    23  percent  of  costs,  including, but not limited to, legal and consultant
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06493-01-7
        A. 3925                             2
     1  services, feasibility studies, capital improvements, and other necessary
     2  expenses associated with the development and  implementation  of  shared
     3  municipal services.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.