Bill Text: NY A06162 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to state aid for library construction and infrastructure services.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 24-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-10 - enacting clause stricken [A06162 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06162-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6162
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 16, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. PALMESANO, BARRETT, DiPIETRO, GRAF, MONTESANO,
         BARCLAY, FINCH, KATZ, RAIA, WALTER, BORELLI, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, RA, OAKS,
         CERETTO, GOODELL, GUNTHER, SKOUFIS, LUPINACCI -- Multi-Sponsored by --
         M. of A. ARROYO, CROUCH, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, SALADINO  --  read  once
         and referred to the Committee on Libraries and Education Technology
       AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state aid for library
         construction and infrastructure services
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 273-a of the education law, as
    2  amended by chapter 498 of the laws  of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    1.  State  aid  shall be provided for up to fifty percent of the total
    5  project approved costs, excluding feasibility studies, plans or  similar
    6  activities,  for  projects  for  the  INSTALLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF
    7  BROADBAND SERVICES, AND FOR THE  acquisition  of  vacant  land  and  the
    8  acquisition,   construction,  renovation  or  rehabilitation,  including
    9  leasehold improvements, of buildings of  public  libraries  and  library
   10  systems chartered by the regents of the state of New York or established
   11  by  act of the legislature subject to the limitations provided in subdi-
   12  vision five of this section  and  upon  approval  by  the  commissioner,
   13  except  that state aid may be provided for up to seventy-five percent of
   14  the total project approved costs for buildings of public libraries  that
   15  are located in an economically disadvantaged community.  Provided howev-
   16  er  that the state liability for aid paid pursuant to this section shall
   17  be limited to funds appropriated for such purpose. Aid shall be provided
   18  on approved expenses incurred during the period  commencing  July  first
   19  and ending June thirtieth for up to three years, or until the project is
   20  completed,  whichever  occurs  first. Fifty percent of such aid shall be
   21  payable to each system or library upon approval of  the  application  by
   22  the  department.  Forty percent of such aid shall be payable in the next
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  state fiscal year. The remaining  ten  percent  shall  be  payable  upon
    2  project completion.
    3    S  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 273-a of the education law, as amended
    4  by section 4 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended  to
    5  read as follows:
    6    1.  State  aid  shall be provided for up to fifty percent of the total
    7  project approved costs, excluding feasibility studies, plans or  similar
    8  activities,  for  projects  for  the  INSTALLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF
    9  BROADBAND SERVICES, AND FOR THE acquisition, construction, renovation or
   10  rehabilitation, including leasehold improvements, of buildings of public
   11  libraries and library systems chartered by the regents of the  state  of
   12  New York or established by act of the legislature subject to the limita-
   13  tions  provided in subdivision four of this section and upon approval by
   14  the commissioner. Provided however that the state liability for aid paid
   15  pursuant to this section shall be limited to funds appropriated for such
   16  purpose. Aid shall be provided on approved expenses incurred during  the
   17  period  commencing  July first and ending June thirtieth for up to three
   18  years, or until the project is completed, whichever occurs first.  Fifty
   19  percent  of  such  aid  shall  be payable to each system or library upon
   20  approval of the application. Forty percent of such aid shall be  payable
   21  in  the next state fiscal year. The remaining ten percent shall be paya-
   22  ble upon project completion.
   23    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  amend-
   24  ments  to  subdivision  1  of section 273-a of the education law made by
   25  section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion
   26  of such section pursuant to chapter 498 of the laws of 2011, as amended,
   27  when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take
   28  effect.