Bill Text: NY A07680 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 21-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-28 - held for consideration in libraries and education technology [A07680 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A07680-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7680
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 30, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SALA-
         DINO  --  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
   23  state  fiscal  year.  The  remaining  ten  percent shall be payable upon
   24  project completion.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 7680                             2
    1    S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 273-a of the education law,  as  amended
    2  by  section 4 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
    3  read as 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, construction, renovation or
    8  rehabilitation, including leasehold improvements, of buildings of public
    9  libraries and library systems chartered by the regents of the  state  of
   10  New York or established by act of the legislature subject to the limita-
   11  tions  provided in subdivision four of this section and upon approval by
   12  the commissioner. Provided however that the state liability for aid paid
   13  pursuant to this section shall be limited to funds appropriated for such
   14  purpose. Aid shall be provided on approved expenses incurred during  the
   15  period  commencing  July first and ending June thirtieth for up to three
   16  years, or until the project is completed, whichever occurs first.  Fifty
   17  percent  of  such  aid  shall  be payable to each system or library upon
   18  approval of the application. Forty percent of such aid shall be  payable
   19  in  the next state fiscal year. The remaining ten percent shall be paya-
   20  ble upon project completion.
   21    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the  amend-
   22  ments  to  subdivision  1  of section 273-a of the education law made by
   23  section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion
   24  of such section pursuant to chapter 498 of the laws of 2011, as amended,
   25  when upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take
   26  effect.