Bill Text: NY S02052 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Makes a one-time appropriation of $10 million to the division of housing and community renewal to assist municipalities in the demolition and removal of abandoned or dangerous housing; authorizes the distribution of grants in amounts not to exceed $750,000 for any one municipality in any one year.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-18 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S02052 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02052-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2052
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 18, 2011
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       AN ACT making an appropriation to the division of housing and  community
         renewal for housing demolition assistance
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000),  or  so  much
    2  thereof  as  may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the division of
    3  housing and community renewal from any moneys in the state  treasury  in
    4  the  general  fund  to  the  credit  of the local assistance account not
    5  otherwise appropriated for services and  expenses  of  establishing  and
    6  administering,  including  the provisions of grants to municipalities in
    7  amounts not to exceed $750,000 for any one municipality in any one year,
    8  to assist in the demolition and removal of abandoned or dangerous  hous-
    9  ing.  Such  sum  shall  be payable on the audit and warrant of the state
   10  comptroller on vouchers certified or approved  by  the  commissioner  of
   11  such  division,  or  his  duly  designated  representative in the manner
   12  provided by law. No expenditure shall be made  from  this  appropriation
   13  until  a  certificate of approval of availability shall have been issued
   14  by the director of the budget and filed with the state comptroller and a
   15  copy filed with the chairman of the senate  finance  committee  and  the
   16  chairman  of the assembly ways and means committee. Such certificate may
   17  be amended from time to time by the director of the budget and a copy of
   18  each amendment shall be filed with the state comptroller,  the  chairman
   19  of  the  senate  finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways
   20  and means committee.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06825-01-1
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