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 ________________________________________________________________________ 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