Bill Text: NY S03680 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides a mechanism for the awarding of grants by state agencies to not-for-profit corporations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S03680 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S03680-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3680 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 25, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the awarding of grants to not-for-profit corporations by state agencies The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 163-b 2 to read as follows: 3 § 163-b. State agency grants. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this 4 section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 5 (a) "Applicant" shall mean any not-for-profit corporation or any other 6 not-for-profit entity located and operated within the state. 7 (b) "Grant" shall mean financial assistance provided by a state agency 8 to carry out a public purpose. 9 (c) "State agency" shall mean any department, board, bureau, commis- 10 sion, division, office, council or agency of the state, public benefit 11 corporation or public authority at least one member of which is 12 appointed by the governor. 13 2. The executive chamber, in consultation and cooperation with the 14 comptroller, shall establish and implement an application process where- 15 by an applicant may apply to a state agency for a grant. Such applica- 16 tion process shall be as standard as is practicable for applications for 17 grants made to all state agencies but shall allow state agencies flexi- 18 bility in the awarding of grants. State agencies to which an application 19 is made shall review and evaluate an application before a grant is made 20 to ascertain whether or not the grant, once made, shall carry out a 21 public purpose of the state. No grant of funds to any applicant shall be 22 less than five thousand dollars nor more than fifty thousand dollars and 23 no grant for a capital project shall be less than one hundred thousand 24 dollars nor more than one million dollars. No grant of funds or grant 25 for a capital project shall be made unless appropriation of sufficient EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07303-01-7S. 3680 2 1 funds by the legislature for such purpose has been made to the state 2 agency awarding such grant. Grants for approved applications shall be 3 awarded within six months after the date such application is made. Upon 4 the award of any grant made pursuant to this section, the executive 5 chamber shall notify the executive of the municipality in which such 6 applicant is located regarding the award of such grant. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding 8 the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that 9 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule 10 or regulation necessary for the implantation of this act on its effec- 11 tive date is authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
