Bill Text: NY S07732 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Makes various not-for-profit corporations eligible for monies appropriated to the state and municipal facilities program for the payment of capital costs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-14 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S07732 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S07732-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7732
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 14, 2018
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
        AN ACT relating to making various not-for-profit  corporations  eligible
          for  funding  under the state and municipal facilities program; and to
          amend chapter 54 of the laws of 2017, enacting  the  Capital  Projects
          Budget, in relation to including various not-for-profit corporations
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. For the state fiscal year 2017-18 and  thereafter,  various
     2  not-for-profit  corporations  shall be eligible for any monies appropri-
     3  ated to the state and municipal facilities program for  the  payment  of
     4  capital costs.
     5    §  2.  That part, entitled "MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND
     6  AGENCIES", of section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2017, enacting  the
     7  Capital  Projects Budget, is amended by adding thereto the items herein-
     8  below set forth in italic and is amended by deleting therefrom the items
     9  hereinbelow set forth in brackets as follows:
    10                   STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM
    11                          CAPITAL PROJECTS 2017-18
    12                                          APPROPRIATIONS  REAPPROPRIATIONS
    13    Capital Projects Funds - Other .....     385,000,000     1,253,250,000
    14                                        ----------------  ----------------
    15      All Funds ........................     385,000,000     1,253,250,000
    16                                        ================  ================
    17  STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM (CCP) ............... 385,000,000
    18                                                            --------------
    19    Capital Projects Funds - Other
    20    Capital Projects Fund
    21    State and Municipal Facilities Purpose
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14621-02-8
        S. 7732                             2
     1  For  payment  of  the   capital   costs   of
     2    construction,  improvement, rehabilitation
     3    or reconstruction of facilities  owned  by
     4    eligible   entities;  the  acquisition  of
     5    capital  facilities and assets by eligible
     6    entities, including fixed capital  assets;
     7    the  acquisition  by  eligible entities of
     8    equipment  and   other   capital   assets,
     9    including  vehicles, in support of health,
    10    safety,  technology,  or  innovation;  the
    11    acquisition by an eligible entity of capi-
    12    tal  assets with a useful life of not less
    13    than ten  years  purchased  for  the  sole
    14    purpose   of   preserving  and  protecting
    15    infrastructure that is  owned,  controlled
    16    or  appurtenant  to  an  eligible  entity,
    17    including but not limited  to  heavy  duty
    18    road  maintenance  and  construction vehi-
    19    cles, pavers, snow plows, street  sweepers
    20    and  heavy  duty  fire, emergency response
    21    and  law  enforcement  vehicles;  economic
    22    development   projects  sponsored  by  the
    23    state  or   municipal   corporations,   as
    24    defined in section 2 of the general munic-
    25    ipal  law, that will create or retain jobs
    26    in New York  state  as  certified  by  the
    27    commissioner of the department of economic
    28    development;   or  environmental  projects
    29    sponsored by the state or municipal corpo-
    30    rations as defined in  section  2  of  the
    31    general  municipal law.  Eligible entities
    32    shall  consist  of  the  state;  municipal
    33    corporations  as  defined  in section 2 of
    34    the general municipal law; water and sewer
    35    districts; the Metropolitan Transportation
    36    Authority; a college or university  estab-
    37    lished  pursuant  to  section  352  of the
    38    education law, section 6203 of the  educa-
    39    tion  law or section 6302 of the education
    40    law; an independent not-for-profit  insti-
    41    tution  of  higher education as defined in
    42    subdivision  2  of  section  6401  of  the
    43    education  law;  public  school districts;
    44    public   housing    authorities;    public
    45    libraries and library systems chartered by
    46    the  regents  of  the state of New York or
    47    established by an act of the  legislature;
    48    public   park  conservancies  or  not  for
    49    profit  corporations  organized  for   the
    50    purpose of investing in parks owned by the
    51    state   or   municipal   corporations,  as
    52    defined in section 2 of the general munic-
    53    ipal law; not for profit  fire  districts,
    54    fire  commissions,  fire  companies,  fire
    55    departments, volunteer  rescue  and  ambu-
    56    lance  squads; [and] not-for-profit hospi-
        S. 7732                             3
     1    tals;   not-for-profit   community   based
     2    organizations  which  promote  health  and
     3    wellness  programs  and  offer   free   or
     4    reduced  price programs and memberships to
     5    those in need, including but  not  limited
     6    to, the young men's Christian association,
     7    special  act school districts, schools for
     8    the blind and deaf and other students with
     9    disabilities subject to article 85 of  the
    10    education  law,  and  private  schools for
    11    students  with   disabilities   authorized
    12    pursuant  to  chapter  853  of the laws of
    13    1976; and food pantries and soup kitchens;
    14    and not-for-profit  animal  shelters  that
    15    contract with municipalities.
    16  Costs  may include, but shall not be limited
    17    to  engineering  services,   construction,
    18    project  management, right-of-way acquisi-
    19    tion, and work appurtenant  and  ancillary
    20    thereto.  No funds from this appropriation
    21    may be used as  a  required  match  or  be
    22    considered  a  local  share to other state
    23    programs  or  to  leverage  state  aid  or
    24    grants  including  but  not limited to the
    25    apportionment of aid under  the  education
    26    law.  Notwithstanding any provision of law
    27    to the contrary, funds appropriated herein
    28    may, subject to the approval of the direc-
    29    tor  of  the  budget, be (i) interchanged,
    30    (ii) transferred from  this  appropriation
    31    to  any  other  appropriation of any state
    32    department,  agency  or   public   benefit
    33    corporation,  or (iii) suballocated to any
    34    other state department, agency  or  public
    35    benefit   corporation,   to  achieve  this
    36    purpose (SM0117SM) ......................... 385,000,000
    37                                              --------------
    38    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall  be  deemed  to
    39  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2017.