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                                  1628

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  BOYLE,  CROCI,  MURPHY,  SERINO -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

AN  ACT  relating  to making veterans organizations eligible for funding
  under the state and municipal facilities program; and to amend chapter
  54 of the laws of 2014,  enacting  the  Capital  Projects  budget,  in
  relation to making technical corrections thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. For the state fiscal year 2014-15 and thereafter,  veterans
organizations shall be eligible for any monies appropriated to the state
and municipal facilities program for the payment of capital costs.
  S  2.  That part, entitled "MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES", of section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2014, enacting  the
"Capital  Projects Budget", is amended by adding thereto the items here-
inbelow set forth in italic and is amended  by  deleting  therefrom  the
items hereinbelow set forth in brackets as follows:

           MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
                 STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM
                        CAPITAL PROJECTS 2014-15
For  the comprehensive construction programs, purposes and
  projects as herein  specified  in  accordance  with  the
  following:

                                        APPROPRIATIONS  REAPPROPRIATIONS

  Capital Projects Fund - Other.......     385,000,000       385,000,000
                                      ----------------  ----------------
    All Funds ........................     385,000,000       385,000,000
                                      ================  ================

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM (CCP) ............... 385,000,000
                                                          --------------

  Capital Projects Funds - Other
  Capital Projects Fund
  State and Municipal Facilities Purpose

For   payment   of   the  capital  costs  of
  construction, improvement,  rehabilitation
  or  reconstruction  of facilities owned by
  eligible  entities;  the  acquisition   of
  capital  facilities and assets by eligible
  entities;  the  acquisition   of   capital
  assets with a useful life of not less than
  ten  years  purchased for the sole purpose
  of preserving and  protecting  infrastruc-
  ture  that  is owned, controlled or appur-
  tenant to  an  eligible  entity;  economic
  development   projects  sponsored  by  the
  state  or   municipal   corporations,   as
  defined in section 2 of the general munic-
  ipal  law, that will create or retain jobs
  in New York  state  as  certified  by  the
  commissioner of the department of economic
  development;   or  environmental  projects
  sponsored by the state or municipal corpo-
  rations as defined in  section  2  of  the
  general  municipal  law. Eligible entities
  shall  consist  of  the  state;  municipal
  corporations  as  defined  in section 2 of
  the general municipal law; water and sewer
  districts; the Metropolitan Transportation
  Authority; a college or university  estab-
  lished  pursuant  to  section  352  of the
  education law, section 6203 of the  educa-
  tion  law or section 6302 of the education
  law; an independent not-for-profit  insti-
  tution  of  higher education as defined in
  subdivision  2  of  section  6401  of  the
  education  law;  public  school districts;
  public   housing    authorities;    public
  libraries and library systems chartered by
  the  regents  of  the state of New York or
  established by an act of the  legislature;
  [and]  fire districts; AND VETERANS ORGAN-
  IZATIONS.   Costs may include,  but  shall
  not  be  limited  to engineering services,
  construction, project  management,  right-
  of-way  acquisition,  and work appurtenant
  and ancillary thereto. No funds from  this
  appropriation  may  be  used as a required
  match or be considered a  local  share  to
  other  state programs or to leverage state
  aid or grants including but not limited to
  the apportionment of aid under the  educa-
  tion law. Notwithstanding any provision of

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  law  to  the  contrary, funds appropriated
  herein may, subject to the approval of the
  director of  the  budget,  be  (i)  inter-
  changed, (ii) transferred from this appro-
  priation to any other appropriation of any
  state department, agency or public benefit
  corporation,  or (iii) suballocated to any
  other state department, agency  or  public
  benefit   corporation,   to  achieve  this
  purpose .................................... 385,000,000
                                            --------------
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall  be  deemed  to
have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014.

                            
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                                 1628--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  BOYLE,  CROCI,  MURPHY,  SERINO, ADDABBO, GOLDEN,
  HAMILTON, LARKIN, LATIMER, MARCHIONE, MARTINS, NOZZOLIO, O'MARA, ORTT,
  RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SEWARD, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Veterans,
  Homeland  Security  and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  relating  to making veterans organizations eligible for funding
  under the state and municipal facilities program; and to amend chapter
  54 of the laws of 2015,  enacting  the  Capital  Projects  budget,  in
  relation to making technical corrections thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. For the state fiscal year 2015-16 and thereafter,  veterans
organizations shall be eligible for any monies appropriated to the state
and municipal facilities program for the payment of capital costs.
  S  2.  That part, entitled "MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES", of section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2015, enacting  the
"Capital  Projects Budget", is amended by adding thereto the items here-
inbelow set forth in italic and is amended  by  deleting  therefrom  the
items hereinbelow set forth in brackets as follows:

           MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

                 STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM

                       CAPITAL PROJECTS   2015-16

                                        APPROPRIATIONS  REAPPROPRIATIONS

  Capital Projects Fund - Other.......     385,000,000       746,085,000

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07781-02-5
              

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                                      ----------------  ----------------
    All Funds.........................     385,000,000       746,085,000
                                      ================  ================

STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM (CCP) ............... 385,000,000
                                                          --------------

  Capital Projects Funds - Other
  Capital Projects Fund
  State and Municipal Facilities Purpose

For   payment   of   the  capital  costs  of
  construction, improvement,  rehabilitation
  or  reconstruction  of facilities owned by
  eligible  entities;  the  acquisition   of
  capital  facilities and assets by eligible
  entities, including fixed capital  assets;
  the  acquisition  by an eligible entity of
  capital assets with a useful life  of  not
  less than ten years purchased for the sole
  purpose   of   preserving  and  protecting
  infrastructure that is  owned,  controlled
  or  appurtenant  to  an  eligible  entity,
  including but not limited  to  heavy  duty
  road  maintenance  and  construction vehi-
  cles, pavers, snow plows, street  sweepers
  and  heavy  duty  fire, emergency response
  and  law  enforcement  vehicles;  economic
  development   projects  sponsored  by  the
  state  or   municipal   corporations,   as
  defined in section 2 of the general munic-
  ipal  law, that will create or retain jobs
  in New York  state  as  certified  by  the
  commissioner of the department of economic
  development;   or  environmental  projects
  sponsored by the state or municipal corpo-
  rations as defined in  section  2  of  the
  general  municipal  law. Eligible entities
  shall  consist  of  the  state;  municipal
  corporations  as  defined  in section 2 of
  the general municipal law; water and sewer
  districts; the Metropolitan Transportation
  Authority; a college or university  estab-
  lished  pursuant  to  section  352  of the
  education law, section 6203 of the  educa-
  tion  law or section 6302 of the education
  law; an independent not-for-profit  insti-
  tution  of  higher education as defined in
  subdivision  2  of  section  6401  of  the
  education  law;  public  school districts;
  public   housing    authorities;    public
  libraries and library systems chartered by
  the  regents  of  the state of New York or
  established by an act of the  legislature;
  public   park  conservancies  or  not  for
  profit  corporations  organized  for   the

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  purpose of investing in parks owned by the
  state   or   municipal   corporations,  as
  defined in section 2 of the general munic-
  ipal   law;  [and]  not  for  profit  fire
  districts, fire commissions,  fire  compa-
  nies,  fire  departments, volunteer rescue
  and ambulance squads; AND VETERANS  ORGAN-
  IZATIONS. Costs may include, but shall not
  be   limited   to   engineering  services,
  construction, project  management,  right-
  of-way  acquisition,  and work appurtenant
  and ancillary thereto. No funds from  this
  appropriation  may  be  used as a required
  match or be considered a  local  share  to
  other  state programs or to leverage state
  aid or grants including but not limited to
  the apportionment of aid under the  educa-
  tion law. Notwithstanding any provision of
  law  to  the  contrary, funds appropriated
  herein may, subject to the approval of the
  director of  the  budget,  be  (i)  inter-
  changed, (ii) transferred from this appro-
  priation to any other appropriation of any
  state department, agency or public benefit
  corporation,  or (iii) suballocated to any
  other state department, agency  or  public
  benefit   corporation,   to  achieve  this
  purpose (SM0115SM) ......................... 385,000,000
                                            --------------
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall  be  deemed  to
have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2015.