Assembly Bill A9866

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a COVID-19 relief grant program for veterans service organizations impacted by COVID-19; and makes an appropriation therefor

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A9866 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8504
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §16-aaa, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4160

2021-A9866 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a COVID-19 relief grant program for veterans service organizations impacted by COVID-19 to provide grants to eligible veterans service organizations to defray certain expenses of the organization including rent, utilities, scheduled mortgage payments, scheduled debt payments and other ordinary and necessary business expenses; makes an appropriation therefor.

2021-A9866 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9866
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New
   York urban development corporation act, in relation to establishing  a
   COVID-19  relief  grant  program  for  veterans  service organizations
   impacted by COVID-19; and making an appropriation therefor

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Veterans
 Service Organizations COVID-19 relief act".
   § 2. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of  1968,  constituting  the
 New  York  urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a new
 section 16-aaa to read as follows:
   § 16-AAA. THE COVID-19  RELIEF  GRANT  PROGRAM  FOR  VETERANS  SERVICE
 ORGANIZATIONS.  1.   DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION MEANS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS  CHAR-
 TERED  UNDER  PART B OF SUBTITLE II OF TITLE 36, UNITED STATES CODE, AND
 INCLUDES ANY LOCAL OR AREA CHAPTER, POST, OR OTHER UNIT.
   (B) ELIGIBLE VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION MEANS  A  VETERANS  SERVICE
 ORGANIZATION  THAT  EXPERIENCED A FORTY PERCENT OR GREATER LOSS OF GROSS
 REVENUE DURING EITHER THE 2020 OR 2021 TAX YEAR  AS  COMPARED  TO  THEIR
 GROSS REVENUE DURING THE 2019 TAX YEAR.
   2.  ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. THE CORPORATION SHALL ESTABLISH A FUND
 TO BE KNOWN AS THE "VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS COVID-19  RELIEF  ACT
 FUND"  AND  SHALL  PAY  INTO  SUCH FUND ANY MONIES MADE AVAILABLE TO THE
 CORPORATION FOR SUCH FUND FROM ANY SOURCE. THE  FUND  SHALL  CONSIST  OF
 SUCH  AMOUNTS  AS  MAY BE APPROPRIATED. THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO
 ACCEPT, AS AGENT OF THE STATE,  ANY  GIFT,  GRANT,  DEVISE  OR  BEQUEST,
 WHETHER  CONDITIONAL  OR  UNCONDITIONAL,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO
 FEDERAL GRANTS, AND TO USE MONIES MADE AVAILABLE FOR  THE  PROGRAM  FROM
 ANY  PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE  SOURCE,  FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE
 PROGRAM. THE CORPORATION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER  FROM  THE  MONIES
 MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR  THE PROGRAM ITS OWN NECESSARY AND DOCUMENTED COSTS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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