Senate Bill S8626

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the everyone can play grant program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

  • 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-S8626 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9539
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §54, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1829, A3263

2021-S8626 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the everyone can play grant program which allows for grants up to $100,000 to municipalities to cover the costs for the creation of handicap accessible aspects in new or existing recreation facilities.

2021-S8626 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8626 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8626
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  establishing  the
   everyone can play grant program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 54 of the state  finance  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph v to read as follows:
   V.  EVERYONE  CAN PLAY GRANT PROGRAM. (I) WHEN USED IN THIS PARAGRAPH,
 UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED:
   (1) "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE.
   (2) "RECREATION FACILITY" SHALL MEAN PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, AND
 RECREATION CENTERS, TOGETHER WITH NECESSARY BUILDINGS,  STRUCTURES,  AND
 EQUIPMENT.
   (3)  "HANDICAP  ACCESSIBLE  ASPECTS"  SHALL  MEAN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
 APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCESSIBILITY  GUIDELINES  PURSUANT  TO  THE
 FEDERAL  AMERICANS  WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY, AS
 AMENDED, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO,  PLAYGROUND  STRUC-
 TURES, SWINGS, SLIDES, CLIMBERS, AND SPRING RIDERS.
   (II) WITHIN THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE SECRETARY OF
 STATE MAY AWARD COMPETITIVE GRANTS OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
 TO MUNICIPALITIES TO COVER THE COSTS FOR THE CREATION OF HANDICAP ACCES-
 SIBLE ASPECTS IN NEW OR EXISTING RECREATION FACILITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14788-01-2

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