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                                  8429--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2022
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 Introduced  by Sens. RYAN, JORDAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Libraries -- reported
   favorably from said  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on
   Finance  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state aid  eligibility
   for  library  construction;  and  to  amend chapter 120 of the laws of
   2020, amending the education law, relating to state  aid  for  library
   construction, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 273-a of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  section 1 of chapter 563 of the laws of 2021, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. State aid shall be provided for up to fifty percent  of  the  total
 project  approved costs, excluding feasibility studies, plans or similar
 activities, for projects for  the  installation  and  infrastructure  of
 broadband  services,  and  for  the  acquisition  of vacant land and the
 acquisition,  construction,  renovation  or  rehabilitation,   including
 leasehold  improvements,  of  buildings  of public libraries and library
 systems chartered by the regents of the state of New York or established
 by act of the legislature subject to the limitations provided in  subdi-
 vision six of this section and upon approval by the commissioner, except
 that  state  aid  may  be provided for up to seventy-five percent of the
 total project approved costs for buildings of public libraries that  are
 located  in  an  economically disadvantaged community and that state aid
 may be provided for up to ninety percent of the total  project  approved
 costs  for  buildings of public libraries that are located in an econom-
 ically distressed community. Provided however that the  state  liability
 for  aid  paid pursuant to this section shall be limited to funds appro-
 priated for such purpose. Aid shall be  provided  on  approved  expenses
 incurred during the period commencing July first and ending June thirti-
 eth  for  up  to  [four]  SIX  years, or until the project is completed,
 whichever occurs first. Provided, however, that  public  libraries  that
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 received  aid  for  projects  pursuant  to  this section commencing July
 first, two thousand seventeen through July first, two thousand  nineteen
 and are unable to complete such projects due to the state disaster emer-
 gency declared pursuant to executive order number two hundred two of two
 thousand  twenty,  as  amended,  shall  be provided an additional twelve
 months from the statutory project end date to  complete  such  projects.
 Fifty  percent  of  such  aid shall be payable to each system or library
 upon approval of the application by the  department.  Forty  percent  of
 such  aid  shall be payable in the next state fiscal year. The remaining
 ten percent shall be payable upon project completion.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 273-a of the education law,  as  amended
 by  section  2 of chapter 563 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. State aid shall be provided for up to fifty percent  of  the  total
 project  approved costs, excluding feasibility studies, plans or similar
 activities, for projects for  the  installation  and  infrastructure  of
 broadband  services,  and  for  the  acquisition  of vacant land and the
 acquisition,  construction,  renovation  or  rehabilitation,   including
 leasehold  improvements,  of  buildings  of public libraries and library
 systems chartered by the regents of the state of New York or established
 by act of the legislature subject to the limitations provided in  subdi-
 vision six of this section and upon approval by the commissioner, except
 that  state  aid  may  be provided for up to seventy-five percent of the
 total project approved costs for buildings of public libraries that  are
 located  in  an  economically disadvantaged community and that state aid
 may be provided for up to ninety percent of the total  project  approved
 costs  for  buildings of public libraries that are located in an econom-
 ically distressed community. Provided however that the  state  liability
 for  aid  paid pursuant to this section shall be limited to funds appro-
 priated for such purpose. Aid shall be  provided  on  approved  expenses
 incurred during the period commencing July first and ending June thirti-
 eth  for  up  to  [four]  SIX  years, or until the project is completed,
 whichever occurs first. Fifty percent of such aid shall  be  payable  to
 each  system  or library upon approval of the application by the depart-
 ment. Forty percent of such aid shall  be  payable  in  the  next  state
 fiscal  year.  The  remaining  ten percent shall be payable upon project
 completion.
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 273-a of the education law,  as  amended
 by chapter 480 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  State  aid  shall be provided for up to fifty percent of the total
 project approved costs, excluding feasibility studies, plans or  similar
 activities,  for  projects  for  the  installation and infrastructure of
 broadband services, and for the acquisition, construction, renovation or
 rehabilitation, including leasehold improvements, of buildings of public
 libraries and library systems chartered by the regents of the  state  of
 New York or established by act of the legislature subject to the limita-
 tions  provided in subdivision four of this section and upon approval by
 the commissioner.  Provided however that the  state  liability  for  aid
 paid pursuant to this section shall be limited to funds appropriated for
 such purpose. Aid shall be provided on approved expenses incurred during
 the  period  commencing  July  first and ending June thirtieth for up to
 [three] SIX years, or until the project is completed,  whichever  occurs
 first.  Fifty  percent  of  such  aid shall be payable to each system or
 library upon approval of the application.  Forty  percent  of  such  aid
 shall  be  payable  in  the  next  state  fiscal year. The remaining ten
 percent shall be payable upon project completion.
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   § 4. Section 2 of chapter 120 of the laws of 2020, amending the educa-
 tion law, relating to state aid for library construction, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed July 1, [2023] 2024; provided, however, that the  amend-
 ments  to  subdivision  1  of section 273-a of the education law made by
 section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such  section
 and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, that the amend-
 ments  to  subdivision  1  of section 273-a of the education law made by
 section one of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion
 of such subdivision pursuant to section 2 of chapter 120 of the laws  of
 2020,  as  amended, when upon such date the provisions of section two of
 this act shall take effect; and provided, further that the amendments to
 subdivision 1 of section 273-a of the education law made by section  two
 of  this  act  shall  be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
 section pursuant to section 2 of chapter 498 of the laws of  2011,  when
 upon  such  date  the provisions of section three of this act shall take
 effect.