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                                   5362
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 53 of the laws of  2021,  enacting  the  aid  to
   localities budget, in relation to supporting refugees from Afghanistan
   and Ukraine
 
   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  "securing
 and assisting vulnerable evacuees (SAVE) act".
   §  2.  Recent  turmoil in Afghanistan and Ukraine has caused a signif-
 icant flight of people from  both  nations,  requiring  other  countries
 throughout  the  world  to assist in the resettlement of individuals and
 families who have been displaced through no fault of their  own.    This
 bill  is  intended  to  allocate adequate funding to support a potential
 significant increase in the number of refugees that New York state  will
 be taking in as a result of these ongoing situations.
   §  3. Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2021, enacting the aid to
 localities budget, is amended by repealing the items  herein  below  set
 forth  in  brackets and by adding to such section the other items under-
 scored in this section:
 
 SPECIALIZED SERVICES PROGRAM ............. [2,785,196,000] 2,821,796,000
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   General Fund
   Local Assistance Account - 10000
 
   Special Revenue Funds - Federal
   Federal Health and Human Services Fund
   Refugee Resettlement Account - 25160
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 For services  related  to  refugee  programs
   including  but  not  limited to the Cuban-
   Haitian and refugee  resettlement  program
   and the Cuban-Haitian and refugee targeted
   assistance  program  provided  pursuant to
   the federal refugee assistance act of 1980
   as amended.
 Funds appropriated herein shall be available
   for aid to municipalities and for payments
   to the federal government for expenditures
   made pursuant to the social  services  law
   and  the  state  plan  for  individual and
   family grant program  under  the  disaster
   relief act of 1974.
 Such  funds  are to be available for payment
   of aid heretofore accrued or hereafter  to
   accrue  to  municipalities. Subject to the
   approval of the director  of  the  budget,
   such  funds  shall  be  available  to  the
   office of temporary and disability assist-
   ance  net   of   disallowances,   refunds,
   reimbursements, and credits.
 Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
   of law, funds appropriated herein, subject
   to the approval of  the  director  of  the
   budget and in accordance with a memorandum
   of  understanding  between  the  office of
   temporary and  disability  assistance  and
   any other state agency, may be transferred
   or  suballocated to any other state agency
   for expenses related to refugee programs.
 Notwithstanding any  inconsistent  provision
   of law, and subject to the approval of the
   director  of the budget, the amount appro-
   priated  herein  may   be   increased   or
   decreased  through transfer or interchange
   with any other federal appropriation with-
   in the office of temporary and  disability
   assistance (52304) .......................... 26,000,000
 FOR  SERVICES  AND  EXPENSES  OF  SUPPORTING
   AFGHAN AND  UKRAINIAN  REFUGEES.  FOR  THE
   PURPOSES OF THIS APPROPRIATION, SUPPORTING
   AFGHAN  AND  UKRAINIAN REFUGEES SHALL MEAN
   PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR THE  RESETTLEMENT
   OF  AFGHAN  AND UKRAINIAN REFUGEES WHO ARE
   PART OF ANY  PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE
   FEDERAL   GOVERNMENT   FOR  REFUGEES  FROM
   AFGHANISTAN IN LIGHT OF THE TALIBAN  TAKE-
   OVER  OF  THE  COUNTRY  IN  2021  AND  THE
   RUSSIAN  INVASION  OF  UKRAINE  IN   2022.
   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION
   OF  LAW,  THIS APPROPRIATION SHALL BE USED
   FOR GRANTS IN AID OR EXPENSES OF CONTRACTS
   WITH NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES TO BE  DETER-
   MINED  PURSUANT  TO A PLAN TO BE DEVELOPED
   BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND  DISABILITY
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   ASSISTANCE  AND  THE OFFICE FOR NEW AMERI-
   CANS  IN  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE,   IN
   CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE
   BUDGET.  THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED HEREIN MAY
   BE TRANSFERRED OR SUBALLOCATED TO ANY  AID
   TO  LOCALITIES, STATE OPERATIONS, OR CAPI-
   TAL APPROPRIATION OF ANY STATE DEPARTMENT,
   AGENCY, OR  AUTHORITY  TO  ACCOMPLISH  THE
   INTENT OR PURPOSES STATED HEREIN ............ 10,000,000
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     Program account subtotal .... [26,000,000]  36,000,000
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   §  4.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2021.