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                                   9659
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  ASHBY  -- 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  a
   local  government  salt  brine  equipment grant program; 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.  Subdivision  10 of section 54 of the state finance law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph w to read as follows:
   W. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SALT BRINE EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM.  (1)  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "TOTAL EXPENDITURES" SHALL MEAN THE
 TOTAL  EXPENDITURES  FOR  A  MUNICIPALITY AS REPORTED TO THE STATE COMP-
 TROLLER.
   (2) WITHIN THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE SECRETARY  OF
 STATE MAY AWARD MATCHING GRANTS TO MUNICIPALITIES TO COVER COSTS ASSOCI-
 ATED WITH PURCHASING SALT BRINE EQUIPMENT.
   (3)  THE MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE GRANT AWARD FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL
 IMPROVEMENT GRANT SHALL NOT EXCEED THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   (4) MATCHING FUNDS EQUAL TO AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF THE  TOTAL  COST
 OF  THE  CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENT  PROJECT  UNDER  THE GRANT APPROVED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT SALT
 BRINE EQUIPMENT GRANT.
   (5) WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION,  THE  DEPARTMENT
 OF  STATE SHALL REVIEW THE APPLICATION TO ENSURE THE APPLICANT HAS FILED
 THE CORRECT APPLICATION, AND TO DETERMINE IF ANY  REQUIRED  SECTIONS  OF
 THE  APPLICATION REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY
 OF DETERMINING AN APPLICANT  HAS  FILED  AN  INCORRECT  APPLICATION,  OR
 DETERMINING  AN APPLICATION REQUIRES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE DEPART-
 MENT SHALL SO NOTIFY THE APPLICANT. APPLICANTS  SHALL  BE  PERMITTED  TO
 AMEND  AN APPLICATION FOUND TO BE MISSING INFORMATION, AND SUCH APPLICA-
 TION SHALL BE RECONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL IF IT IS AMENDED BY THE APPLICA-
 TION DEADLINE. IF AN APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AN  INCORRECT  APPLICATION,
 THE  APPLICANT  MAY  SUBMIT  THE  CORRECT APPLICATION TO THE APPROPRIATE
 PROGRAM BY THE DEADLINE TO SUCH PROGRAM FOR  CONSIDERATION.    UNDER  NO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THIS SUBPARAGRAPH BE DEEMED TO REQUIRE THE EXTENSION
 OF  ANY APPLICATION DEADLINE ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT, NOR SHALL IT
 OBLIGATE THE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW OF THE  CONTENTS
 OF  ANY APPLICATION OUTSIDE OF THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING THE COMPETITIVE  INTEGRITY  OF  THE
 GRANT PROGRAM.
   §  2.  The sum of six million dollars ($6,000,000), or so much thereof
 as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department  of  state
 out of any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to the cred-
 it of the local government salt brine equipment grant program, not other
 wise  appropriated,  and  made immediately available, for the purpose of
 carrying out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on
 the audit and warrant  of  the  comptroller  on  vouchers  certified  or
 approved  by the commissioner of the department of environmental conser-
 vation in the manner prescribed by law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.