NY State Senate Bill 2025-S1637

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Jan 13, 2025	referred to finance

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Amd §54, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S4836

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Awards grants to municipalities for any non-transportation related capital improvement projects with a maximum cumulative grant award not exceeding $250,000; makes an appropriation therefor.

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1637

SPONSOR: BORRELLO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to awarding grants to
municipalities for capital improvement projects; and making an appropri-
ation therefor

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to create a grant matching program for muni-
cipalities.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends subdivision 10 of section 54 of the state finance law
in relation to the local government capital improvement grant program
and outlines the conditions of the program.

Section 2. Appropriates funds to the department of state from the state
treasury for purposes of local capital improvements and makes the funds

available by vouchers through the commissioner of education.

Section 3. Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

For municipalities across New York State, there is aging municipal owned
infrastructure in dire need of improvement, however, because of their
community's size and tax base, governments find it difficult to afford
these improvements. By establishing a "Local Government Capital Improve-
ment Grant Program," New York State can help our smaller communities
afford these improvements by providing matching grants to offset local
taxpayer investment in infrastructure improvements that do not have any
direct effect on day to day life in the community other than a substan
tial annual budget line-item. These budgetary line-items often make up a
sizable portion of the municipal budget and by providing a matching.
grant, New York State can help local governments prioritize their spend-
ing to make infrastructure improvements to offset future recurring costs
while providing needed services to their residents.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S4836/A2966 Referred to Finance

2023: S4836/A2966 Referred to Finance New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

Unknown.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1637
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- 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 awarding grants to
   municipalities for capital improvement projects; and making an  appro-
   priation 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 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM. (I) (1) FOR THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH, "MUNICIPALITY" AND "MUNICIPALITIES" SHALL
 MEAN ANY CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE THAT HAS A POPULATION OF LESS THAN  SEVEN
 THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.
   (2)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "TOTAL EXPENDITURES" SHALL
 MEAN THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR A MUNICIPALITY AS REPORTED TO THE  STATE
 COMPTROLLER.
   (3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS"
 SHALL MEAN ANY NON-TRANSPORTATION RELATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON
 PROPERTY  OWNED  BY  A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS A TOTAL COST OF ONE HUNDRED
 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR HIGHER AND SUCH PROJECT EXCEEDS TEN PERCENT OF  SUCH
 MUNICIPALITY'S TOTAL EXPENDITURES.
   (II) WITHIN THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE SECRETARY OF
 STATE MAY AWARD MATCHING GRANTS TO MUNICIPALITIES TO COVER COSTS ASSOCI-
 ATED WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
   (III)  THE MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE GRANT AWARD FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPI-
 TAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  TWO  HUNDRED  FIFTY  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS.
   (IV)  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
 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04896-01-5

 S. 1637                             2
 
   (V) 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  CONTAIN  NO  INFORMATION.  WITHIN  ONE BUSINESS DAY OF
 DETERMINING  AN  APPLICANT HAS FILED AN INCORRECT APPLICATION, OR DETER-
 MINING AN APPLICATION CONTAINS NO INFORMATION IN A SECTION  REQUIRED  TO
 CONTAIN  INFORMATION,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  SO  NOTIFY THE APPLICANT.
 APPLICANTS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO AMEND AN APPLICATION FOUND TO BE  MISS-
 ING INFORMATION, AND SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE RECONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL
 IF  IT  IS  AMENDED  BY  THE  APPLICATION  DEADLINE. IF AN APPLICANT HAS
 SUBMITTED AN INCORRECT APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MAY SUBMIT THE CORRECT
 APPLICATION TO THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM BY THE DEADLINE FOR SUCH  PROGRAM
 FOR  CONSIDERATION.  UNDER  NO  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 DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTAINING
 THE COMPETITIVE INTEGRITY OF THE GRANT PROGRAM.
   §  2. The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000), 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 capital improvement 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 education in the manner prescribed by
 law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S1637

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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George M. Borrello

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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