STATE OF NEW YORK
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4447
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, GIGLIO, THIELE, McDONOUGH, OAKS, KOLB,
CORWIN, BLANKENBUSH, TENNEY, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to reimbursement of
certain costs associated with shared municipal services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
2 54-m to read as follows:
3 § 54-m. State aid to local governments for implementation of shared
4 municipal services. 1. Beginning April first, two thousand fourteen and
5 annually thereafter, a municipality under this section shall receive
6 moneys appropriated by the state in support of activities related to
7 qualified shared municipal services as set forth in this section.
8 2. For the purposes of this section, "municipalities" shall mean coun-
9 ties, cities, towns, villages, special improvement districts, fire
10 districts, and school districts; provided, however, that for purposes of
11 this definition, a school district shall be considered a municipality
12 only in instances where such school district advances an application for
13 aid to cover costs associated with cooperative agreements or shared
14 services.
15 3. Shared municipal services shall qualify for aid under this section
16 if such services are otherwise qualified pursuant to the provisions of
17 paragraphs m and n of subdivision ten of section fifty-four of this
18 article. Qualifying shared municipal services shall include, but not be
19 limited to, public safety, purchasing, payroll, health plan benefits,
20 highway services and real property tax assessment. Aid shall not be used
21 by the applicant for recurring expenses such as salaries.
22 4. Aid under this section shall reimburse municipalities for fifty
23 percent of costs, including, but not limited to, legal and consultant
24 services, feasibility studies, capital improvements, and other necessary
25 expenses associated with the development and implementation of shared
26 municipal services.
27 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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