S08986 Summary:

BILL NOS08986
 
SAME ASSAME AS A09771
 
SPONSORKRUEGER
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 2, 3, 5 & 6, Chap 111 of 2024; amd 7, Chap 113 of 2024
 
Provides for emergency appropriation through April 11, 2024 for the support of government.
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S08986 Actions:

BILL NOS08986
 
04/07/2024REFERRED TO RULES
04/08/2024ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.771
04/08/2024SUBSTITUTED BY A9771
 A09771 AMEND= Weinstein
 04/07/2024referred to ways and means
 04/07/2024reported referred to rules
 04/07/2024reported
 04/07/2024rules report cal.27
 04/07/2024ordered to third reading rules cal.27
 04/07/2024message of necessity - appropriation
 04/07/2024message of necessity - 3 day message
 04/07/2024passed assembly
 04/07/2024delivered to senate
 04/08/2024REFERRED TO RULES
 04/08/2024SUBSTITUTED FOR S8986
 04/08/20243RD READING CAL.771
 04/08/2024MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - APPROPRIATION
 04/08/2024MESSAGE OF NECESSITY - 3 DAY MESSAGE
 04/08/2024PASSED SENATE
 04/08/2024RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
 04/08/2024delivered to governor
 04/08/2024signed chap.114
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S08986 Committee Votes:

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S08986 Floor Votes:

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S08986 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8986
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      April 7, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice
          and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
          on Rules
 
        AN  ACT making appropriations for the support of government and to amend
          chapter 111 of the laws of 2024 relating to making appropriations  for
          the  support  of government, in relation thereto; and to amend chapter
          113 of the laws of 2024 relating  to  making  appropriations  for  the
          support  of  government,  in  relation  thereto; and providing for the
          repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds and
     2  declares that the enactment of these appropriations provides  sufficient
     3  authority  to the comptroller for the purpose of making payments for the
     4  purposes described herein until such time as appropriation bills submit-
     5  ted by the governor pursuant to article VII of  the  state  constitution
     6  for  the support of government for the state fiscal year beginning April
     7  1, 2024 are enacted.
     8    § 2. Section 2 of chapter 111 of the laws of 2024, relating to  making
     9  appropriations  for the support of government, as amended by chapter 113
    10  of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
    11    § 2. The amounts specified in this section,  or  so  much  thereof  as
    12  shall  be  sufficient  to  accomplish the purposes designated, is hereby
    13  appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the
    14  public  officers  and  for  the purpose specified, which amount shall be
    15  available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2024.
 
    16                     ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
    17  For  the  purpose  of  making  payments  for
    18    personal  service,  including  liabilities
    19    incurred prior to April 1,  2024,  on  the
    20    payrolls  scheduled  to be paid during the
    21    period April 1 through April [8] 11,  2024
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD12032-01-4

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     1    to  state  officers  and  employees of the
     2    executive branch, including the  governor,
     3    lieutenant   governor,   comptroller,  and
     4    attorney  general, and to employees of the
     5    legislature.   This   appropriation   also
     6    includes  funding  for  payment  of health
     7    care and mental hygiene bonuses to  eligi-
     8    ble  state  employees,  and  payments  for
     9    services  performed  by  mentally  ill  or
    10    developmentally  disabled  persons who are
    11    employed in state-operated special employ-
    12    ment, work-for-pay or  sheltered  workshop
    13    programs .................... [220,500,000]  475,000,000
    14                                --------------
 
    15    §  3. Section 3 of chapter 111 of the laws of 2024, relating to making
    16  appropriations for the support of government, as amended by chapter  113
    17  of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
    18    § 3. The amount specified in this section, or so much thereof as shall
    19  be  sufficient to accomplish the purpose designated, is hereby appropri-
    20  ated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the  public
    21  officers  and for the purpose specified, which amount shall be available
    22  for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2024.
 
    23                     ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
 
    24  For the  payment  of  state  operations  non
    25    personal service liabilities to the execu-
    26    tive  branch,  including  the comptroller,
    27    and the attorney general, and legislature,
    28    incurred in the ordinary course  of  busi-
    29    ness,  during  the  period April 1 through
    30    April [8] 11, 2024, pursuant  to  existing
    31    state  law  and for purposes for which the
    32    legislature authorized the expenditure  of
    33    moneys  during  the 2023-2024 state fiscal
    34    year;  provided,  however,  that   nothing
    35    contained  herein shall be deemed to limit
    36    or restrict  the  power  or  authority  of
    37    state  departments  or agencies to conduct
    38    their activities or operations in  accord-
    39    ance   with   existing  law,  and  further
    40    provided  that  nothing  contained  herein
    41    shall  be  deemed to supersede, nullify or
    42    modify the provisions of section 40 of the
    43    state finance law prescribing when  appro-
    44    priations  made  for  the  2023-2024 state
    45    fiscal year  shall  have  ceased  to  have
    46    force and effect .........................
    47    .............................. [20,000,000]   22,000,000
    48                                --------------
 
    49    §  4.  The  amounts  specified  in this section, or so much thereof as
    50  shall be sufficient to accomplish the  purposes  designated,  is  hereby
    51  appropriated  and  authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the

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     1  public officers and for the purposes specified, which  amount  shall  be
     2  available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2024.
 
     3                                  JUDICIARY
 
     4  For  the  purpose  of  making  payments  for
     5    personal  service,  including  liabilities
     6    incurred  prior  to  April 1, 2024, on the
     7    payrolls scheduled to be paid  during  the
     8    period  April  1 through April 11, 2024 to
     9    officers and employees of the judiciary ..... 80,000,000
    10  For the payment of state operations  nonper-
    11    sonal  service  liabilities,  the  sum  of
    12    seventeen million  dollars  ($17,000,000),
    13    or  so much thereof as shall be sufficient
    14    to accomplish the purpose  designated,  is
    15    hereby  appropriated  to the judiciary out
    16    of any moneys in the general fund or other
    17    funds to the credit of the state  purposes
    18    account  not  otherwise  appropriated. The
    19    comptroller  is  hereby   authorized   and
    20    directed to utilize this appropriation for
    21    the  purpose  of  making payments for non-
    22    personal service liabilities  incurred  by
    23    the  judiciary  from April 1 through April
    24    11, 2024 .................................... 17,000,000
    25  For the payment of aid to localities liabil-
    26    ities, the  sum  of  twelve  million  five
    27    hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000), or
    28    so  much thereof as shall be sufficient to
    29    accomplish  the  purpose  designated,   is
    30    hereby  appropriated  to the judiciary out
    31    of any moneys in the general fund or other
    32    funds to the credit of the state  purposes
    33    account  not  otherwise  appropriated. The
    34    comptroller  is  hereby   authorized   and
    35    directed to utilize this appropriation for
    36    the  purpose of making payments for aid to
    37    localities  liabilities  incurred  by  the
    38    judiciary  from  April 1 through April 11,
    39    2024 ........................................ 12,500,000
    40  For the payment of employee  fringe  benefit
    41    programs  including,  but  not limited to,
    42    the  judiciary's  contributions   to   the
    43    health   insurance  fund,  the  employees'
    44    retirement  system  pension   accumulation
    45    fund,  the  social  security  contribution
    46    fund, employee benefit fund programs,  the
    47    dental  insurance  plan,  the  vision care
    48    plan, the unemployment insurance fund, and
    49    for workers'  compensation  benefits,  the
    50    sum   of   sixty-seven   million   dollars
    51    ($67,000,000), or so much thereof as shall
    52    be sufficient to  accomplish  the  purpose
    53    designated,  is hereby appropriated to the
    54    judiciary out of any moneys in the general

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     1    fund or other funds to the credit  of  the
     2    state   purposes   account  not  otherwise
     3    appropriated. The  comptroller  is  hereby
     4    authorized  and  directed  to utilize this
     5    appropriation for the  purpose  of  making
     6    payments   for   employee  fringe  benefit
     7    liabilities incurred by the judiciary from
     8    April 1 through April 11, 2024 .............. 67,000,000
     9                                              --------------
 
    10    § 5. Section 5 of chapter 111 of the laws of 2024, relating to  making
    11  appropriations  for the support of government, as amended by chapter 113
    12  of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
    13    § 5. The amounts specified in this section,  or  so  much  thereof  as
    14  shall  be  sufficient  to  accomplish the purposes designated, is hereby
    15  appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the
    16  public  officers  and  for the purposes specified, which amount shall be
    17  available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2024.
 
    18                            DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
 
    19                              AID TO LOCALITIES

    20  CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM .......... [14,960,000]   18,170,000
    21                                              --------------
 
    22    General Fund
    23    Local Assistance Account - 10000
 
    24  For services and  expenses  related  to  the
    25    Indian  health program.  The moneys hereby
    26    appropriated  shall  be  for  payment   of
    27    financial assistance heretofore accrued or
    28    hereafter to accrue (26840) .................. 6,400,000
    29                                              --------------
 
    30    Special Revenue Funds - Federal
    31    Federal USDA-Food and Nutrition Services Fund
    32    Federal Food and Nutrition Services Account - 25022
 
    33  For  various  federal  food  and nutritional
    34    services. The moneys  hereby  appropriated
    35    shall  be  available for payment of finan-
    36    cial assistance heretofore accrued (26986)
    37    ............................... [8,560,000]   11,770,000
    38                                --------------
 
    39    § 6. The amounts specified in this section,  or  so  much  thereof  as
    40  shall  be  sufficient  to  accomplish the purposes designated, is hereby
    41  appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the
    42  public  officers  and  for the purposes specified, which amount shall be
    43  available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2024.

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     1                      JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION
     2                        OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
 
     3                              AID TO LOCALITIES
 
     4  COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS ..................................... 105,000
     5                                                            --------------
 
     6    General Fund
     7    Local Assistance Account - 10000
 
     8  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law,
     9    the  money  hereby  appropriated  may   be
    10    increased  or  decreased  by  interchange,
    11    with  any  appropriation  of  the  justice
    12    center  for  the protection of people with
    13    special needs, and  may  be  increased  or
    14    decreased  by  transfer  or  suballocation
    15    between  these  appropriated  amounts  and
    16    appropriations  of  the  office  of mental
    17    health, office for  people  with  develop-
    18    mental  disabilities,  office of addiction
    19    services  and  supports,   department   of
    20    health,  and  the  office  of children and
    21    family services with the approval  of  the
    22    director of the budget who shall file such
    23    approval  with the department of audit and
    24    control and copies thereof with the chair-
    25    man of the senate  finance  committee  and
    26    the  chairman  of  the  assembly  ways and
    27    means committee.
    28  For  surrogate   decision-making   committee
    29    program   contracts   with  local  service
    30    providers (48926) .............................. 105,000
    31                                              --------------
 
    32    § 7. Section 6 of chapter 111 of the laws of 2024, relating to  making
    33  appropriations  for the support of government, as amended by chapter 113
    34  of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
    35    § 6. The amounts specified in this section,  or  so  much  thereof  as
    36  shall  be  sufficient  to  accomplish the purposes designated, is hereby
    37  appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the
    38  public  officers  and  for the purposes specified, which amount shall be
    39  available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2024.

    40                             DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
    41                              AID TO LOCALITIES
 
    42  UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT PROGRAM ...... [210,000,000]  375,000,000
    43                                              --------------
 
    44    Enterprise Funds
    45    Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fund
    46    Unemployment Insurance Benefit Account - 50650

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     1  For payment of unemployment insurance  bene-
     2    fits  pursuant  to article 18 of the labor
     3    law  or  as  authorized  by  the   federal
     4    government  through the disaster unemploy-
     5    ment  assistance  program,  the  emergency
     6    unemployment  compensation  program,   the
     7    extended   benefit  program,  the  federal
     8    additional  compensation  program  or  any
     9    other  federally funded unemployment bene-
    10    fit program (34787) ......... [210,000,000]  375,000,000
    11                                --------------
 
    12    § 8. The amounts specified in this section,  or  so  much  thereof  as
    13  shall  be  sufficient  to  accomplish the purposes designated, is hereby
    14  appropriated and authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided,  to  the
    15  public  officers  and  for the purposes specified, which amount shall be
    16  available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2024.
 
    17                        DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
 
    18              OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
 
    19                              AID TO LOCALITIES
 
    20  COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM .................................. 49,450,000
    21                                                            --------------
 
    22    General Fund
    23    Local Assistance Account - 10000

    24  For services and expenses of  the  community
    25    services  program,  net  of disallowances,
    26    for community  programs  for  people  with
    27    developmental   disabilities  pursuant  to
    28    article 41  of  the  mental  hygiene  law,
    29    and/or  chapter  620  of the laws of 1974,
    30    chapter 660 of the laws of  1977,  chapter
    31    412 of the laws of 1981, chapter 27 of the
    32    laws  of  1987, chapter 729 of the laws of
    33    1989, chapter 329 of the laws of 1993  and
    34    other  provisions  of  the  mental hygiene
    35    law.  Notwithstanding   any   inconsistent
    36    provision  of law, the following appropri-
    37    ation shall be net of prior and/or current
    38    year refunds, rebates, reimbursements, and
    39    credits.
    40  Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,
    41    advances  and  reimbursement made pursuant
    42    to subdivision (d) of  section  41.15  and
    43    section  41.18  of  the mental hygiene law
    44    shall be allocated pursuant to a plan  and
    45    in  a manner prescribed by the agency head
    46    and approved by the director of the  budg-
    47    et.  The  moneys  hereby  appropriated are
    48    available to reimburse or advance  locali-
    49    ties and voluntary non-profit agencies for

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     1    expenditures   made  during  local  fiscal
     2    periods commencing January 1, 2024,  April
     3    1,  2024 or July 1, 2024, and for advances
     4    for  the  3 month period beginning January
     5    1, 2025.
     6  Notwithstanding the provisions of article 41
     7    of the mental hygiene  law  or  any  other
     8    inconsistent  provision  of  law,  rule or
     9    regulation, the commissioner, pursuant  to
    10    such  contract  and in the manner provided
    11    therein, may pay all or a portion  of  the
    12    expenses  incurred by such voluntary agen-
    13    cies arising out of loans which are funded
    14    from  the  proceeds  of  bonds  and  notes
    15    issued  by  the dormitory authority of the
    16    state of New York.
    17  Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,
    18    the   money  hereby  appropriated  may  be
    19    transferred to state operations and/or any
    20    appropriation of  the  office  for  people
    21    with  developmental  disabilities with the
    22    approval of the director of the budget.
    23  Notwithstanding any  inconsistent  provision
    24    of law, moneys from this appropriation may
    25    be used for state aid of up to 100 percent
    26    of  the  net deficit costs of day training
    27    programs and family support services.
    28  Notwithstanding the  provisions  of  section
    29    16.23  of  the  mental hygiene law and any
    30    other inconsistent provision of law,  with
    31    relation  to  the  operation  of certified
    32    family care homes, including  family  care
    33    homes  sponsored by voluntary not-for-pro-
    34    fit agencies, moneys from  this  appropri-
    35    ation may be used for payments to purchase
    36    general services including but not limited
    37    to  respite  providers, up to a maximum of
    38    14 days, at rates to be established by the
    39    commissioner and approved by the  director
    40    of  the budget in consideration of factors
    41    including, but not limited to,  geographic
    42    area  and  number  of clients cared for in
    43    the home and  for  payment  in  an  amount
    44    determined  by  the  commissioner  for the
    45    personal needs of each client residing  in
    46    the family care home.
    47  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of subdivi-
    48    sion 12 of section 8 of the state  finance
    49    law  and  any other inconsistent provision
    50    of law, moneys from this appropriation may
    51    be used for expenses of family care  homes
    52    including  payments to operators of certi-
    53    fied family care homes for damages  caused
    54    by  clients  to personal and real property
    55    in accordance with  standards  established

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     1    by  the  commissioner  and approved by the
     2    director of the budget.
     3  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
     4    of law, moneys from this appropriation may
     5    be  used  for  appropriate   day   program
     6    services  and residential services includ-
     7    ing, but not limited  to,  direct  housing
     8    subsidies    to    individuals,   start-up
     9    expenses for family care providers,  envi-
    10    ronmental modifications, adaptive technol-
    11    ogies,   appraisals,   property   options,
    12    feasibility  studies  and   preoperational
    13    expenses.
    14  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision
    15    of law except pursuant to  chapter  57  of
    16    the laws of 2023 authorizing a 4.0 percent
    17    cost  of living adjustment, for the period
    18    commencing on April  1,  2023  and  ending
    19    March  31, 2024 the commissioner shall not
    20    apply any other cost of living  adjustment
    21    for  the  purpose of establishing rates of
    22    payments, contracts or any other  form  of
    23    reimbursement.
    24  Notwithstanding  section  6908 of the educa-
    25    tion law and any other provision  of  law,
    26    rule or regulation to the contrary, direct
    27    support  staff  in  programs  certified or
    28    approved by the  office  for  people  with
    29    developmental  disabilities, including the
    30    home and community based  services  waiver
    31    programs  that  the office for people with
    32    developmental disabilities  is  authorized
    33    to administer with federal approval pursu-
    34    ant  to subdivision (c) of section 1915 of
    35    the  federal  social  security  act,   are
    36    authorized  to provide such tasks as OPWDD
    37    may  specify  when  performed  under   the
    38    supervision,    training    and   periodic
    39    inspection of  a  registered  professional
    40    nurse and in accordance with an authorized
    41    practitioner's ordered care.
    42  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law
    43    to  the  contrary,  and  consistent   with
    44    section  33.07  of the mental hygiene law,
    45    the directors of facilities  licensed  but
    46    not operated by the office for people with
    47    developmental   disabilities  who  act  as
    48    federally-appointed representative  payees
    49    and  who  assume management responsibility
    50    over the funds of a resident may  continue
    51    to  use  such  funds  for  the cost of the
    52    resident's care and treatment,  consistent
    53    with federal law and regulations.
    54  Funds appropriated herein shall be available
    55    in accordance with the following:

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     1  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law
     2    to the contrary, funds appropriated herein
     3    are available to reimburse in- and out-of-
     4    state private residential schools,  pursu-
     5    ant  to subdivision (c) of section 13.37-a
     6    and subdivision (g) of  section  13.38  of
     7    the  mental  hygiene  law,  for  costs  of
     8    supporting the residential and day program
     9    services available to individuals who  are
    10    over  the age of 21 years of age, provided
    11    that  the  amount  paid  for   residential
    12    services  and/or  maintenance costs is net
    13    of any supplemental security income  bene-
    14    fit  to  which  the  individual  receiving
    15    services is eligible, and provided further
    16    that funding for  nonresidential  services
    17    will  be  in  an  amount not to exceed the
    18    maximum reimbursement for appropriate  day
    19    services   delivered  by  the  office  for
    20    people  with  developmental   disabilities
    21    certified or approved providers other than
    22    in-  and  out-of-state private residential
    23    schools, unless  otherwise  authorized  by
    24    the director of the budget.
    25  Notwithstanding  section  163  of  the state
    26    finance law, section 142 of  the  economic
    27    development  law,  and  article  41 of the
    28    mental hygiene law,  the  commissioner  of
    29    the  office  for people with developmental
    30    disabilities may make the funds  appropri-
    31    ated herein available as state aid, a loan
    32    or  a  grant, pursuant to terms and condi-
    33    tions established by the  commissioner  of
    34    the  office  for people with developmental
    35    disabilities, to cover a  portion  of  the
    36    development   costs   of  private,  public
    37    and/or non-profit organizations, including
    38    corporations and partnerships  established
    39    pursuant  to  the  private housing finance
    40    law and/or any other statutory provisions,
    41    for supportive  housing  units  that  have
    42    been set aside for individuals with intel-
    43    lectual  and  developmental  disabilities.
    44    Further, the office for people with devel-
    45    opmental disabilities shall have a lien on
    46    the  real  property  developed  with  such
    47    state aid, loans or grants, which shall be
    48    in  the amount of the loan or grant, for a
    49    maximum term of 30 years, or other  longer
    50    term  consistent  with the requirements of
    51    another regulatory agency.
    52  For services and  expenses  related  to  the
    53    provision   of   residential  services  to
    54    people  with  developmental   disabilities
    55    (37802) ..................................... 28,968,000

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     1  For  services  and  expenses  related to the
     2    provision  of  day  program  services   to
     3    people   with  developmental  disabilities
     4    (37803) ...................................... 6,627,000
     5  For services and  expenses  related  to  the
     6    provision  of  family  support services to
     7    people  with  developmental   disabilities
     8    (37804) ...................................... 8,087,000
     9  For  services  and  expenses  related to the
    10    provision of workshop,  day  training  and
    11    employment  services to people with devel-
    12    opmental disabilities. Notwithstanding any
    13    other provision of law, up to $800,000  of
    14    this  appropriation  may be transferred to
    15    the New York State Education  Departments'
    16    Adult   Career  and  Continuing  Education
    17    Services   -   Vocational   Rehabilitation
    18    (ACCES-VR)  program  to  support the Long-
    19    Term Sheltered Employment program operated
    20    by FEDCAP  Rehabilitation  Services,  Inc.
    21    (37805) ...................................... 4,667,000
    22  For  other services and expenses provided to
    23    people  with  developmental   disabilities
    24    including  but not limited to hepatitis B,
    25    care at home  waiver,  epilepsy  services,
    26    Special Olympics New York, Inc. and volun-
    27    tary fingerprinting (37806) .................. 1,101,000
    28                                              --------------
 
    29    §  9.  The  amounts  specified  in this section, or so much thereof as
    30  shall be sufficient to accomplish the  purposes  designated,  is  hereby
    31  appropriated  and  authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the
    32  public officers and for the purposes specified, which  amount  shall  be
    33  available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2024.
 
    34                        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
    35                              AID TO LOCALITIES
 
    36  DEDICATED MASS TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND PROGRAM ............ 51,000,000
    37                                                            --------------
 
    38    Special Revenue Funds - Other
    39    Dedicated Mass Transportation Trust Fund
    40    Railroad Account - 20852
 
    41  To the metropolitan transportation authority
    42    for  deposit in the metropolitan transpor-
    43    tation authority dedicated  tax  fund  for
    44    the  expenses of the New York city transit
    45    authority, the Manhattan and Bronx surface
    46    transit  operating  authority,   and   the
    47    Staten   Island  rapid  transit  operating
    48    authority,  the  Long  Island  rail   road
    49    company and the Metro-North commuter rail-
    50    road  company  which includes the New York

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     1    state portion of the Harlem, Hudson,  Port
     2    Jervis,  Pascack, and the New Haven commu-
     3    ter railroad service regardless of whether
     4    the  services  are  provided  directly  or
     5    pursuant to joint service agreements.
     6  No expenditure shall be made hereunder until
     7    a certificate of approval has been  issued
     8    by  the  director of the budget and a copy
     9    of such certificate filed with  the  state
    10    comptroller, the chairperson of the senate
    11    finance  committee  and the chairperson of
    12    the assembly  ways  and  means  committee.
    13    Moneys  appropriated  herein  may  be made
    14    available at  such  times  and  upon  such
    15    conditions as may be deemed appropriate by
    16    the commissioner of transportation and the
    17    director  of the budget in accordance with
    18    the following:
    19  To the metropolitan transportation authority
    20    for the operating  expenses  of  the  Long
    21    Island  rail  road  company and the Metro-
    22    North  commuter  railroad  company   which
    23    include  operating  expenses  for  the New
    24    York state portion of Harlem, Hudson, Port
    25    Jervis, Pascack, and  New  Haven  commuter
    26    railroad  services  regardless  of whether
    27    such services  are  provided  directly  or
    28    pursuant   to   joint  service  agreements
    29    (54282) ...................................... 7,700,000
    30                                              --------------
 
    31    Special Revenue Funds - Other
    32    Dedicated Mass Transportation Trust Fund
    33    Transit Authorities Account - 20851
 
    34  To the metropolitan transportation authority
    35    for deposit in the metropolitan  transpor-
    36    tation  authority  dedicated  tax fund for
    37    the expenses of the New York city  transit
    38    authority, the Manhattan and Bronx surface
    39    transit   operating   authority,  and  the
    40    Staten  Island  rapid  transit   operating
    41    authority,   the  Long  Island  rail  road
    42    company and the Metro-North commuter rail-
    43    road company which includes the  New  York
    44    state  portion of the Harlem, Hudson, Port
    45    Jervis, Pascack, and the New Haven  commu-
    46    ter railroad service regardless of whether
    47    the  services  are  provided  directly  or
    48    pursuant to joint service agreements.
    49  No expenditure shall be made hereunder until
    50    a certificate of approval has been  issued
    51    by  the  director of the budget and a copy
    52    of such certificate filed with  the  state
    53    comptroller, the chairperson of the senate
    54    finance  committee  and the chairperson of

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     1    the assembly  ways  and  means  committee.
     2    Moneys  appropriated  herein  may  be made
     3    available at  such  times  and  upon  such
     4    conditions as may be deemed appropriate by
     5    the commissioner of transportation and the
     6    director  of the budget in accordance with
     7    the following:
     8  To the metropolitan transportation authority
     9    for the operating expenses of the New York
    10    city transit authority, the Manhattan  and
    11    Bronx surface transit operating authority,
    12    and  the Staten Island rapid transit oper-
    13    ating authority (53173) ..................... 43,300,000
    14                                              --------------
 
    15    § 10. Section 7 of chapter 113 of the laws of 2024, relating to making
    16  appropriations for the support of government,  is  amended  to  read  as
    17  follows:
    18    §  7.  The  amounts  specified  in this section, or so much thereof as
    19  shall be sufficient to accomplish the  purposes  designated,  is  hereby
    20  appropriated  and  authorized to be paid as hereinafter provided, to the
    21  public officers and for the purposes specified, which  amount  shall  be
    22  available for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2024.
 
    23                      DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES
 
    24                              AID TO LOCALITIES

    25  VETERANS' BENEFITS ADVISING PROGRAM ............. [112,000]      154,000
    26                                              --------------
 
    27    Special Revenue Funds - Other
    28    Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund
    29    Homeless Veterans Assistance Account - 20204
 
    30  For  services  and expenses related to home-
    31    less veterans' housing, including  liabil-
    32    ities incurred prior to April 5, 2024 ....
    33    ................................. [112,000]      154,000
    34                                --------------
 
    35    §  11.  No expenditure may be made from any appropriation in this act,
    36  until a certificate of approval has been issued by the director  of  the
    37  budget  and  a  copy  of such certificate shall have been filed with the
    38  state comptroller, the chairman of the senate finance committee and  the
    39  chairman  of  the  assembly  ways and means committee provided, however,
    40  that any expenditures from any appropriation in this  act  made  by  the
    41  legislature or judiciary shall not require such certificate.
 
    42    §  12.  All  expenditures and disbursements made against the appropri-
    43  ations in this act shall, upon final action by the legislature on appro-
    44  priation bills submitted by the governor pursuant to article VII of  the
    45  state  constitution  for  the support of government for the state fiscal
    46  year beginning April 1, 2024,  be  transferred  by  the  comptroller  as
    47  expenditures  and  disbursements  to  such  appropriations for all state
    48  departments and agencies, as applicable, in amounts equal to the amounts

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     1  charged against the appropriations in this act for each such department,
     2  agency, and the legislature and the judiciary.
 
     3    §  13. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdi-
     4  vision, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by  any  court  of
     5  competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
     6  impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall  be  confined  in
     7  its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
     8  or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
     9  ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
    10  the legislature that this act would  have  been  enacted  even  if  such
    11  invalid provisions had not been included herein.
 
    12    §  14.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
    13  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2024; provided,
    14  however, that upon the transfer of expenditures and disbursements by the
    15  comptroller as provided in section twelve of  this  act,  the  appropri-
    16  ations  made  by  this  act  and subject to such section shall be deemed
    17  repealed.
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