Legislative Bill Drafting Commission - 12262-01-6

       Legislative Bill Drafting Commission
                    12262-01-6
 
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      IN SENATE--Introduced by Sen
 
      --read twice and ordered printed,
      and when printed to be committed
      to the Committee on
 
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      IN ASSEMBLY--Introduced by M. of A.
 
      with M. of A. as co-sponsors
 
 
      --read once and referred to the
      Committee on
 
      *BUDGBI*
      (budgbi - makes appropriation for the
      support of government)
 
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      budgbi-Heap
 
                     AN ACT
 
      to  amend chapter 53 of the laws of
      2005, making appropriations for  the
      support of government
 
     The  People  of  the  State of New
     York ,  represented  in  Senate   and
     Assembly, do enact as follows: 
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   1    Section  1.  Section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2005, enacting the
 
   2  education, labor and family assistance budget, as amended by chapter  62
 
   3  of the  laws of 2005, is amended by repealing the items hereinbelow set
 
   4  forth in brackets and by adding to such section the other  items  under-
 
   5  scored  in this section.
 
   6                       DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE
 
   7                OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
 
   8              STATE OPERATIONS AND AID TO LOCALITIES   2005-06
 
   9  For payment according to the following schedule:
 
  10                                          APPROPRIATIONS  REAPPROPRIATIONS
 
  11    General Fund - State and Local .....  [1,473,235,000 ]      198,186,500
 
  12                                           1,523,235,000 
 
  13                                        ----------------  ----------------
 
  14      All Funds ........................  [5,218,981,000 ]    5,014,632,500
 
  15                                           5,268,981,000 
 
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  17                 AGENCY BUDGET SUMMARY OF NEW APPROPRIATIONS
 
  18                   State          Aid to        Capital
 
  19  Fund Type      Operations     Localities      Projects        Total
 
  20  ------------ -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
 
  21  GF-St/Local      50,282,000 [1,422,953,000 ]             0 [1,473,235,000 ]
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   1                               1,472,953,000                 1,523,235,000 
 
   2               -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
 
   3  All Funds       425,239,000 [4,763,742,000 ]    30,000,000 [5,218,981,000 ]
 
   4                               4,813,742,000                 5,268,981,000 
 
   5               ============== ============== ============== ==============
 
   6                                  SCHEDULE
 
   7  TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ..............
 
   8    ........................................ [3,797,255,000 ] 3,847,255,000 
 
   9                                              --------------
 
  10    General Fund / Aid to Localities
 
  11    Local Assistance Account - 001
 
  12  For services   and   expenses,   including 
 
  13    payments to public  and private  agencies 
 
  14    and  individuals for  the low-income home 
 
  15    energy assistance  program.    Such  funds 
 
  16    shall  be made  available upon a determi- 
 
  17    nation by  the director  of  the  budget, 
 
  18    after  consulting with  the commissioner, 
 
  19    that such funds are necessary to  maintain 
 
  20    continued  operation of  New York State's 
 
  21    Home Energy Assistance Program until April 
 
  22    15, 2006  for the  purpose  of  assisting 
 
  23    low-income  households with meeting their 
 
  24    heating needs due to rising energy  costs. 
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   1    Such  funds shall be made available to the 
 
   2    office pursuant to a plan submitted by the 
 
   3    commissioner of that office  and approved 
 
   4    by  the director of the budget.  The plan 
 
   5    shall describe  how such  funds  will  be 
 
   6    allocated  to social services districts to 
 
   7    provide low-income home energy  assistance 
 
   8    to  eligible households  and/or  used  to 
 
   9    support  state or  locally   administered 
 
  10    low-cost   residential  weatherization or 
 
  11    other  energy-related  home  repairs   for 
 
  12    low-income  households .    Notwithstanding 
 
  13    section 40 of the state finance law or any 
 
  14    other provision of law, funds made  avail- 
 
  15    able  pursuant to this appropriation shall 
 
  16    be available for liabilities incurred  for 
 
  17    applications  submitted on or before April 
 
  18    15, 2006,  provided however,  that  funds 
 
  19    appropriated herein shall lapse on Septem- 
 
  20    ber 15, 2006 and no money shall thereafter 
 
  21    be  paid out of the state treasury or any 
 
  22    of  its funds  or  the  funds  under  its 
 
  23    management.  Only those households eligi- 
 
  24    ble for benefits under the  provisions of 
 
  25    section  97 of  the  social  services law 
 
  26    shall be eligible to receive any  benefits 
 
  27    provided from the funds appropriated here- 
 
  28    in.  In the event that additional federal 
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   1    low-income home energy assistance  program 
 
   2    funds  become  available to the state after 
 
   3    the appropriation is enacted, such federal 
 
   4    funds  shall  be used in lieu of the funds 
 
   5    appropriated herein to reimburse  expendi - 
 
   6    tures in the home energy assistance program . 50,000,000 
 
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   8      Program account subtotal .. [926,593,000 ]  976,593,000 
 
   9                                --------------
 
  10    Total new appropriations for state operations and aid to
 
  11      localities ........................... [5,188,981,000 ] 5,238,981,000 
 
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  13    §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 
  14  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2005.