New York A 2505: Establishes a fire protection and emergency task force in rural areas

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A02505 Summary:

BILL NOA02505 

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COSPNSRBarclay, Angelino, DeStefano, Jensen, Slater, Bendett, Gray, Brown E, Novakhov, Gandolfo,
 Morinello, Lemondes, Tague, Hawley, Gallahan, Durso, Brabenec, Mikulin, McDonough, Tannousis,
 Palmesano, Brook-Krasny, Bologna, Molitor, Giglio, Norber

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Provides that the comptroller shall examine and audit all state or federal funds appropriated or received for the humanitarian aid including short term shelter services to migrant individuals and families, including costs associated with humanitarian emergency response and relief centers for individuals entering short term shelter on or after April 1, 2024 in New York city or any other municipality in New York state.

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BILL NOA02505 

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01/17/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2505

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. RA, BARCLAY, ANGELINO, DeSTEFANO, JENSEN, SLATER,
 BENDETT, GRAY, E. BROWN, NOVAKHOV, GANDOLFO, MORINELLO, LEMONDES,
 TAGUE, HAWLEY, GALLAHAN, DURSO, BRABENEC, MIKULIN, McDONOUGH, TANNOUS-
 IS, PALMESANO, BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the distribution
 of appropriations for humanitarian aid including short term shelter
 services to migrant individuals and families

 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 that the
 2 state of New York has a migrant crisis and that as the state distributes
 3 state or federal funding for the relief of this migrant crisis, such
 4 spending must be done in a transparent manner with the legislature and
 5 oversight from the comptroller.
 6 § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule and regulation
 7 to the contrary, any state or federal funds used for humanitarian aid
 8 including short term shelter services to migrant individuals and fami-
 9 lies, including costs associated with humanitarian emergency response
 10 and relief centers for individuals entering short term shelter on or
 11 after April 1, 2024 in New York city or any other municipality in New
 12 York state shall have the governor report to the temporary president of
 13 the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the
 14 senate, the minority leader of the assembly, the chair of the senate
 15 finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee
 16 every thirty days an accounting of all money distributed in relation to
 17 any appropriation.
 18 § 3. Section 8 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
 19 subdivision 21 to read as follows:
 20 21. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, examine and
 21 audit all state or federal funds appropriated or received for the huma-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05751-01-5

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 1 nitarian aid including short term shelter services to migrant individ-
 2 uals and families, including costs associated with humanitarian emergen-
 3 cy response and relief centers for individuals entering short term
 4 shelter on or after April first, two thousand twenty-four in New York
 5 city or any other municipality in New York state. Upon thorough examina-
 6 tion, audit, and identification of distributions to New York city or any
 7 other municipality in New York state, make a report to the legislature
 8 containing said findings every thirty days an accounting of all money
 9 distributed in relation to this appropriation.
 10 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 11 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2024.

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