New York S 3435: Establishes the fire station construction grant program and the fire station construction fund; and makes an appropriation therefor

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S03435 Summary:

BILL NOS03435 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04220

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SPONSORHELMING

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COSPNSRASHBY, BORRELLO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §720, Exec L; add §99-ss, St Fin L

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Establishes the fire station construction grant program and the fire station construction fund; makes an appropriation therefor.

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BILL NOS03435 

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01/27/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3435

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HELMING, ASHBY, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the fire
 station construction grant program; to amend the state finance law, in
 relation to establishing the fire station construction fund; and
 making an appropriation therefor

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 720 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 720. Fire station construction grant program. 1. There is hereby
 4 established within the division of homeland security and emergency
 5 services a fire station construction grant program to be administered by
 6 the commissioner for the purpose of awarding grants to fire departments
 7 to assist in defraying the costs of eligible fire station projects. The
 8 commissioner is authorized, within amounts from any source appropriated
 9 or otherwise provided for such purpose, to make grants for such purpose.
 10 2. Project grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis through a
 11 request for proposal process which shall set forth the standards for the
 12 selection process, the required project proposal format, costs eligible
 13 for funding, project implementation requirements, reporting require-
 14 ments, and such other provisions as the commissioner may deem necessary
 15 or beneficial in implementing the program. The governing body of a fire
 16 department seeking to apply for a grant shall submit an application on
 17 behalf of the fire department to the commissioner. All such applications
 18 shall have been reviewed, finalized and approved by the governing board
 19 of the fire department prior to submission to the commissioner. Each
 20 such application shall:
 21 (a) demonstrate a specific need grant funds;
 22 (b) demonstrate that resources are or shall be available to provide
 23 for maximum utilization of the project if the grant is approved;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06737-01-5

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 1 (c) contain verification in such form as may be acceptable to the
 2 commissioner that the total cost of the project, exclusive of grant
 3 funds, has been or will be obtained by the fire department in a timely
 4 manner in order to complete the project;
 5 (d) demonstrate that fire station operations would be made more
 6 economical as a consequence of approval of the grant application;
 7 (e) be limited to one project concerning a fire department building,
 8 provided that no building shall be the subject of more than one applica-
 9 tion per year; and
 10 (f) provide such other information as may be required by the commis-
 11 sioner.
 12 3. Subject to availability of funds within the fire station
 13 construction fund established by section ninety-nine-ss of the state
 14 finance law, the commissioner may award grants for up to seventy-five
 15 percent of the total project approved costs of a project.
 16 4. In approving any application, the commissioner shall consider the
 17 condition of the existing fire station building that is the subject of
 18 the application and, where appropriate, the needs of isolated or econom-
 19 ically disadvantaged communities. No application shall be approved for a
 20 project that is deemed by the commissioner to have been completed prior
 21 to the date of the application.
 22 5. As used in this section: