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Title of bill
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to aid to eligible municipalities within the county of Nassau
Purpose
This legislation would provide impact aid to host municipalities in the county of Nassau as defined in state finance law section 54-L.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 54-1 of the state finance law is renumbered subdivision 5 and a new subdivision 4 is added to provide impact aid to eligible municipalities within the county of Nassau.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately
Justification
This bill would provide eligible municipalities within the county of Nassau with impact aid for acting as hosts of Video Lottery Terminals. Impact aid provides local municipalities with vital funding for emergency and public protection services. This bill also provides the allocation of $21 million in aid pursuant to section 54-1 to eligible municipalities within the county of Nassau as follows:
a. an amount not to exceed seven million dollars to the Town of Hempstead, no less of which shall be directed equally to the unincorporated associations of Elmont and Bellerose Terrace and economic and community development.
b. an amount not to exceed two million dollars to the Elmont Free School District
c. an amount not to exceed two million dollars to the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District
d. an amount, not exceed two million dollars to the Sewanhaka Central High School District
e. an amount not to exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars to the village of Floral Park for economic and community development
f. an amount not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars to Bellerose village for economic and community development
g. an amount not to exceed five million dollars to Nassau County, no less of which shall be directed equally to the unincorporated associations of Elmont, Bellerose Terrace, the village of Floral Park, and Bellerose village for economic and community development
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
TBD
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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