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History
- Substituted by A7261A
- Amended on third reading 5231a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.915
- Referred to finance
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Provides for Hurricane Sandy recovery funds oversight
Vetoed · Sponsor James F. Brennan
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5231A
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to Hurricane Sandy recovery funds oversight, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose
To require the State Division of Budget to oversee, track and report on how the State expends funds that are allocated or set aside for help with the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
Summary of provisions
Section one of this bill would require the State Division of Budget to issue a report by January 31, 2016 on the receipt, distribution and administration of Hurricane Sandy funding in calendar year 2015. Thereafter, DOB will be required to issue annual reports until the funding has been totally distributed.
The report shall provide detailed information on, among other things:
*the total amount of Hurricane Sandy funding received by the State; *the process by which such funding was distributed; *the identity of funding recipients; *the number of jobs created by such funding; *an analysis-of whether the funding achieved its intended purpose; and *the distribution of funding by county and municipality.
DOB, in consultation with the State Comptroller, is also required to maintain on its website information relating to how Hurricane Sandy recovery monies are being spent in this State.
Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be deemed repealed February 1, 2018.
Justification
The State has received, and is expected to receive, billions of dollars in Federal assistance to help pay for the cost of repairing, and reimbursing municipalities and homeowners, for damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
To ensure that these funds are appropriately allocated and spent, this bill would require the Division of Budget, in consultation with the State Comptroller, to maintain on its website information relating to the receipt, distribution and expenditure of Hurricane Sandy funding.
The bill is modeled after a New Jersey statute that was enacted in 2013.
Legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
Minimal; the cost of entering and maintaining such information on the website.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be deemed repealed February 1, 2018.
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