Fund Public TV and Radio

Section 1. For the state fiscal year 2017-18 and thereafter, public television and radio stations shall be eligible for any monies appropriated to the state and municipal facilities program for the payment of capital costs.

§ 2. That part, entitled "MISCELLANEOUS -- ALL STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES", of section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2017, enacting the "Capital Projects Budget", is amended by adding thereto the items hereinbelow set forth in italic and is amended by deleting therefrom the items hereinbelow set forth in brackets as follows:

STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM

CAPITAL PROJECTS 2017-18

APPROPRIATIONS REAPPROPRIATIONS

Capital Projects Funds - Other ..... 385,000,000 1,253,250,000

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All Funds ........................ 385,000,000 1,253,250,000

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STATE AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES PROGRAM (CCP) ............... 385,000,000

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EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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Capital Projects Funds - Other

Capital Projects Fund

State and Municipal Facilities Purpose

For payment of the capital costs of

construction, improvement, rehabilitation

or reconstruction of facilities owned by

eligible entities; the acquisition of

capital facilities and assets by eligible

entities, including fixed capital assets;

the acquisition by eligible entities of

equipment and other capital assets,

including vehicles, in support of health,

safety, technology, or innovation; the

acquisition by an eligible entity of capi-

tal assets with a useful life of not less

than ten years purchased for the sole

purpose of preserving and protecting

infrastructure that is owned, controlled

or appurtenant to an eligible entity,

including but not limited to heavy duty

road maintenance and construction vehi-

cles, pavers, snow plows, street sweepers

and heavy duty fire, emergency response

and law enforcement vehicles; economic

development projects sponsored by the

state or municipal corporations, as

defined in section 2 of the general munic-

ipal law, that will create or retain jobs

in New York state as certified by the

commissioner of the department of economic

development; or environmental projects

sponsored by the state or municipal corpo-

rations as defined in section 2 of the

general municipal law. Eligible entities

shall consist of the state; municipal

corporations as defined in section 2 of

the general municipal law; water and sewer

districts; the Metropolitan Transportation

Authority; a college or university estab-

lished pursuant to section 352 of the

education law, section 6203 of the educa-

tion law or section 6302 of the education

law; an independent not-for-profit insti-

tution of higher education as defined in

subdivision 2 of section 6401 of the

education law; public school districts;

public housing authorities; public

libraries and library systems chartered by

the regents of the state of New York or

established by an act of the legislature;

public television and radio stations char-

tered by the regents of the state of New

York; public park conservancies or not for

profit corporations organized for the

purpose of investing in parks owned by the

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state or municipal corporations, as

defined in section 2 of the general munic-

ipal law; not for profit fire districts,

fire commissions, fire companies, fire

departments, volunteer rescue and ambu-

lance squads; and special act school

districts, schools for the blind and deaf

and other students with disabilities

subject to article 85 of the education

law, and private schools for students with

disabilities authorized pursuant to chap-

ter 853 of the laws of 1976. Costs may include, but shall not be limited

to engineering services, construction,

project management, right-of-way acquisi-

tion, and work appurtenant and ancillary

thereto. No funds from this appropriation

may be used as a required match or be

considered a local share to other state

programs or to leverage state aid or

grants including but not limited to the

apportionment of aid under the education

law. Notwithstanding any provision of law

to the contrary, funds appropriated herein

may, subject to the approval of the direc-

tor of the budget, be (i) interchanged,

(ii) transferred from this appropriation

to any other appropriation of any state

department, agency or public benefit

corporation, or (iii) suballocated to any

other state department, agency or public

benefit corporation, to achieve this

purpose (SM0117SM) ......................... 385,000,000

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§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2017.