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This resolution itemizes and allocates 2018-19 state funds for military base retention and research to specific grantees and projects.
Why it matters
Directs state funding to specific community organizations and infrastructure projects. that support the military presence in targeted regions, aiming to bolster local capacity for services essential to military personnel, their families, and base operations.
Enhances local healthcare, emergency response, and education services. in areas with significant military installations (e.g., Fort Drum, Griffiss), which may help maintain the viability of these bases and benefit the broader surrounding communities.
Supports economic development and job retention. by funding local agencies and development authorities (such as the Development Authority of the North Country and various Industrial Development Agencies), strengthening the economic ecosystem tied to defense installations.
May influence future military base closure or realignment decisions. by demonstrating state and local commitment to sustaining and improving military-related infrastructure, potentially making New York bases more attractive to federal decision-makers.
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Fund Military Base Aid Grants
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Senate Resolution No. 5911 BY: Senator FLANAGAN ESTABLISHING a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the
2018-19 state fiscal year for services and expenses of military base retention and research efforts, as required by such appropriation and subdivision 5 of section 24 of the state finance law. This plan shall be subject to the approval of the temporary… Show allHide
2018-19 state fiscal year for services and expenses of military base retention and research efforts, as required by such appropriation and subdivision 5 of section 24 of the state finance law. This plan shall be subject to the approval of the temporary president of the Senate and the director of the budget and thereafter this resolution must be approved by a majority vote of all members elected to the Senate upon a roll call vote RESOLVED, that pursuant to, and as required by, moneys appropriated in section 1 of chapter 53 of the laws of 2018 that enacts the aid to localities budget, to the New York state urban development corporation under the economic development program from the general fund/local assistance account for services and expenses of military base retention and research efforts shall be allocated only pursuant to a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees with the amount to be received by each, or the methodology for allocating such appropriation. This plan, which shall be subject to the approval of the temporary president of the senate and the director of the budget and thereafter shall be approved by a majority vote of all members elected to the senate upon a roll call vote, is to allocate such appropriation as follows: Watertown International Airport $200,000 Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization $15,000 Town of Watertown Ambulance Service $30,000 Carthage-Wilna Fire District $30,000 North Pole Fire Company $75,000 St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES $150,000 Jefferson-Lewis BOCES $200,000 River Hospital $100,000 Samaritan Medical Center $200,000 Gouverneur Hospital $50,000 Carthage Area Hospital $100,000 Jefferson County $150,000 Development Authority of the North Country $50,000 Oneida County $450,000 Central New York Defense Alliance $50,000 Griffiss Land Development Corporation $500,000 Niagara Military Affairs Council $100,000 Niagara County Industrial Development Agency $400,000 Clinton County $150,000
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