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NY A09777
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/26/2010
Primary Sponsor
James Bacalles
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AI Summary
- Amends tax law section 186-f to establish a new competitive grant program for emergency communications systems funded through the public safety communications surcharge
- Allocates up to $25 million annually starting in fiscal year 2010-2011 for grants to eligible county governments
- Grants available to counties for maintenance and improvement of emergency communications systems, with priority given to systems designed to achieve regional or statewide interoperability
- Office for Technology to administer the grant program and establish criteria by rule or regulation for evaluating and awarding grants
- Maintains existing requirements that at least $10 million annually be disbursed for public safety communications and that surcharge revenues fund debt service for expedited deployment funding bonds
Legislative Description
Relates to the distribution of monies collected from the public safety communications surcharge to the office for technology for grants to counties for assistance with costs associated with the maintenance and/or improvement of emergency communications systems.
Last Action
held for consideration in ways and means
7/1/2010
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means1/26/2010
Full Bill Text
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