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NY A04430
Bill
Status
2/14/2023
Primary Sponsor
Kenneth Zebrowski
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AI Summary
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Redirects monies collected by insurance companies under section 9108 of the insurance law into a code enforcement account beginning April 1, 2024, for state aid to localities and secretary of state administrative expenses.
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Establishes that the secretary of state shall annually grant counties, cities, villages, and towns monies from the code enforcement account to support fire prevention and building code enforcement activities based on building permits issued and fire safety inspections conducted.
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Allocates funds using a formula where one-half is based on the proportion of building permits issued by each locality compared to the state total, and one-half is based on the proportion of fire safety inspections conducted by each locality compared to the state total.
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Caps individual locality grants at no more than twenty percent of the total code enforcement account funds available in any given year.
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Requires localities to submit annual applications to the secretary of state to receive funds, with quarterly payouts to qualifying jurisdictions.
Legislative Description
Provides for state assistance to local governments for the enforcement of fire prevention and building codes using monies paid into the code enforcement account.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
7/15/2024