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NY A02504
Bill
Status
1/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Scott Bendett
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AI Summary
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Establishes the veterans' services organization capital support program within the Department of Veterans' Services to provide grants for facility improvements
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Eligible entities include federally recognized veteran service organizations organized as 501(c) nonprofits, such as the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and similar groups
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Grants of up to $200,000 per award may be used for construction, improvement, repairs, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of facilities, as well as equipment with a useful life of at least 10 years
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Engineering and design costs are included as eligible capital expenses, but funds cannot be used as matching funds for other state programs
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Appropriates $10,000,000 from the general fund to implement the program
Legislative Description
Establishes the veterans' services organization capital support program to provide funding to eligible entities for payment of the capital costs of construction, improvement, repairs, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of facilities owned by eligible entities, and for the acquisition of related equipment with a useful life of not less than ten years; appropriates a sum of $10,000,000 therefor.
Last Action
referred to veterans' affairs
1/7/2026