N.Y. CNT Law § 224 — New York Code / Act CNT / Article 5 / Section 224
Optional appropriations and contracts for public benefit services
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§ 224. Optional appropriations and contracts for public benefit\nservices. The board of supervisors shall have power to contract with\nnon-profit organizations and other corporations, associations and\nagencies within the county formed for the purposes hereinafter\nenumerated; and the board of supervisors shall also have power to\ncontract with non-profit organizations and other corporations,\nassociations and agencies formed for such purposes within an adjoining\ncounty provided the services which are the subject of the contract are\nto be rendered within the county of such board. The resolution of such\nboard shall name the organization, the amount and manner of payment for\nthe service to be rendered, nature of such service, the rendering of a\nverified account of the disbursements with verified or certified\nvouchers therefor attached, a refund of any unused amount, and such\nother conditions upon the use thereof as the board may deem proper,\nincluding the power to require a bond of the disbursing officer thereof.\nExcept as hereinafter mentioned, no county money shall be paid to such\norganization until a memorandum receipt, signed by the principal officer\nand disbursing officer of such organization, agreeing to comply with the\nterms of the resolution, is delivered to the county treasurer. Such\nappropriations and payments may be made for the following objects and\npurposes:\n  (1) Armistice, memorial, or other recognized national patriotic\nobservance;\n  (2) Commemoration programs of historical events of county-wide\ninterest and concern;\n  (3) Propagation of game, game birds, and fish;\n  (4) Prevention of cruelty to children and animals;\n  (5) Grounds and buildings for the improvement of agricultural\nconditions in the county, when owned and operated by a county\nagricultural society;\n  (6) Administration expense of organizations rendering a service,\ntraining, or aid to indigent blind;\n  (7) Elimination of noxious weeds, rodents and wild animals;\n  (8) (a) The board of supervisors of any county in which a county\nextension service association has been organized may from time to time\nappropriate and pay out for the support and maintenance of county\nextension service associations and the work thereof, and for the\nemployment by the county association of professional staff, and for any\nother purposes which the board of supervisors shall deem proper and may\nraise money for such purpose by a tax on real and personal property in\nthe county. The board of supervisors may direct the county treasurer to\npay out moneys from such appropriation upon the order of the treasurer\nof the county association, upon his giving a proper receipt therefore,\nand the chairman of the board of supervisors may be authorized to enter\ninto an agreement to pay such funds in regular installments in advance,\nand such agreement shall be sufficient authority in the hands of said\ncounty treasurer to pay out such moneys, provided that this money shall\nbe expended under an agreement to be entered into between the county\nassociation and Cornell university, as agent for the state, for the\ncooperative management of said work of the county extension service\nassociation and the proper supervision of the professional staff\nemployed therefor. The agreement shall identify by his or their titles\nthe professional staff to be employed by the associations and shall\nstate the salary or salaries to be paid and the sources from which\npayment is to be made. If services of professional staff employed by\nCornell university are to be furnished, or if programs of extension work\nare to be furnished or conducted by Cornell university, the agreement\nshall identify such services or programs and state the terms on which\nthey are to be furnished, including the sources from which payments are\nto be made. The co-operative relations therein established shall\ncontinue until either party to the agreement shall notify the other\nparty that it wishes to terminate the agreement. Such a notification\nshall be in writing and shall be served at least six months preceding\nany action taken to annul the agreement. After receiving such notice\nco-operative relationships between said parties shall cease at the\nexpiration of the six months' period of notice providing reconsideration\nor request for continuance is not made by the party issuing notification\nof desire to discontinue work under the provisions of this agreement. On\nor before the first day of December in each year and at any other time\nwhen requested by the board of supervisors, the officers of such county\nassociation shall report in writing to the board of supervisors a\ndetailed statement of its work and transactions for the year ending\nNovember thirtieth, and for any other period which the board of\nsupervisors may request and in such form as said board may direct.\n  (b) County or regional extension service association and its work. In\neach county or region of two or more counties of the state which shall\nqualify under this subdivision to co-operate with Cornell university for\nextending to the people of the state of New York, not enrolled in said\ncolleges, the educational programs of the New York State College of\nAgriculture and Life Sciences and the New York State College of Human\nEcology at Cornell university and subjects relating thereto, in\ncooperation with the state, there shall be recognized and may be created\na subordinate governmental agency consisting of an unincorporated\norganization of citizens of the respective counties interested in\nagriculture, community and economic vitality, environment and energy,\nnutrition and healthy families, and youth development under a form of\norganization and administration approved by Cornell university as agent\nfor the state. It shall be known as a county or regional extension\nservice association. Cooperative extension work in a county may consist\nof programs in the fields of agriculture, community and economic\nvitality, environment and energy, nutrition, healthy families and youth\ndevelopment. References herein to the county or regional association\nshall mean such an organization. Only one such association shall be\nrecognized or formed in each county or, by formal agreement, two or more\ncounties may join to form one regional association to serve the several\ncounties. The instrument providing its form of organization and\nadministration shall be deemed its constitution. It shall have a board\nof directors and the offices of president and treasurer, to be\nconstituted and filled as provided in such constitution, which also\nshall regulate admission to and tenure of enrollment in the\norganization. The board of directors of any such association heretofore\nor hereafter created may adopt such regulations and by-laws governing\nits procedure in the work assigned to it as are not inconsistent with\nthe provisions of this subdivision. Subject to such rules and\nregulations and the constitution so approved, the president of the\nassociation shall act for, as and in the name of the association in all\nmatters except those as to which the treasurer is given powers and\nduties. Civil actions or proceedings may be brought by or against the\npresident or treasurer, as such, of the association. A judgment against\nthem or either of them shall be enforceable only against funds or\nproperty of the association. Such an association is hereby declared to\nbe a subordinate governmental agency and neither the county nor Cornell\nuniversity nor any member, officer or director of the association shall\nbe liable in damages for any injury to person or property in connection\nwith the activities of the association the proximate cause of which was\nnot directly their or his fault or negligence.\n  (c) When authorized by the board of directors of a county association,\nthe treasurer of the association may acquire in his name as such\ntreasurer, and he and his successors in office may hold, in trust, for\ncarrying on the work and effectuating the purposes or a purpose of the\nassociation, personal property and real property or any interest\ntherein, or the possession thereof under a lease. The instrument whereby\nsuch property, interest or use is acquired by purchase shall designate\nthe grantee or lessee, as the case may be, by name and official title of\ntreasurer as trustee. Such treasurer, as such, and as such trustee, may\ntake and hold personal and real property by gift, grant or devise, when\nthe instrument of gift or the will gives or devises property, personal\nor real, directly to the association as such and in its name, or to any\nperson or persons for it, or in trust for its use and benefit. Such\ntreasurer, as treasurer and trustee, may mortgage, lease, assign, convey\nor transfer any property held by him for the association, either\npersonal or real, when authorized so to do by the directors of the\nassociation, by a deed or other instrument executed by and in the name\nof the then treasurer as such and as trustee. No such mortgage, lease,\nassignment, conveyance or transfer shall be made contrary to the\nconditions, if any, of the instrument under which the property, interest\ntherein or use thereof, was acquired. The use and application of the\nacquired property, income therefrom and proceeds realized from a\nconveyance or transfer thereof, if any, shall be in accordance with\nrules and directions of such board.\n  (d) For the support of cooperative extension programs and subject to\nannual appropriation by the legislature, there shall be annually\napportioned to each county cooperative extension association out of any\nmoneys in the state treasury appropriated therefor, fifty cents for each\ndollar up to the first one hundred thousand dollars appropriated by such\ncounty for cooperative extension activities during the state fiscal year\nmost recently ended and five cents for each dollar appropriated by such\ncounty for cooperative extension activities in excess of one hundred\nthousand dollars during the state fiscal year most recently ended. In\nthe case of a regional extension service association authorized by this\nsection, the maximum amount to be apportioned to any such association\nshall be the sum of the maximum apportionments which would have accrued\nto a separate association in each county included in the region. No\ncounty cooperative extension association shall receive an apportionment\nof funds under this section in an amount less than had been received in\nthe nineteen hundred ninety-five--ninety-six state fiscal year, provided\nthat the annual state appropriation is not less than the state moneys\nappropriated in the nineteen hundred ninety-five--ninety-six state\nfiscal year. Additional state allocations shall be distributed to the\ncounty associations in a percentage proportionate to their most recent\ncounty appropriation, such appropriation not to include any amount\nattributed to in-kind contributions, service agreements, or contracts.\n  1. The entitlement of each association to state moneys annually\nappropriated under this chapter is subject to the furnishing of\nequivalent sums from county appropriations. Annual county appropriations\nmay include in-kind contributions, service agreements, and contracts\nwith cooperative extension associations subject to review by Cornell\nuniversity.\n  2. The apportionments provided pursuant to provisions of this\nparagraph shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.\n  3. The state apportionments provided for in this subdivision shall be\npaid upon vouchers certified by Cornell university as follows:\n  (i) For salaries of professional staff employed by the association;\n  (ii) For salaries of staff employed by Cornell university when\nadministering, furnishing or conducting extension programs benefiting\nthe county under agreement with the association.\n  4. All such payments shall be made in accordance with the annual\nagreement between the association and Cornell university, which shall:\n  (i) Specify the amount in dollars to be expended for each of such\npurposes and the amount in dollars to be provided from apportionments\npursuant to this subdivision;\n  (ii) Identify by titles the positions for which the salary is paid;\n  (iii) In the case of salaries of agents jointly employed by two or\nmore county associations, and in the case of salaries of agents or other\npersonnel employed by Cornell university, in furnishing or conducting\nprograms which are furnished or conducted in or for the benefit of two\nor more counties, identify each of the county extension service\nassociations against whose account payments pursuant to this subdivision\nare to be charged and the amount to be charged.\n  (e) The general supervision of the co-operative extension work in a\ncounty herein provided for shall be under the direction of Cornell\nuniversity as agent for the state and Cornell university is hereby\nauthorized to set standards for professional staff and to make rules and\nregulations for the organization and conduct of such work. The moneys\nappropriated pursuant to this subdivision shall be paid from the state\ntreasury on the warrant of the comptroller on vouchers approved by the\ntreasurer of Cornell university.\n  For the purpose of carrying out the co-operative extension work of the\ncounty association, a county association may:\n  (1) Employ professional staff to organize, carry out, and co-ordinate\nthe work;\n  (2) Exchange services of professional staff employed by it for\nservices of professional, staff employed by another county association\nor employed by Cornell university, upon such terms as shall be agreed;\n  (3) Contract with another county association or with other county\nassociations for the joint employment of one or more professional staff\nmembers, upon such terms with respect to salary, payment of expenses,\nduties and allocations of services as shall be agreed;\n  (4) Contract with Cornell university for the furnishing of services of\nprofessional staff employed by the university to conduct educational\nwork throughout the state or in areas thereof, upon such terms as shall\nbe agreed;\n  (5) Contract with Cornell university for the furnishing and conduct of\nprograms of extension work or services, within the county or benefiting\nthe county, upon such terms as shall be agreed;\n  (6) Contract with one or more other county associations for the\npurpose of assuring concurrent action by the several associations in\ncontracting with Cornell university for services of professional staff\nat Cornell university or for programs of work furnished by Cornell\nuniversity, as provided in paragraph (d) or (e), where the use of such\nservices or participation in such programs by the several associations\nis required for their arrangement or financing.\n  (7) In support of its operations, research and educational programming\nneeds, an association may contract with one or more entities, including\nbut not limited to federal, state, or local government, not for profits\nor for profit organizations to provide services, compensated or\nuncompensated, consistent with this section. Such contracts are subject\nto review by Cornell university.\n  If services of professional staff employed by Cornell university are\nto be furnished, or if programs of extension work are to be furnished or\nconducted by Cornell university, the agreement shall identify such\nservices or programs and state the terms on which they are to be\nfurnished, including the source from which payments are to be made.\nWhere payments are to be made out of funds appropriated by the state as\nprovided in paragraph (d) of subdivision one, the agreement must contain\nthe information required by that subdivision. If services of\nprofessional staff or programs are to be furnished to the county\nassociation under contractual arrangements as provided in paragraph (e)\nsuch contract or contracts shall be subject to approval by the\nlegislative bodies of the counties concerned and executed as any other\ncounty contracts.\n  (f) A county may on recommendation of the county superintendent of\nhighways, permit the use of any street or highway machinery, tools or\nequipment owned by the county, by a county association, provided for by\nparagraph (b) of this subdivision, upon such terms and conditions as may\nbe agreed upon by the parties involved. Monies received by a county\npursuant to the provisions of this section shall be paid into the county\nroad machinery fund.\n  (g) A town superintendent of highways, with the approval of the town\nboard and of the county superintendent, may permit the use of any\nhighway machinery, tools or equipment owned by the town, by a county\nassociation provided for by paragraph (b) of this subdivision upon such\nterms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the parties involved.\nMonies received by a town pursuant to the provisions of this section\nshall be applicable for the purposes for which amounts may be raised as\nprovided in subdivision three of section two hundred seventy-one of the\nhighway law.\n  (h) No such machinery, tools and equipment shall be so leased to such\na county association unless (1) adequate insurance shall be secured\nthereon which will protect the county or town, as the case may be, in\nthe event of the loss of or damage to such leased machinery, tools and\nequipment by reason of fire and theft, and also in the case of machinery\nand equipment operated, or propelled, by motors, adequate collision\ninsurance and (2) adequate liability and property damage insurance shall\nbe secured for the protection of the county or town, as the case may be,\nupon all machinery and equipment operated or propelled, by motors. The\ndetermination of what shall be "adequate" insurance shall be made by\nresolution of the board of supervisors of the county, or the town board\nof a town, as the case may be, and no officer or official of any such\ncounty or town shall be held personally responsible to such county or\ntown or to third persons should such insurance in any event prove to be\ninadequate in amount. The cost of any such insurance shall be paid for\nby the county association in addition to the payments hereinabove\nprovided.\n  (i) If any such agreement between a county, or a town, and a county\nassociation shall provide that the equipment, tools or machinery leased\nshall be operated by an employee of the county, or town, any such\nemployees, regardless of the terms of such contract, shall continue to\nbe paid by and to be an employee of the county, or town, and shall be\nconsidered as such for any and all purposes, and the agreement between\nthe county, or town, and the association shall provide for the payment\nby the association to the county, or town, of amounts at least equal to\nthe compensation which any such employee shall receive from the county\nor town. The monies received by a county, or town, for reimbursement of\nthe compensation of such employees shall be credited to the fund from\nwhich such compensation was paid while such equipment, tools or\nmachinery were leased.\n  (j) The organizations provided for in paragraph (b) of this\nsubdivision as it existed prior to this amendment and known as county\nfarm and home bureau and 4-H club associations, county farm and home\nbureau associations, county farm bureau and 4-H club associations,\ncounty farm bureau associations or county home bureau associations\nexisting when this act takes effect shall thereafter be known as county\nextension service associations, the name of the county in which\norganized being part of their names; said associations shall continue to\nhave the same rights, privileges, exemptions, powers and duties under\nthe new name, prescribed herein, as they have or had under their prior\nnames.\n  (9) Fire training schools for training firefighters, including the\npower to pay to a city within or without the county for services in the\ntraining of firefighters of such county.\n  (10) The board of supervisors of any county and the governing body of\na city in which any county is wholly contained may appropriate such sums\nof money as it may deem proper toward the maintenance of a private legal\naid bureau or society organized and operating to give legal assistance\nand representation in civil or criminal matters to needy persons\nresiding or charged with a crime within such county or city.\n  (11) The county legislature of Erie county may appropriate such sums\nof money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this\narticle, toward the maintenance of any duly incorporated society or\norganization, the corporate purposes of which include the aid and relief\nof poor persons, permanently or temporarily within the county, and may\nraise money therefor by tax upon the real and personal property in the\nsaid county in the same manner as other county taxes are levied and\ncollected; provided, however, that no such appropriation shall be made\nexcept upon presentation to the county legislature with the application\nof such society or organization therefor of a certificate from the state\ndepartment of social services certifying that such society or\norganization has complied with all of its rules and regulations\napplicable to such society, and approving of such application. Such sums\nappropriated shall be paid in accordance with contracts made between the\nlocal commissioner of social services or other officer of the county\ndesignated by the county legislature and such society or organization\nunder which contracts said society or organization shall agree to render\nthe services for which said sums of money have been appropriated, and\nshall provide for the payment of the aforesaid sums upon a monthly or\nquarterly basis, and upon verified vouchers showing the number of\npersons to whom such services were rendered and the nature of the\nservices rendered during the period of time covered by such vouchers.\nNothing herein contained shall be deemed to be an abridgement or\nlimitation of the power of the county legislature to appropriate money\nunder or pursuant to the provisions of any other law.\n  (12) Maintenance and operation of a public museum.\n  (13.) Maintenance and operation of a professional symphony or\nphilharmonic orchestra, musical festival, or vocal, dance, drama, or\nperforming arts troupe, group or activity of any kind or nature.\n  * (14) Maintenance and operation of an educational television station,\norganized pursuant to section two hundred thirty-six of the education\nlaw.\n  * NB There are 2 sub (14)'s\n  * (14) Publicizing the advantages of the county or region.\n  * NB There are 2 sub (14)'s\n  15. The board of supervisors of the county of Nassau may appropriate\nsuch sums of money as it may deem proper toward the operation and\nmaintenance of educational television stations, in addition to those\nauthorized by subdivision fourteen of this section, and for the\nproduction of educational television programs for the educational and\ncultural benefit of both children and adults in the county. Such sums\nappropriated shall be paid in pursuance of a contract authorized by the\nboard of supervisors on behalf of the county, upon such terms and\nconditions as the board of supervisors may prescribe, and no such\ncontract shall become effective until it is approved by the commissioner\nof education of the state of New York.\n  15-a. Legislative intent and declaration of policy. 1. The county of\nNassau has, by several acquisitions from the United States government,\nbecome the owner of land within the county commonly known as Mitchel\nField for the purpose of providing educational, cultural, recreational\nand civic facilities for the benefit of all the people of the county.\nThe United States government has, by land exchange with the county,\nassembled a large parcel of land in Mitchel Field to be used for the\ndevelopment of a federal office building complex. Several educational\ninstitutions have also erected facilities within the immediate area. In\naddition to facilities for the aforesaid purposes, some of the land will\nbe used for compatible commercial purposes designed to generate tax\nrevenues and further serve the public. All of the Mitchel Field complex\nis within the Uniondale fire district, which is capably protecting the\nproperty and residents but which has found and will find it increasingly\ndifficult to extend the protection to Mitchel Field as it becomes more\nfully developed. Accordingly, the Uniondale fire district requires\nadditional facilities to accommodate the fire protection needs of the\nMitchel Field complex. These needs include coverage of the Nassau\ncommunity college complex, certain facilities and dormitories of Hofstra\nuniversity, the Hebrew academy of Nassau county and the Nassau County\nVeterans Memorial Coliseum. In addition, the county of Nassau plans to\nconstruct a new college campus for Nassau and a number of buildings for\npublic use, including a performing arts center and a central reference\nlibrary. All of these facilities are being used and will be used for the\nbenefit of the people of the county and for the improvement of their\nhealth, welfare, education, culture, recreation, prosperity and for the\nimprovement of trade and commerce. In order to insure the necessary fire\nprotection for the foregoing facilities and for such other facilities\nlocated within the Uniondale fire district, it is deemed essential, and\nin the best interests of the county of Nassau, to insure that adequate\nfire protection will be provided to the Mitchel Field complex.\n  2. Power to provide for fire protection for the Mitchel Field complex\nand the other structures and buildings located within the Uniondale fire\ndistrict.\n  In order to provide more adequate fire protection for the above\nmentioned facilities at Mitchel Field within the Uniondale fire\ndistrict, the board of supervisors of the county of Nassau may, upon the\nrecommendation of the county executive, expend county moneys and\nconstruct on county-owned property located within the said fire\ndistrict, such buildings and facilities as may be required for the\npreservation, protection and storage of fire apparatus and equipment and\nsuch other purposes for which such buildings and facilities are\ncustomarily utilized.\n  The board of supervisors of the county of Nassau, upon the\nrecommendation of the county executive, may, with or without\nconsideration, lease such land and the buildings and structures thereon\nto the Uniondale fire district on such terms and conditions as the board\nof supervisors of the county of Nassau may determine. The aforesaid\nexpenditure, construction and lease are hereby deemed to effectuate a\ncounty purpose and a public purpose of the county of Nassau.\n  * 16. The board of supervisors of any county may appropriate such sums\nof money as it deems proper toward the maintenance of a planned\nparenthood association organized and operating to give family planning\nservices to persons residing in the county.\n  * NB There are 2 sub 16's\n  * 16. The board of supervisors of any county and the governing body of\na city in which any county is wholly contained may appropriate such sums\nof money as it may deem proper toward the maintenance of a private\nnon-profit comprehensive area wide health planning corporation organized\npursuant to United States Public Law 89-749, as amended.\n  * NB There are 2 sub 16's\n  17. The county of Erie may make application to the Foreign-Trade Zones\nBoard established by the act of Congress, approved June eighteenth,\nnineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide for the\nestablishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports\nof entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign\ncommerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Erie county of the\nprivilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign-trade\nzone or zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of such\nact, and if such application be granted, to have established, operated\nand maintained such zone in accordance with law including a sub-zone to\nbe located in Monroe county which has the authority to create said\nsub-zone pursuant to chapter five hundred seventy-four of the laws of\nnineteen hundred seventy-six, and a sub-zone to be located in\nCattaraugus county which has the authority to create said sub-zone\npursuant to subdivision seventeen-a of this section and a sub-zone to be\nlocated in Chautauqua county which has the authority to create said\nsub-zone pursuant to subdivision twenty-five of this section and a\nsub-zone to be located in Wyoming county which has the authority to\ncreate said sub-zone pursuant to subdivision twenty-nine of this\nsection. Said sub-zones may only be created with the approval of the\ngoverning body of the appropriate host county. The county of Erie may\nenter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money as it\nmay deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the\npromotion and establishment of such zones.\n  17-a. The county of Cattaraugus may make application to the Foreign\nTrade Zones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Cattaraugus\ncounty of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a\nforeign trade zone or zones and foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones\nwithin such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such\napplication be granted, to have established, operated and maintained\nsuch zone or sub-zone in accordance with law. The county of Cattaraugus\nmay enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money as\nit may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards\nthe promotion and establishment of such zones.\n  18. The county of Suffolk may make application to the Foreign Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Suffolk county\nof the privilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign\ntrade zone or zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of\nsuch act, and if such application be granted, to have established,\noperated and maintained such zone in accordance with law, including a\nsub-zone to be located in the county of Nassau, which has the authority\nto create such zones pursuant to subdivision twenty of this section.\nSuch sub-zone shall only be created upon the approval of the governing\nbody of the county of Nassau. The county of Suffolk may enter into such\ncontracts and may appropriate such sums of money as it may deem proper,\nsubject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion and\nestablishment of such zones.\n  19. The county of Niagara may make application to the Foreign-Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Niagara county\nof the privilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign\ntrade zone or zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of\nsuch act and if such application be granted, to have established,\noperated and maintained such zone in accordance with law. The county of\nNiagara may enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of\nmoney as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article,\ntowards the promotion and establishment of such zones.\n  20. The county of Nassau may make application to the Foreign Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Nassau county\nof the privilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign\ntrade zone or zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of\nsuch act, and if such application be granted, to have established,\noperated and maintained such zone in accordance with law. The county of\nNassau may contract with a non-profit agency and may appropriate such\nsums of money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this\narticle, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.\n  21. The county of Genesee may make application to the Foreign Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expediate and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Genesee county\nof the privilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign\ntrade zone or zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of\nsuch act, and if such application be granted, to have established,\noperated and maintained such zone in accordance with law. The county of\nGenesee may contract with a non-profit agency and may appropriate such\nsums of money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this\narticle, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.\n  21-a. The county of Clinton may make application to the Foreign Trade\nZones Board established by the act of congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Clinton county\nof the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a foreign\ntrade zone or zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of\nsuch act, and if such application be granted, to have established,\noperated and maintained such zone in accordance with law. The county of\nClinton may enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of\nmoney as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article,\ntowards the promotion and establishment of such zones.\n  21-b. The county of Montgomery may make application to the Foreign\nTrade Zones Board established by the act of congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Montgomery\ncounty of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a\nforeign trade zone or zones within such county, pursuant to the\nprovisions of such act, and if such application be granted, to have\nestablished, operated and maintained such zone in accordance with law.\nThe county of Montgomery may enter into such contracts and may\nappropriate such sums of money as it may deem proper, subject to the\nprovisions of this article, towards the promotion and establishment of\nsuch zones.\n  22. The board of supervisors or county legislative body of any county\nmay appropriate such sums of money as it may deem proper toward the\nmaintenance and operation of day care coordinating councils or their\nequivalent, such councils to develop policies and procedures encouraging\nmore efficient, effective and economical operations of child care\nservices.\n  23. The county of Onondaga may make application to the Foreign Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nthe establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in\nports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign\ncommerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Onondaga county of the\nprivilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign trade\nzone or zones within such county and its designated service area,\nincluding the adjacent counties of Cayuga, Oswego and Madison, pursuant\nto the provisions of such act, and if such application be granted, to\nhave established, operated and maintained such zone in accordance with\nlaw including sites in Onondaga county and the counties of Cayuga,\nOswego, and Madison, which are counties located adjacent to the Syracuse\nHancock International Airport; for purposes of this section, the term\n"adjacent" means those areas located within sixty miles or ninety\nminutes driving time of a United States customs and border protection\nport of entry. The county of Onondaga may enter into such contracts and\nmay appropriate such sums of money and may take such further actions as\nit may deem appropriate, subject to the provisions of this article,\ntowards the promotion, establishment and maintenance of such zone or\nzones.\n  23-a. The county of Cortland may make application to the Foreign Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nthe establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in\nports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign\ncommerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Cortland county of the\nprivilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign trade\nzone or zones or foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones within such county,\npursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such application be\ngranted, to have established, operated and maintained such zone in\naccordance with law. The county of Cortland may enter into such\ncontracts and may appropriate such sums of money and may take such\nfurther actions as it may deem appropriate, subject to the provisions of\nthis article, towards the promotion, establishment and maintenance of\nsuch zone or zones.\n  24. The county of Jefferson, acting through the chairman of the board\nof supervisors, may make application to the Foreign Trade Zones Board\nestablished by the act of Congress, approved June eighteenth, nineteen\nhundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide the establishment,\noperation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of\nthe United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for\nother purposes," for a grant to Jefferson county of the privilege to\nhave established, operated and maintained, a foreign trade zone or zones\nwithin such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such\napplication be granted, to have established, operated and maintained\nsuch zone in accordance with law. The county of Jefferson may enter into\nsuch contracts and may appropriate such sums of money and may take such\nfurther actions as it may deem appropriate, subject to the provisions of\nthis article, towards the promotion, establishment and maintenance of\nsuch zone or zones. Such chairman may delegate the responsibility to\noperate and maintain such trade zone or zones to the Jefferson county\nindustrial development agency established pursuant to section eight\nhundred ninety-two-e of the general municipal law.\n  25. The county of Chautauqua may make application to the Foreign Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Chautauqua\ncounty of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a\nforeign trade zone or zones and foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones\nwithin such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such\napplication be granted, to have established, operated and maintained\nsuch zone or sub-zone in accordance with law. The county of Chautauqua\nmay enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money as\nit may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards\nthe promotion and establishment of such zones.\n  26. The county of Oneida may make application to the Foreign Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Oneida county\nof the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a foreign\ntrade zone or zones and foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones within such\ncounty, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such application\nbe granted, to have established, operated and maintained such zone or\nsub-zone in accordance with law. The county of Oneida may enter into\nsuch contracts and may appropriate such sums of money as it may deem\nproper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion\nand establishment of such zones.\n  27. The county of Chenango may make application to the Foreign Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Chenango\ncounty of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a\nforeign trade zone or zones and foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones\nwithin such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such\napplication be granted, to have established, operated and maintained\nsuch zone or sub-zone in accordance with law. The county of Chenango may\nenter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money as it\nmay deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the\npromotion and establishment of such zones.\n  28. The county of Ontario may make application to the Foreign Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Ontario county\nof the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a foreign\ntrade zone or zones and foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones within such\ncounty, and adjacent counties of Livingston, Wayne, Seneca, Yates and\nSteuben pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such application\nbe granted, to have established, operated and maintained such zone or\nsub-zone in accordance with law. The county of Ontario may enter into\nsuch contracts and may appropriate such sums of money as it may deem\nproper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion\nand establishment of such zones.\n  29. The county of Wyoming may make application to the Foreign-Trade\nZones Board established by the act of Congress, approved June\neighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide\nfor the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones\nin ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage\nforeign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Wyoming county\nof the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a\nforeign-trade zone or zones and foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones\nwithin such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such\napplication be granted, to have established, operated and maintained\nsuch zone or sub-zone in accordance with law. The county of Wyoming may\nenter into such contracts and may appropriate sums of money as it may\ndeem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the\npromotion and establishment of such zones.\n