NY Cty L § 224 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CNT - County Article 5 - General Powers of Board of Supervisors 224 - Optional Appropriations and Contracts for Public Benefit Services.

§  224.  Optional  appropriations  and  contracts  for  public benefit services. The board of supervisors shall have  power  to  contract  with non-profit   organizations  and  other  corporations,  associations  and agencies  within  the  county  formed  for  the   purposes   hereinafter enumerated;  and  the  board  of  supervisors  shall  also have power to contract  with  non-profit   organizations   and   other   corporations, associations  and  agencies formed for such purposes within an adjoining county provided the services which are the subject of the  contract  are to  be  rendered within the county of such board. The resolution of such board shall name the organization, the amount and manner of payment  for the  service  to be rendered, nature of such service, the rendering of a verified  account  of  the  disbursements  with  verified  or  certified vouchers  therefor  attached,  a  refund  of any unused amount, and such other conditions upon the use thereof as  the  board  may  deem  proper, including the power to require a bond of the disbursing officer thereof. Except  as  hereinafter mentioned, no county money shall be paid to such organization until a memorandum receipt, signed by the principal officer and disbursing officer of such organization, agreeing to comply with the terms of the resolution, is delivered  to  the  county  treasurer.  Such appropriations  and  payments  may be made for the following objects and purposes:  (1)  Armistice,  memorial,  or  other  recognized  national  patriotic observance;  (2)   Commemoration  programs  of  historical  events  of  county-wide interest and concern;  (3) Propagation of game, game birds, and fish;  (4) Prevention of cruelty to children and animals;  (5)  Grounds  and  buildings  for  the  improvement  of   agricultural conditions   in  the  county,  when  owned  and  operated  by  a  county agricultural society;  (6) Administration  expense  of  organizations  rendering  a  service, training, or aid to indigent blind;  (7) Elimination of noxious weeds, rodents and wild animals;  (8)  (a)  The  board  of  supervisors  of any county in which a county extension service association has been organized may from time  to  time appropriate  and  pay  out  for  the  support  and maintenance of county extension service  associations  and  the  work  thereof,  and  for  the employment  by the county association of professional staff, and for any other purposes which the board of supervisors shall deem proper and  may raise  money  for such purpose by a tax on real and personal property in the county. The board of supervisors may direct the county treasurer  to pay  out  moneys from such appropriation upon the order of the treasurer of the county association, upon his giving a proper  receipt  therefore, and  the chairman of the board of supervisors may be authorized to enter into an agreement to pay such funds in regular installments in  advance, and  such  agreement  shall be sufficient authority in the hands of said county treasurer to pay out such moneys, provided that this money  shall be  expended  under  an  agreement to be entered into between the county association and Cornell university, as agent  for  the  state,  for  the cooperative  management  of  said  work  of the county extension service association  and  the  proper  supervision  of  the  professional  staff employed  therefor.  The agreement shall identify by his or their titles the professional staff to be employed  by  the  associations  and  shall state  the  salary  or  salaries  to  be paid and the sources from which payment is to be made. If services of  professional  staff  employed  by Cornell university are to be furnished, or if programs of extension work are  to  be  furnished or conducted by Cornell university, the agreement shall identify such services or programs and state the  terms  on  which  they  are to be furnished, including the sources from which payments are to  be  made.  The  co-operative  relations  therein  established  shall continue  until  either  party  to  the agreement shall notify the other party  that  it  wishes  to terminate the agreement. Such a notification shall be in writing and shall be served at least  six  months  preceding any  action  taken  to  annul the agreement. After receiving such notice co-operative relationships between  said  parties  shall  cease  at  the expiration of the six months' period of notice providing reconsideration or request for continuance is not made by the party issuing notification of desire to discontinue work under the provisions of this agreement. On or  before  the first day of December in each year and at any other time when requested by the board of supervisors, the officers of such  county association  shall  report  in  writing  to  the  board of supervisors a detailed statement of its work and  transactions  for  the  year  ending November  thirtieth,  and  for  any  other  period  which  the  board of supervisors may request and in such form as said board may direct.  (b) County or regional extension service association and its work.  In each  county  or region of two or more counties of the state which shall qualify under this subdivision to co-operate with Cornell university for extending to the people of the state of New York, not enrolled  in  said colleges,  the  educational  programs  of  the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the New York State  College  of  Human Ecology   at  Cornell  university  and  subjects  relating  thereto,  in cooperation with the state, there shall be recognized and may be created a  subordinate  governmental  agency  consisting  of  an  unincorporated organization  of  citizens  of  the  respective  counties  interested in agriculture, community and economic vitality,  environment  and  energy, nutrition  and  healthy  families, and youth development under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell university as  agent for  the  state.  It  shall  be  known as a county or regional extension service association. Cooperative extension work in a county may  consist of  programs  in  the  fields  of  agriculture,  community  and economic vitality, environment and energy, nutrition, healthy families and  youth development.  References  herein  to  the county or regional association shall mean such an organization. Only  one  such  association  shall  be recognized or formed in each county or, by formal agreement, two or more counties  may join to form one regional association to serve the several counties.  The  instrument  providing  its  form  of  organization   and administration  shall  be deemed its constitution. It shall have a board of  directors  and  the  offices  of  president  and  treasurer,  to  be constituted  and  filled  as  provided  in such constitution, which also shall  regulate  admission  to  and  tenure   of   enrollment   in   the organization.  The board of directors of any such association heretofore or hereafter created may adopt such regulations  and  by-laws  governing its  procedure  in  the work assigned to it as are not inconsistent with the  provisions  of  this  subdivision.  Subject  to  such   rules   and regulations  and  the  constitution  so  approved,  the president of the association shall act for, as and in the name of the association in  all matters  except  those  as  to  which  the treasurer is given powers and duties. Civil actions or proceedings may be brought by  or  against  the president  or treasurer, as such, of the association. A judgment against them or either of them  shall  be  enforceable  only  against  funds  or property  of  the association. Such an association is hereby declared to be a subordinate governmental agency and neither the county nor  Cornell university  nor any member, officer or director of the association shall be liable in damages for any injury to person or property in  connection with  the activities of the association the proximate cause of which was not directly their or his fault or negligence.  (c) When authorized by the board of directors of a county association, the treasurer of the  association  may  acquire  in  his  name  as  such treasurer,  and  he and his successors in office may hold, in trust, for carrying on the work and effectuating the purposes or a purpose  of  the association,  personal  property  and  real  property  or  any  interest therein, or the possession thereof under a lease. The instrument whereby such property, interest or use is acquired by purchase  shall  designate the grantee or lessee, as the case may be, by name and official title of treasurer  as trustee. Such treasurer, as such, and as such trustee, may take and hold personal and real property by gift, grant or devise,  when the  instrument  of gift or the will gives or devises property, personal or real, directly to the association as such and in its name, or to  any person  or  persons  for  it,  or in trust for its use and benefit. Such treasurer, as treasurer and trustee, may mortgage, lease, assign, convey or transfer any  property  held  by  him  for  the  association,  either personal  or  real,  when  authorized  so  to do by the directors of the association, by a deed or other instrument executed by and in  the  name of  the  then treasurer as such and as trustee. No such mortgage, lease, assignment, conveyance  or  transfer  shall  be  made  contrary  to  the conditions, if any, of the instrument under which the property, interest therein  or  use  thereof,  was acquired. The use and application of the acquired  property,  income  therefrom  and  proceeds  realized  from  a conveyance  or  transfer  thereof,  if  any, shall be in accordance with rules and directions of such board.  (d) For the support of cooperative extension programs and  subject  to annual  appropriation  by  the  legislature,  there  shall  be  annually apportioned to each county cooperative extension association out of  any moneys in the state treasury appropriated therefor, fifty cents for each dollar up to the first one hundred thousand dollars appropriated by such county for cooperative extension activities during the state fiscal year most  recently ended and five cents for each dollar appropriated by such county for cooperative extension activities in  excess  of  one  hundred thousand  dollars  during  the state fiscal year most recently ended. In the case of a regional extension service association authorized by  this section,  the  maximum  amount to be apportioned to any such association shall be the sum of the maximum apportionments which would have  accrued to  a  separate  association  in  each county included in the region. No county cooperative extension association shall receive an  apportionment of  funds under this section in an amount less than had been received in the nineteen hundred ninety-five--ninety-six state fiscal year, provided that the annual state appropriation is not less than  the  state  moneys appropriated  in  the  nineteen  hundred  ninety-five--ninety-six  state fiscal year. Additional state allocations shall be  distributed  to  the county  associations  in a percentage proportionate to their most recent county appropriation, such  appropriation  not  to  include  any  amount attributed to in-kind contributions, service agreements, or contracts.   1.  The  entitlement  of  each  association  to  state moneys annually appropriated  under  this  chapter  is  subject  to  the  furnishing  of equivalent sums from county appropriations. Annual county appropriations may  include  in-kind  contributions,  service agreements, and contracts with cooperative extension associations subject  to  review  by  Cornell university.   2.   The  apportionments  provided  pursuant  to  provisions  of  this paragraph shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.   3. The state apportionments provided for in this subdivision shall  be paid upon vouchers certified by Cornell university as follows:  (i) For salaries of professional staff employed by the association;  (ii)  For  salaries  of  staff  employed  by  Cornell  university when administering, furnishing or conducting  extension  programs  benefiting the county under agreement with the association.   4.  All  such  payments  shall  be  made in accordance with the annual agreement between the association and Cornell university, which shall:  (i) Specify the amount in dollars to be  expended  for  each  of  such purposes  and  the  amount in dollars to be provided from apportionments pursuant to this subdivision;  (ii) Identify by titles the positions for which the salary is paid;  (iii) In the case of salaries of agents jointly  employed  by  two  or more county associations, and in the case of salaries of agents or other personnel  employed  by  Cornell university, in furnishing or conducting programs which are furnished or conducted in or for the benefit  of  two or  more  counties,  identify  each  of  the  county  extension  service associations against whose account payments pursuant to this subdivision are to be charged and the amount to be charged.  (e) The general supervision of the co-operative extension  work  in  a county  herein  provided  for  shall  be  under the direction of Cornell university as agent for the  state  and  Cornell  university  is  hereby authorized to set standards for professional staff and to make rules and regulations  for  the  organization and conduct of such work. The moneys appropriated pursuant to this subdivision shall be paid from  the  state treasury  on  the warrant of the comptroller on vouchers approved by the treasurer of Cornell university.   For the purpose of carrying out the co-operative extension work of the county association, a county association may:  (1) Employ professional staff to organize, carry out, and  co-ordinate the work;  (2)  Exchange  services  of  professional  staff  employed  by  it for services of professional, staff employed by another  county  association or employed by Cornell university, upon such terms as shall be agreed;  (3)  Contract  with  another  county  association or with other county associations for the joint employment of one or more professional  staff members,  upon  such  terms with respect to salary, payment of expenses, duties and allocations of services as shall be agreed;  (4) Contract with Cornell university for the furnishing of services of professional staff employed by the  university  to  conduct  educational work  throughout the state or in areas thereof, upon such terms as shall be agreed;  (5) Contract with Cornell university for the furnishing and conduct of programs of extension work or services, within the county or  benefiting the county, upon such terms as shall be agreed;  (6)  Contract  with  one  or  more  other  county associations for the purpose of assuring concurrent action by  the  several  associations  in contracting  with  Cornell university for services of professional staff at Cornell university or for  programs  of  work  furnished  by  Cornell university,  as  provided in paragraph (d) or (e), where the use of such services or participation in such programs by the  several  associations is required for their arrangement or financing.  (7) In support of its operations, research and educational programming needs,  an association may contract with one or more entities, including but not limited to federal, state, or local government, not for  profits or   for  profit  organizations  to  provide  services,  compensated  or uncompensated, consistent with this section. Such contracts are  subject to review by Cornell university.   If  services  of professional staff employed by Cornell university are to be furnished, or if programs of extension work are to be furnished or conducted by Cornell  university,  the  agreement  shall  identify  such  services  or  programs  and  state  the  terms  on  which they are to be furnished, including the source from which  payments  are  to  be  made. Where  payments are to be made out of funds appropriated by the state as provided in paragraph (d) of subdivision one, the agreement must contain the   information   required   by   that  subdivision.  If  services  of professional staff or  programs  are  to  be  furnished  to  the  county association  under contractual arrangements as provided in paragraph (e) such  contract  or  contracts  shall  be  subject  to  approval  by  the legislative  bodies  of the counties concerned and executed as any other county contracts.  (f) A county may on recommendation of  the  county  superintendent  of highways,  permit  the  use of any street or highway machinery, tools or equipment owned by the county, by a county association, provided for  by paragraph (b) of this subdivision, upon such terms and conditions as may be  agreed  upon  by  the  parties involved. Monies received by a county pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be paid into the county road machinery fund.  (g) A town superintendent of highways, with the approval of  the  town board  and  of  the  county  superintendent,  may  permit the use of any highway machinery, tools or equipment owned by the  town,  by  a  county association  provided for by paragraph (b) of this subdivision upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed  upon  by  the  parties  involved. Monies  received  by  a  town pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be applicable for the purposes for which amounts may be raised  as provided  in subdivision three of section two hundred seventy-one of the highway law.  (h) No such machinery, tools and equipment shall be so leased to  such a  county  association  unless  (1)  adequate insurance shall be secured thereon which will protect the county or town, as the case  may  be,  in the  event  of the loss of or damage to such leased machinery, tools and equipment by reason of fire and theft, and also in the case of machinery and equipment operated, or  propelled,  by  motors,  adequate  collision insurance and (2) adequate liability and property damage insurance shall be secured for the protection of the county or town, as the case may be, upon  all  machinery and equipment operated or propelled, by motors. The determination of what shall be "adequate" insurance  shall  be  made  by resolution  of the board of supervisors of the county, or the town board of a town, as the case may be, and no officer or official  of  any  such county  or  town  shall be held personally responsible to such county or town or to third persons should such insurance in any event prove to  be inadequate  in  amount. The cost of any such insurance shall be paid for by the county  association  in  addition  to  the  payments  hereinabove provided.  (i)  If  any  such agreement between a county, or a town, and a county association shall provide that the equipment, tools or machinery  leased shall  be  operated  by  an  employee  of  the county, or town, any such employees, regardless of the terms of such contract, shall  continue  to be  paid  by  and to be an employee of the county, or town, and shall be considered as such for any and all purposes, and the  agreement  between the  county,  or town, and the association shall provide for the payment by the association to the county, or town, of amounts at least equal  to the  compensation  which any such employee shall receive from the county or town. The monies received by a county, or town, for reimbursement  of the  compensation  of  such employees shall be credited to the fund from which  such  compensation  was  paid  while  such  equipment,  tools  or machinery were leased.  (j)   The   organizations  provided  for  in  paragraph  (b)  of  this subdivision as it existed prior to this amendment and  known  as  county  farm  and  home  bureau  and 4-H club associations, county farm and home bureau associations, county  farm  bureau  and  4-H  club  associations, county  farm  bureau  associations  or  county  home bureau associations existing  when this act takes effect shall thereafter be known as county extension  service  associations,  the  name  of  the  county  in  which organized being part of their names; said associations shall continue to have  the  same  rights, privileges, exemptions, powers and duties under the new name, prescribed herein, as they have or had under  their  prior names.  (9)  Fire  training  schools  for training firefighters, including the power to pay to a city within or without the county for services in  the training of firefighters of such county.  (10)  The board of supervisors of any county and the governing body of a city in which any county is wholly contained may appropriate such sums of money as it may deem proper toward the maintenance of a private legal aid bureau or society organized and operating to give  legal  assistance and  representation  in  civil  or  criminal  matters  to  needy persons residing or charged with a crime within such county or city.  (11) The county legislature of Erie county may appropriate  such  sums of  money  as  it  may  deem  proper,  subject to the provisions of this article, toward the maintenance of  any  duly  incorporated  society  or organization, the corporate purposes of which include the aid and relief of  poor  persons, permanently or temporarily within the county, and may raise money therefor by tax upon the real and personal property  in  the said  county  in  the  same  manner as other county taxes are levied and collected; provided, however, that no such appropriation shall  be  made except  upon presentation to the county legislature with the application of such society or organization therefor of a certificate from the state department  of  social  services  certifying  that   such   society   or organization  has  complied  with  all  of  its  rules  and  regulations applicable to such society, and approving of such application. Such sums appropriated shall be paid in accordance with contracts made between the local commissioner of social services or other  officer  of  the  county designated  by  the  county legislature and such society or organization under which contracts said society or organization shall agree to render the services for which said sums of money have  been  appropriated,  and shall  provide  for  the payment of the aforesaid sums upon a monthly or quarterly basis, and  upon  verified  vouchers  showing  the  number  of persons  to  whom  such  services  were  rendered  and the nature of the services rendered during the period of time covered  by  such  vouchers. Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  deemed  to  be  an abridgement or limitation of the power of the county legislature to  appropriate  money under or pursuant to the provisions of any other law.  (12) Maintenance and operation of a public museum.  (13.)   Maintenance  and  operation  of  a  professional  symphony  or philharmonic orchestra, musical festival, or  vocal,  dance,  drama,  or performing arts troupe, group or activity of any kind or nature.   * (14) Maintenance and operation of an educational television station, organized  pursuant  to  section two hundred thirty-six of the education law.   * NB There are 2 sub (14)'s   * (14) Publicizing the advantages of the county or region.   * NB There are 2 sub (14)'s   15. The board of supervisors of the county of Nassau  may  appropriate such  sums  of  money  as  it  may  deem proper toward the operation and maintenance of educational television stations,  in  addition  to  those authorized  by  subdivision  fourteen  of  this  section,  and  for  the production of educational television programs for  the  educational  and  cultural  benefit  of  both children and adults in the county. Such sums appropriated shall be paid in pursuance of a contract authorized by  the board  of  supervisors  on  behalf  of  the  county, upon such terms and conditions  as  the  board  of  supervisors  may  prescribe, and no such contract shall become effective until it is approved by the commissioner of education of the state of New York.   15-a. Legislative intent and declaration of policy. 1. The  county  of Nassau  has,  by several acquisitions from the United States government, become the owner of land within the county  commonly  known  as  Mitchel Field  for  the purpose of providing educational, cultural, recreational and civic facilities for the benefit of all the people  of  the  county. The  United  States  government  has,  by land exchange with the county, assembled a large parcel of land in Mitchel Field to  be  used  for  the development  of  a  federal office building complex. Several educational institutions have also erected facilities within the immediate area.  In addition to facilities for the aforesaid purposes, some of the land will be  used  for  compatible  commercial  purposes designed to generate tax revenues and further serve the public. All of the Mitchel Field  complex is  within  the Uniondale fire district, which is capably protecting the property and residents but which has found and will find it increasingly difficult to extend the protection to Mitchel Field as it  becomes  more fully  developed.  Accordingly,  the  Uniondale  fire  district requires additional facilities to accommodate the fire protection  needs  of  the Mitchel  Field  complex.  These  needs  include  coverage  of the Nassau community college complex, certain facilities and dormitories of Hofstra university, the Hebrew academy of Nassau county and  the  Nassau  County Veterans  Memorial  Coliseum. In addition, the county of Nassau plans to construct a new college campus for Nassau and a number of buildings  for public  use,  including a performing arts center and a central reference library. All of these facilities are being used and will be used for the benefit of the people of the county and for  the  improvement  of  their health,  welfare, education, culture, recreation, prosperity and for the improvement of trade and commerce. In order to insure the necessary fire protection for the foregoing facilities and for  such  other  facilities located  within the Uniondale fire district, it is deemed essential, and in the best interests of the county of Nassau, to insure  that  adequate fire protection will be provided to the Mitchel Field complex.   2.  Power to provide for fire protection for the Mitchel Field complex and the other structures and buildings located within the Uniondale fire district.   In order to provide  more  adequate  fire  protection  for  the  above mentioned   facilities  at  Mitchel  Field  within  the  Uniondale  fire district, the board of supervisors of the county of Nassau may, upon the recommendation  of  the  county  executive,  expend  county  moneys  and construct   on  county-owned  property  located  within  the  said  fire district, such buildings and facilities  as  may  be  required  for  the preservation, protection and storage of fire apparatus and equipment and such  other  purposes  for  which  such  buildings  and  facilities  are customarily utilized.   The  board  of  supervisors  of  the  county  of  Nassau,   upon   the recommendation   of   the   county   executive,  may,  with  or  without consideration, lease such land and the buildings and structures  thereon to the Uniondale fire district on such terms and conditions as the board of  supervisors  of  the  county  of Nassau may determine. The aforesaid expenditure, construction and lease are hereby deemed  to  effectuate  a county purpose and a public purpose of the county of Nassau.   * 16. The board of supervisors of any county may appropriate such sums of  money  as  it  deems  proper  toward  the  maintenance  of a planned  parenthood association organized and operating to give  family  planning services to persons residing in the county.   * NB There are 2 sub 16's   * 16. The board of supervisors of any county and the governing body of a city in which any county is wholly contained may appropriate such sums of  money  as  it  may  deem  proper toward the maintenance of a private non-profit comprehensive area wide health planning corporation organized pursuant to United States Public Law 89-749, as amended.   * NB There are 2 sub 16's   17. The county of Erie may make application to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board established by the act  of  Congress,  approved  June  eighteenth, nineteen  hundred  thirty-four,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of  the  United  States,  to  expedite  and  encourage  foreign commerce,  and  for  other  purposes," for a grant to Erie county of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained, a  foreign-trade zone  or  zones  within  such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such application be granted, to have  established,  operated and  maintained such zone in accordance with law including a sub-zone to be located in Monroe county which  has  the  authority  to  create  said sub-zone  pursuant  to  chapter five hundred seventy-four of the laws of nineteen  hundred  seventy-six,  and  a  sub-zone  to  be   located   in Cattaraugus  county  which  has  the  authority  to create said sub-zone pursuant to subdivision seventeen-a of this section and a sub-zone to be located in Chautauqua county which has  the  authority  to  create  said sub-zone  pursuant  to  subdivision  twenty-five  of  this section and a sub-zone to be located in Wyoming county  which  has  the  authority  to create  said  sub-zone  pursuant  to  subdivision  twenty-nine  of  this section. Said sub-zones may only be created with  the  approval  of  the governing  body  of  the appropriate host county. The county of Erie may enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money  as  it may  deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.   17-a. The county of Cattaraugus may make application  to  the  Foreign Trade  Zones  Board  established  by  the act of Congress, approved June eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An  act  to  provide for  the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of  the  United  States,  to  expedite  and  encourage foreign  commerce,  and  for other purposes," for a grant to Cattaraugus county of the privilege to have established, operated and  maintained  a foreign  trade  zone  or  zones  and foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if  such application  be  granted,  to  have established, operated and maintained such zone or sub-zone in accordance with law. The county of  Cattaraugus may  enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this  article,  towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.   18.  The  county  of Suffolk may make application to the Foreign Trade Zones  Board  established  by  the  act  of  Congress,   approved   June eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade  zones in  ports  of  entry  of  the  United  States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Suffolk county of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign trade zone or zones within such county, pursuant to  the  provisions  of such  act,  and  if  such  application  be granted, to have established, operated and maintained such zone in accordance with  law,  including  a sub-zone  to be located in the county of Nassau, which has the authority  to create such zones pursuant to subdivision  twenty  of  this  section. Such  sub-zone  shall only be created upon the approval of the governing body of the county of Nassau. The county of Suffolk may enter into  such contracts  and may appropriate such sums of money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article,  towards  the  promotion  and establishment of such zones.   19.  The  county  of Niagara may make application to the Foreign-Trade Zones  Board  established  by  the  act  of  Congress,   approved   June eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade  zones in  ports  of  entry  of  the  United  States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Niagara county of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign trade zone or zones within such county, pursuant to  the  provisions  of such  act  and  if  such  application  be  granted, to have established, operated and maintained such zone in accordance with law. The county  of Niagara  may  enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this  article, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.   20.  The  county  of  Nassau may make application to the Foreign Trade Zones  Board  established  by  the  act  of  Congress,   approved   June eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade  zones in  ports  of  entry  of  the  United  States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Nassau  county of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign trade  zone  or  zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such  application  be  granted,  to  have  established, operated  and maintained such zone in accordance with law. The county of Nassau may contract with a non-profit agency and  may  appropriate  such sums  of  money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.   21. The county of Genesee may make application to  the  Foreign  Trade Zones   Board   established  by  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  June eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An  act  to  provide for  the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of the  United  States,  to  expediate  and  encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Genesee county of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign trade  zone  or  zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such  application  be  granted,  to  have  established, operated  and maintained such zone in accordance with law. The county of Genesee may contract with a non-profit agency and may  appropriate  such sums  of  money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.   21-a. The county of Clinton may make application to the Foreign  Trade Zones   Board   established  by  the  act  of  congress,  approved  June eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An  act  to  provide for  the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of  the  United  States,  to  expedite  and  encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Clinton county of  the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a foreign trade zone or zones within such county, pursuant to  the  provisions  of such  act,  and  if  such  application  be granted, to have established, operated and maintained such zone in accordance with law. The county  of Clinton  may  enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this  article, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.    21-b.  The  county  of  Montgomery may make application to the Foreign Trade Zones Board established by the  act  of  congress,  approved  June eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade  zones in  ports  of  entry  of  the  United  States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for  a  grant  to  Montgomery county  of  the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a foreign trade  zone  or  zones  within  such  county,  pursuant  to  the provisions  of  such  act,  and  if such application be granted, to have established, operated and maintained such zone in accordance  with  law. The  county  of  Montgomery  may  enter  into  such  contracts  and  may appropriate such sums of money as it may deem  proper,  subject  to  the provisions  of  this article, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.   22. The board of supervisors or county legislative body of any  county may  appropriate  such  sums  of  money as it may deem proper toward the maintenance and operation of day care  coordinating  councils  or  their equivalent, such councils to develop policies and procedures encouraging more  efficient,  effective  and  economical  operations  of  child care services.   23. The county of Onondaga may make application to the  Foreign  Trade Zones   Board   established  by  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  June eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An  act  to  provide the  establishment,  operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and  encourage  foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Onondaga county of the privilege  to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign trade zone or zones within  such  county  and  its  designated  service  area, including  the adjacent counties of Cayuga, Oswego and Madison, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such application  be  granted,  to have  established,  operated and maintained such zone in accordance with law including sites in Onondaga  county  and  the  counties  of  Cayuga, Oswego, and Madison, which are counties located adjacent to the Syracuse Hancock  International  Airport;  for purposes of this section, the term "adjacent" means those  areas  located  within  sixty  miles  or  ninety minutes  driving  time  of a United States customs and border protection port of entry. The county of Onondaga may enter into such contracts  and may  appropriate such sums of money and may take such further actions as it may deem appropriate, subject to  the  provisions  of  this  article, towards  the  promotion,  establishment  and maintenance of such zone or zones.   23-a. The county of Cortland may make application to the Foreign Trade Zones  Board  established  by  the  act  of  Congress,   approved   June eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade  zones  in ports  of  entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Cortland county of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign  trade zone or zones or foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones within such county, pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  such  act, and if such application be granted, to have established,  operated  and  maintained  such  zone  in accordance  with  law.  The  county  of  Cortland  may  enter  into such contracts and may appropriate such sums  of  money  and  may  take  such further actions as it may deem appropriate, subject to the provisions of this  article,  towards  the promotion, establishment and maintenance of such zone or zones.   24. The county of Jefferson, acting through the chairman of the  board of  supervisors,  may  make application to the Foreign Trade Zones Board  established by the act of Congress, approved June  eighteenth,  nineteen hundred  thirty-four,  entitled  "An  act  to provide the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports  of  entry  of the  United  States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Jefferson county  of  the  privilege  to have established, operated and maintained, a foreign trade zone or zones within  such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such application be granted, to have  established,  operated  and  maintained such zone in accordance with law. The county of Jefferson may enter into such  contracts and may appropriate such sums of money and may take such further actions as it may deem appropriate, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion, establishment  and  maintenance  of such  zone  or  zones.  Such chairman may delegate the responsibility to operate and maintain such trade zone or zones to  the  Jefferson  county industrial  development  agency  established  pursuant  to section eight hundred ninety-two-e of the general municipal law.   25. The county of Chautauqua may make application to the Foreign Trade Zones  Board  established  by  the  act  of  Congress,   approved   June eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade  zones in  ports  of  entry  of  the  United  States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for  a  grant  to  Chautauqua county  of  the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a foreign trade zone or zones and  foreign  trade  sub-zone  or  sub-zones within  such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such application be granted, to have  established,  operated  and  maintained such  zone  or sub-zone in accordance with law. The county of Chautauqua may enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money  as it  may  deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.   26. The county of Oneida may make application  to  the  Foreign  Trade Zones   Board   established  by  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  June eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An  act  to  provide for  the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of  the  United  States,  to  expedite  and  encourage foreign  commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Oneida county of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a  foreign trade  zone or zones and foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such  application be  granted,  to  have established, operated and maintained such zone or sub-zone in accordance with law. The county of  Oneida  may  enter  into such  contracts  and  may  appropriate such sums of money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.   27. The county of Chenango may make application to the  Foreign  Trade Zones   Board   established  by  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  June eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An  act  to  provide for  the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in ports of entry of  the  United  States,  to  expedite  and  encourage foreign  commerce,  and  for  other  purposes,"  for a grant to Chenango county of the privilege to have established, operated and  maintained  a foreign  trade  zone  or  zones  and foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if  such application  be  granted,  to  have established, operated and maintained such zone or sub-zone in accordance with law. The county of Chenango may enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money  as  it may  deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.    28. The county of Ontario may make application to  the  Foreign  Trade Zones   Board   established  by  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  June eighteenth, nineteen hundred thirty-four, entitled "An  act  to  provide for  the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade zones in  ports  of  entry  of  the  United  States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Ontario county of the privilege to have established, operated and maintained a  foreign trade  zone or zones and foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones within such county, and adjacent counties of Livingston, Wayne,  Seneca,  Yates  and Steuben  pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if such application be granted, to have established, operated and maintained  such  zone  or sub-zone  in  accordance  with law. The county of Ontario may enter into such contracts and may appropriate such sums of money  as  it  may  deem proper, subject to the provisions of this article, towards the promotion and establishment of such zones.   29.  The  county  of Wyoming may make application to the Foreign-Trade Zones  Board  established  by  the  act  of  Congress,   approved   June eighteenth,  nineteen  hundred  thirty-four, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of foreign trade  zones in  ports  of  entry  of  the  United  States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes," for a grant to Wyoming county of  the  privilege  to  have  established,  operated  and  maintained  a foreign-trade  zone  or  zones  and  foreign trade sub-zone or sub-zones within such county, pursuant to the provisions of such act, and if  such application  be  granted,  to  have established, operated and maintained such zone or sub-zone in accordance with law. The county of Wyoming  may enter  into  such  contracts and may appropriate sums of money as it may deem proper, subject to the provisions  of  this  article,  towards  the promotion and establishment of such zones.