NY Pks, Rec & Hist Pres L § 27.17 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PAR - Parks, recreation and historic preservation Title E - Enforcement; Penalties; State Aid Article 27 - Enforcement; Penalties; State Aid 27.17 - State Aid; Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance.

§  27.17  State  aid; snowmobile trail development and maintenance. 1.   Every county engaging and assisting in the development  and  maintenance   of  a  system  of  snowmobile trails and a program with relation thereto   within  its  boundaries  in  order  to  encourage  safety,  tourism  and   utilization  and,  in  the  event  a  county  does  not undertake such a   program, or system of trails, any city,  town  or  village  within  such   county  which  undertakes  the  same,  shall  be entitled to receive, in   accordance  with  rules  and  regulations  to  be  promulgated  by   the   commissioner, state aid as hereinafter provided.2.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, the   commissioner shall establish a plan for the development and  maintenance   of  snowmobile  trails  and  facilities in the various counties or where   applicable, cities, towns or villages of the state as may be appropriate   and shall take whatever action he or she deems necessary to  foster  and   promote  the  safe  utilization of such trails and facilities; for these   purposes, he or she may draw upon the moneys deposited in the snowmobile   trail development and maintenance fund for expenses, including  personal   services,  as  approved  by  the comptroller and is hereby authorized to   assign  three  employees  of  his  or  her  office  to  carry  out  such   responsibilities and to pay their salaries, benefits and expenses out of   such fund.3. Every county or, where applicable, any city, town or village within   such  county,  shall  be  eligible  for  a grant for the development and   maintenance of a system of snowmobile trails and a program with relation   thereto within  its  boundaries.  Such  grants  shall  be  made  by  the   commissioner and may constitute up to one hundred percent of the cost of   such  program  including  expenditures incurred for signs and markers of   snowmobile trails. Any county or, where applicable, any  city,  town  or   village  within such county, applying for such grant shall submit to the   commissioner by September  first  of  each  year  an  estimate  of  such   expenditures  for  the  current fiscal year, in such form and containing   such information as the commissioner  may  require.  No  city,  town  or   village  may  apply  for  such grant where the county within which it is   contained has submitted an application for the same fiscal year. For the   purpose of this section, "fiscal year" shall mean the period from  April   first through March thirty-first. The commissioner shall review all such   applications and shall determine the amount of state aid to be allocated   to  each  county  or, where applicable, any city, town or village within   such county in accordance with the provisions  of  subdivision  five  of   this  section. Of the amount the commissioner determines each county or,   where applicable, any city,  town  or  village  within  such  county  is   eligible  to  receive,  seventy  percent  shall  be  made  available for   distribution by November first and thirty percent for distribution  upon   demonstration of completion, submitted by June first, of the program.4.  Not  more  than thirty percent of the snowmobile trail development   and maintenance fund, as determined by the commissioner, shall  be  made   available  to  the  commissioner  and  the commissioner of environmental   conservation for snowmobile trail development and maintenance  on  state   owned   lands;   provided,   however,  that  any  such  maintenance  and   development on forest preserve lands shall be undertaken  in  accordance   with  the  master  plan  for  the  management of state lands pursuant to   section eight hundred sixteen of the executive law.5. The amount of state aid to be allocated to each  county  or,  where   applicable, any city, town or village within such county, shall be drawn   upon  the  monies  remaining  in  the  snowmobile  trail development and   maintenance fund after withdrawal pursuant to subdivisions two and  four   of  this  section  and  shall  be  determined  by  the  commissioner  as   hereinafter provided. The commissioner shall  determine  the  percentage    proportion  which  the authorized expenditures of each individual county   or, where applicable, any city, town or village within such county shall   bear to the total authorized expenditures of all the  counties,  cities,   towns  or  villages  for  snowmobile  trail  development and maintenance   pursuant to  this  section  during  the  fiscal  year.  Such  percentage   proportion  shall  then  be  applied  against  the  amount  received  in   additional  fees  imposed  by  section  21.07  of   this   chapter   for   registration  of snowmobiles during such fiscal year, to the extent only   and not exceeding the balance of such fund remaining after  the  payment   of  expenses  as  set  forth in this section. The amount thus determined   shall constitute the maximum amount of state aid to  which  each  county   or,  where  applicable,  any  city,  town or village within such county,   shall be entitled. The commissioner shall certify to the comptroller the   amount thus determined for each county or, where applicable,  any  city,   town  or  village  within  such county, as the amount of state aid to be   apportioned to such county or,  where  applicable,  any  city,  town  or   village within such county.