NY State Fin L § 53-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws STF - State Finance Article 4 - Appropriations 53-A - Filing of Notices of Applications for State Participation in Certain Federal Programs.

§  53-a.  Filing of notices of applications for state participation in certain federal programs.  1. No state agency shall make an  application for participation in federal funds or a federally-assisted program under any  federal law and no state agency may approve an application for such participation submitted by an agency other than a state  agency,  unless such  state  agency  shall have, at least thirty days prior to making or approving the application, notified the  director  of  the  budget,  the chairman  of  the  senate  finance  committee  and  the  chairman of the assembly ways and means committee  on  forms  and  in  a  manner  to  be prescribed  by  the director of the budget. Such notice shall: (a) refer to the statutory authority under  which  the  action  is  proposed,  (b) describe the substance of the application, (c) indicate where a complete copy of the application and any amendments or supplements thereto may be obtained,  and  (d)  contain  a  fiscal statement setting forth: (1) the estimated amount of federal monies to  be  received  per  year  for  the program  for  which such monies are sought, and (2) the estimated amount of funds to be supplied by the state, the agency other  than  the  state agency  for  which  approval is sought, any unit of local government and any other source from which funds will be required. In  order  to  avoid any  inconsistency  or  duplication in review functions, the director of the budget shall establish procedures whereby notices given  under  this section  shall be coordinated with other notice requirements for project or plan proposals.   2. If the application must be made or approved  in  less  than  thirty days,  or  if  the  state  agency  finds  that  it  is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety or general welfare to make  or approve the application in less than thirty days, the agency may make or approve the application without giving thirty days notice as required in subdivision  one;  provided,  however,  that the agency immediately give notice of the proposed action, in the  form  and  manner  prescribed  in subdivision  one,  to  the  director  of the budget, the chairman of the senate finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways and means committee, which notice shall also contain  a  brief  statement  of  the agency's reasons for taking action in less than thirty days.   3.  Upon  the request of the chairman of the senate finance committee, or the chairman of  the  assembly  ways  and  means  committee,  or  any combination  of them, the state agency proposing to make the application or to which the application  has  been  submitted  for  approval,  shall supply  such  officer  without charge a complete copy of the application and any amendments or supplements thereto.   4. Such agency shall furnish to each such officer a report or  reports in  relation to such application or amendment thereto as may be required by the director of the budget.   5. "State agency"  as  used  in  this  section  means  (a)  any  state department,  bureau, commission, authority or division and shall include the state university;  (b) any institution or organization designated and authorized  by  law to  act  as agent for the state, including Cornell University and Alfred University as representatives of the state university board of  trustees for  the  administration  of  statutory  or  contract  colleges at those institutions;  (c) any public corporation or institution the governing board of which consists of a majority of state officials serving ex-officio or has  one or more members appointed by the governor; and  (d)  certain  membership corporations closely affiliated with specific state agencies and whose purposes are essentially to support, supplement or  extend  the  functions  and  programs  of   such   state   agencies, specifically:  Youth  Research  Inc., The Research Foundation for Mental  Hygiene, Inc., Health Research Inc.,  The  Research  Foundation  of  the State University of New York, and Welfare Research Inc.   6.  "Application"  as used in this section means an application to any federal  agency  for  federal  funds  or  for   participation   in   any federally-assisted  program or any instrument as defined by the director of the budget which initiates action with any federal  agency  for  such purpose,  including  but  not  limited  to  a contract, agreement, loan, letter of understanding, state plan, or annual budget submission to such agency.