NY Hwy L § 227 (2021)
2021 New York Laws HAY - Highway Article 8-A - Town Highway Improvement Program 227 - State Aid to Towns.

§  227. State aid to towns. 1. a. To aid the towns in the improvement,   repair or reconstruction of town highways pursuant to this article,  the   state,  within  the amount appropriated therefor, shall pay a fractional   part of the actual cost of each approved project. The numerator of  such   fraction  shall  be eighteen thousand dollars less the yield of a tax of   eighty mills on each dollar of actual valuation of taxable real property   outside villages divided  by  the  number  of  miles  of  existing  town   highways  outside  villages,  and  the  denominator  shall  be  eighteen   thousand dollars.b. The maximum amount to be paid by  the  state  in  relation  to  any   approved  project  shall not exceed seventy-five per centum of an amount   equal to eighteen thousand dollars multiplied by the number of miles  of   the  project,  provided, however, that if the actual cost of the project   is less than an amount equal to eighteen thousand dollars multiplied  by   the  number  of miles of the project, then such maximum amount shall not   exceed seventy-five per centum of such actual cost.c. The minimum amount to be paid by  the  state  in  relation  to  any   approved  project  shall  not be less than forty per centum of an amount   equal to eighteen thousand dollars multiplied by the number of miles  of   the  project,  provided, however, that if the actual cost of the project   is less than an amount equal to eighteen thousand dollars multiplied  by   the  number  of miles of the project, then such minimum amount shall not   be less than forty per centum of such actual cost.2. a. To aid the towns in the surfacing of town highways  pursuant  to   this  article, the state, within the amount appropriated therefor, shall   pay a fractional part of the actual cost of each approved  project.  The   numerator  of such fraction shall be forty-five hundred dollars less the   yield of a tax of twenty mills on each dollar  of  actual  valuation  of   taxable real property outside villages divided by the number of miles of   existing  town  highways  outside villages, and the denominator shall be   forty-five hundred dollars.b. The maximum amount to be paid by  the  state  in  relation  to  any   approved  project  shall not exceed seventy-five per centum of an amount   equal to forty-five hundred dollars multiplied by the number of miles of   the project, provided, however, that if the actual cost of  the  project   is less than an amount equal to forty-five hundred dollars multiplied by   the  number  of miles of the project, then such maximum amount shall not   exceed seventy-five per centum of such actual cost.c. The minimum amount to be paid by  the  state  in  relation  to  any   approved  project  shall  not be less than forty per centum of an amount   equal to forty-five hundred dollars multiplied by the number of miles of   the project, provided, however, that if the actual cost of  the  project   is less than an amount equal to forty-five hundred dollars multiplied by   the  number  of miles of the project, then such minimum amount shall not   be less than forty per centum of such actual cost. No town shall receive   state reimbursement more than once on account of any  surfacing  project   approved pursuant to this article.3.  a.  To  aid  the  towns  in  the construction or reconstruction of   eligible bridge structures pursuant to this article,  the  state  within   the  amount  appropriated  therefor,  shall  pay not less than forty per   centum nor more than seventy-five per centum of the actual cost of  each   approved  project. The percentage of such aid shall be not less than the   percentages available in subdivisions one and two of this section.b. No town shall receive state aid more than once on  account  of  any   bridge project approved pursuant to this article.4. In no event shall the state's share of all approved projects in any   town  be  less  than  forty per centum or fourteen thousand four hundred    dollars, whichever is less, or be in excess of seventy-five  per  centum   of thirty-six thousand dollars in any year.5.  The  term  "actual  valuation," as used in this section, means the   valuation which is derived by applying to  the  assessed  valuations  of   taxable  real  property in the town outside of villages, as shown on the   assessment roll of the town as completed,  verified  and  filed  in  the   second  calendar year preceding that for which the project was approved,   the equalization rate determined by the  commissioner  of  taxation  and   finance  for  such  roll. The "number of miles of existing town highways   outside  villages"  shall  be  the  mileage  as   reported   under   the   requirements of section ten of this chapter.6.  In  computing the actual cost of a project the reasonable value of   material and supplies furnished by  the  town  shall  be  charged  as  a   project  cost.  In the case of such material and supplies, the unit cost   shall be approved by the county superintendent and the commissioner  and   the moneys received therefor shall be credited to the general fund.7.  Such  actual  cost  shall  not  include  (a)  the  compensation or   expenses, or any part thereof, paid by the town to any town  officer  or   his deputy, (b) the cost of the preparation of plans and specifications,   and (c) the cost of land or rights in land.