§ 23-B — State civil defense aid for counties and cities

§ 23-b. State civil defense aid for counties and cities. 1. Subject to\nthe conditions prescribed in this section, counties, except those\ncontained in the city of New York, and cities shall be eligible to\nreceive state civil defense aid for expenditures made pursuant to the\nprovisions of section twenty-three-a of this act for the acquisition,\nconstruction and installation of protected emergency operating centers.\n 2. To the extent that the federal government shall provide aid for at\nleast one-half of such expenditures, state civil defense aid in an\namount equal to one-half of the difference between such expenditures and\nsuch federal aid shall be paid to such counties and cities, provided\nthat such expenditures shall have been made with the prior approval of\nthe state comptroller and the commission and in accordance with section\ntwenty-three-a of this act.\n 3. Claims for such state aid shall be certified by the local director\nand submitted to the state director on such dates, with such information\nand in such form as he may prescribe. Such state aid shall be paid upon\nsuch claims as are approved by the state director and after audit by and\non warrant of the state comptroller.\n 4. Where the county or city has issued obligations pursuant to\nparagraph (a) of subdivision two of section twenty-nine of this act for\nthe acquisition, construction and installation of protected emergency\noperating centers, state civil defense aid received pursuant to this\nsection shall be applied to the payment of the interest on and principal\nof any such obligations as may be outstanding.\n 5. Subject to the provisions of paragraph u. of subdivision three of\nsection twenty-one and section one hundred fifteen of this act, the\ndepartment of taxation and finance shall have power to receive any and\nall moneys made available by the federal government for such aid or for\nother civil defense or defense effort purposes. The moneys so received\nshall be deposited by the department of taxation and finance in a\nspecial fund or funds and shall be paid out or used by the state\nexclusively for the purposes and subject to the terms and conditions\nspecified by the appropriate federal officer or agency. Moneys shall be\npaid out from such fund or funds in the same manner as is applicable to\nthe payment out of state moneys.\n 6. In addition to any moneys appropriated or made available therefor\nand in the event of the necessity therefor in order to defend the people\nof the state, the state comptroller shall have power to issue notes to\npay the costs incurred by the state for the acquisition, construction,\ninstallation, storage and maintenance of facilities and materials\nessential for shelter use and the safety and health of the people in the\nevent of attack and for the payment of state civil defense aid to\ncounties and cities pursuant to this section. Each such note shall\nmature within a period of not to exceed two years from the date of\noriginal issue thereof, but may contain provision for payment thereof\nwithin such two year period. Unless the legislature shall provide for\nthe issuance of bonds to redeem such notes, such notes shall be paid not\nlater than their respective maturity dates. The comptroller shall report\nto the legislature at the opening of its next regular or extraordinary\nsession all action taken by him pursuant to this subdivision.\n