§ 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\ncertain federal programs. 1. No state agency shall make an application\nfor participation in federal funds or a federally-assisted program under\nany federal law and no state agency may approve an application for such\nparticipation submitted by an agency other than a state agency, unless\nsuch state agency shall have, at least thirty days prior to making or\napproving the application, notified the director of the budget, the\nchairman of the senate finance committee and the chairman of the\nassembly ways and means committee on forms and in a manner to be\nprescribed by the director of the budget. Such notice shall: (a) refer\nto the statutory authority under which the action is proposed, (b)\ndescribe the substance of the application, (c) indicate where a complete\ncopy of the application and any amendments or supplements thereto may be\nobtained, and (d) contain a fiscal statement setting forth: (1) the\nestimated amount of federal monies to be received per year for the\nprogram for which such monies are sought, and (2) the estimated amount\nof funds to be supplied by the state, the agency other than the state\nagency for which approval is sought, any unit of local government and\nany other source from which funds will be required. In order to avoid\nany inconsistency or duplication in review functions, the director of\nthe budget shall establish procedures whereby notices given under this\nsection shall be coordinated with other notice requirements for project\nor plan proposals.\n 2. If the application must be made or approved in less than thirty\ndays, or if the state agency finds that it is necessary for the\npreservation of the public health, safety or general welfare to make or\napprove the application in less than thirty days, the agency may make or\napprove the application without giving thirty days notice as required in\nsubdivision one; provided, however, that the agency immediately give\nnotice of the proposed action, in the form and manner prescribed in\nsubdivision one, to the director of the budget, the chairman of the\nsenate finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways and means\ncommittee, which notice shall also contain a brief statement of the\nagency's reasons for taking action in less than thirty days.\n 3. Upon the request of the chairman of the senate finance committee,\nor the chairman of the assembly ways and means committee, or any\ncombination of them, the state agency proposing to make the application\nor to which the application has been submitted for approval, shall\nsupply such officer without charge a complete copy of the application\nand any amendments or supplements thereto.\n 4. Such agency shall furnish to each such officer a report or reports\nin relation to such application or amendment thereto as may be required\nby the director of the budget.\n 5. "State agency" as used in this section means (a) any state\ndepartment, bureau, commission, authority or division and shall include\nthe state university;\n (b) any institution or organization designated and authorized by law\nto act as agent for the state, including Cornell University and Alfred\nUniversity as representatives of the state university board of trustees\nfor the administration of statutory or contract colleges at those\ninstitutions;\n (c) any public corporation or institution the governing board of which\nconsists of a majority of state officials serving ex-officio or has one\nor more members appointed by the governor; and\n (d) certain membership corporations closely affiliated with specific\nstate agencies and whose purposes are essentially to support, supplement\nor extend the functions and programs of such state agencies,\nspecifically: Youth Research Inc., The Research Foundation for Mental\nHygiene, Inc., Health Research Inc., The Research Foundation of the\nState University of New York, and Welfare Research Inc.\n 6. "Application" as used in this section means an application to any\nfederal agency for federal funds or for participation in any\nfederally-assisted program or any instrument as defined by the director\nof the budget which initiates action with any federal agency for such\npurpose, including but not limited to a contract, agreement, loan,\nletter of understanding, state plan, or annual budget submission to such\nagency.\n