Increases the reimbursement cap for districts from $30,000 to $60,000.

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S6615-2011 Actions

• Aug 1, 2012: SIGNED CHAP.316
• Jul 20, 2012: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
• Jun 20, 2012: returned to senate
• Jun 20, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 20, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.480
• Jun 20, 2012: substituted for a9464
• Jun 12, 2012: referred to ways and means
• Jun 12, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 12, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 12, 2012: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1173
• Jun 12, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• Mar 27, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Mar 5, 2012: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

S6615-2011 Meetings

Environmental Conservation: Mar 27, 2012, Finance: Jun 12, 2012, Rules: Jun 18, 2012

S6615-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012

S6615-2011 Votes

S6615-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6615

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the soil and water conservation districts law, in relation to
increasing the reimbursement cap

PURPOSE:
This legislation would raise the cap that New York State reimburses to
Soil and Water Conservation Districts from $30,000 to $60,000.

SUMMARY:
Section 1 amends section 11-a of the soil and water conservation
districts law to increase the reimbursement cap from $30,000 to
$60,000.

Section 2 provides the enacting clause.

JUSTIFICATION:
In 1974, New York State enacted legislation to reimburse Soil and
Water Conservation Districts at a 50% rate for performing functions
for New York State agencies. The reimbursement at that time was
$4,000 per Soil and Water Conservation District. This amount was
increased to $10,000 in 1981. The reimbursement remained at this
level until April of 1996 when it was raised to $30,000. Due to
inflation and increased costs of doing business $30,000 is no longer
a realistic figure and does not allow Soil and Water Conservation
Districts to fulfill their statutory and regulatory mission.

HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Fiscal implications are subject to appropriation amounts.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S6615-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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      S. 6615                                                  A. 9464

                        SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                                March 5, 2012
                                 ___________

  IN  SENATE  -- Introduced by Sens. RITCHIE, YOUNG, BONACIC, DeFRANCISCO,
    GRISANTI, RANZENHOFER,  SEWARD  --  (at  request  of  the  Legislative
    Commission  on Rural Resources) -- read twice and ordered printed, and
    when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
    vation

  IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
    M.  of  A.  LIFTON,  LUPARDO, RUSSELL -- read once and referred to the
    Committee on Environmental Conservation

  AN ACT to amend the  soil  and  water  conservation  districts  law,  in
    relation to increasing the reimbursement cap

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 11-a of the  soil
  and  water  conservation  districts law, as amended by section 2 of part
  U-1 of chapter 109 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:

    (a) Reimburse each soil and water conservation district to the  extent
  of  fifty  percent  of the amount expended by the district for the items
  specified in this paragraph, up to [thirty] SIXTY thousand  dollars  per
  district  in  any  fiscal year. Reimbursement pursuant to this paragraph
  shall be limited to expenditures  for  the  employment  of  conservation
  field technicians or district managers, and the purchase of supplies and
  equipment  related to these positions, for the purpose of supervising or
  providing technical assistance for the establishment and  implementation
  of  soil  and  water  conservation practices in accordance with programs
  undertaken by the district. At the end of each calendar  year,  verified
  and  detailed  claims  for  such reimbursement shall be submitted to the
  state soil and water conservation committee in such form and manner  and
  containing  such  information  as  the state soil and water conservation
  committee, the commissioner of agriculture and  markets  and  the  state
  comptroller  may  require.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of this
  chapter, the soil and water conservation district of New York city shall
  be considered the  equivalent  of  five  districts  when  reimbursed  in
  accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD14730-01-2