CAPITAL PROJECTS State aid to municipalities and other public and not-for-profit private agencies for acquisition of property, construction and rehabilitation of community mental retardation facilities, pursuant to article 41 of the Mental Hygiene Law. The moneys hereby appropriated may be available for payment of State aid heretofore accrued or hereafter to accrue to municipalities pursuant to the Mental Hygiene Law in accordance with the schedule below. No expenditure shall be made for a project until the facility program for a proposed project and a certificate of allocation have been approved by the director of the budget and copies of the certificate filed with the state comptroller, the chairman of the senate finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways and means committee. The appropriation is based upon the total estimated State share for capital costs of the following projects. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 41.27 of the Mental Hygiene Law, the amount available shall be first expended in accordance with the schedule below, provided that where the estimated total State share exceeds the actual total State share for a completed project the amount over the actual total State share shall be available for payment of capital cost of statewide community residential facilities. In addition, in the event that a sponsoring agency or locality determines to withdraw its request for State aid pursuant to the schedule below, the unexpended balance of such State aid shall also be made available for payment of capital costs of statewide community residential facilities. The Commissioner shall provide 30 day advance site specific notification to the chairman of the senate finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways and means committee if projects not contained in the schedule below are to be funded with unexpended balances pursuant to this paragraph. All such projects shall conform with section 41. 34 of the Mental Hygiene Law. expenditure shall be made for a project until the facility program for a proposed project and a certificate of allocation have been approved by the director of the budget and copies of the certificate have been filed with the state comptroller and the chairman of the assembly ways and means committee (02195307) .... |