N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51 § 23-b: State civil defense aid for counties and cities

§ 23-b. State civil defense aid for counties and cities. 1. Subject to

the conditions prescribed in this section, counties, except those

contained in the city of New York, and cities shall be eligible to

receive state civil defense aid for expenditures made pursuant to the

provisions of section twenty-three-a of this act for the acquisition,

construction and installation of protected emergency operating centers.

2. To the extent that the federal government shall provide aid for at

least one-half of such expenditures, state civil defense aid in an

amount equal to one-half of the difference between such expenditures and

such federal aid shall be paid to such counties and cities, provided

that such expenditures shall have been made with the prior approval of

the state comptroller and the commission and in accordance with section

twenty-three-a of this act.

3. Claims for such state aid shall be certified by the local director

and submitted to the state director on such dates, with such information

and in such form as he may prescribe. Such state aid shall be paid upon

such claims as are approved by the state director and after audit by and

on warrant of the state comptroller.

4. Where the county or city has issued obligations pursuant to

paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section twenty-nine of this act for

the acquisition, construction and installation of protected emergency

operating centers, state civil defense aid received pursuant to this

section shall be applied to the payment of the interest on and principal

of any such obligations as may be outstanding.

5. Subject to the provisions of paragraph u. of subdivision three of

section twenty-one and section one hundred fifteen of this act, the

department of taxation and finance shall have power to receive any and

all moneys made available by the federal government for such aid or for

other civil defense or defense effort purposes. The moneys so received

shall be deposited by the department of taxation and finance in a

special fund or funds and shall be paid out or used by the state

exclusively for the purposes and subject to the terms and conditions

specified by the appropriate federal officer or agency. Moneys shall be

paid out from such fund or funds in the same manner as is applicable to

the payment out of state moneys.

6. In addition to any moneys appropriated or made available therefor

and in the event of the necessity therefor in order to defend the people

of the state, the state comptroller shall have power to issue notes to

pay the costs incurred by the state for the acquisition, construction,

installation, storage and maintenance of facilities and materials

essential for shelter use and the safety and health of the people in the

event of attack and for the payment of state civil defense aid to

counties and cities pursuant to this section. Each such note shall

mature within a period of not to exceed two years from the date of

original issue thereof, but may contain provision for payment thereof

within such two year period. Unless the legislature shall provide for

the issuance of bonds to redeem such notes, such notes shall be paid not

later than their respective maturity dates. The comptroller shall report

to the legislature at the opening of its next regular or extraordinary

session all action taken by him pursuant to this subdivision.