N.Y. General Municipal Law § 696-e: Charges

§ 696-e. Charges. A municipality, or an agency, making a loan or grant

pursuant to this article, may require the payment of charges by an owner

in consideration for the financing, regulation, supervision and audit of

such loan, or for regulation, supervision and audit of such grant. Such

charges shall be paid into the treasury of the municipality requiring

the charges and shall be paid and deposited in the general fund of any

such municipality.