N.Y. State Finance Law § 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

certain federal programs. 1. No state agency shall make an application

for participation in federal funds or a federally-assisted program under

any federal law and no state agency may approve an application for such

participation submitted by an agency other than a state agency, unless

such state agency shall have, at least thirty days prior to making or

approving the application, notified the director of the budget, the

chairman of the senate finance committee and the chairman of the

assembly ways and means committee on forms and in a manner to be

prescribed by the director of the budget. Such notice shall: (a) refer

to the statutory authority under which the action is proposed, (b)

describe the substance of the application, (c) indicate where a complete

copy of the application and any amendments or supplements thereto may be

obtained, and (d) contain a fiscal statement setting forth: (1) the

estimated amount of federal monies to be received per year for the

program for which such monies are sought, and (2) the estimated amount

of funds to be supplied by the state, the agency other than the state

agency for which approval is sought, any unit of local government and

any other source from which funds will be required. In order to avoid

any inconsistency or duplication in review functions, the director of

the budget shall establish procedures whereby notices given under this

section shall be coordinated with other notice requirements for project

or plan proposals.

2. If the application must be made or approved in less than thirty

days, or if the state agency finds that it is necessary for the

preservation of the public health, safety or general welfare to make or

approve the application in less than thirty days, the agency may make or

approve the application without giving thirty days notice as required in

subdivision one; provided, however, that the agency immediately give

notice of the proposed action, in the form and manner prescribed in

subdivision one, to the director of the budget, the chairman of the

senate finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways and means

committee, which notice shall also contain a brief statement of the

agency's reasons for taking action in less than thirty days.

3. Upon the request of the chairman of the senate finance committee,

or the chairman of the assembly ways and means committee, or any

combination of them, the state agency proposing to make the application

or to which the application has been submitted for approval, shall

supply such officer without charge a complete copy of the application

and any amendments or supplements thereto.

4. Such agency shall furnish to each such officer a report or reports

in relation to such application or amendment thereto as may be required

by the director of the budget.

5. "State agency" as used in this section means (a) any state

department, bureau, commission, authority or division and shall include

the state university;

(b) any institution or organization designated and authorized by law

to act as agent for the state, including Cornell University and Alfred

University as representatives of the state university board of trustees

for the administration of statutory or contract colleges at those

institutions;

(c) any public corporation or institution the governing board of which

consists of a majority of state officials serving ex-officio or has one

or more members appointed by the governor; and

* (d) certain membership corporations closely affiliated with specific

state agencies and whose purposes are essentially to support, supplement

or extend the functions and programs of such state agencies,

specifically: Youth Research Inc., The Research Foundation for Mental

Hygiene, Inc., Health Research Inc., The Research Foundation of the

State University of New York, and Welfare Research Inc.

* NB Effective until the completion of all grants having been

transferred from Health Research, Inc. to Roswell Park Cancer Research

Corporation (see ch. 156 of 2026 § 5)

* (d) certain membership corporations closely affiliated with specific

state agencies and whose purposes are essentially to support, supplement

or extend the functions and programs of such state agencies,

specifically: Youth Research Inc., The Research Foundation for Mental

Hygiene, Inc., Health Research Inc., Roswell Park Cancer Research

Corporation, The Research Foundation of the State University of New

York, and Welfare Research Inc.

* NB Effective upon the completion of all grants having been

transferred from Health Research, Inc. to Roswell Park Cancer Research

Corporation (see ch. 156 of 2026 § 5)

6. "Application" as used in this section means an application to any

federal agency for federal funds or for participation in any

federally-assisted program or any instrument as defined by the director

of the budget which initiates action with any federal agency for such

purpose, including but not limited to a contract, agreement, loan,

letter of understanding, state plan, or annual budget submission to such

agency.