§ 54-1501. Definition. For purposes of this title, “climate smart community projects” shall mean adaptation and mitigation projects, including flood mitigation and coastal and riparian resiliency, greenhouse gas reductions outside the power sector and climate change adaptation planning, and clean vehicle projects.
§ 54-1503. Climate smart community projects. The commissioner, pursuant to appropriation therefor, is authorized to undertake climate smart community projects.
§ 54-1505. Eligibility to receive state assistance payments for climate smart community projects. Any municipality may apply for state assistance payments toward the cost of a climate smart community project. Any application must comply with all applicable rules and regulations determined by the department.
§ 54-1507. Criteria for climate smart community projects. Costs incurred prior to April first, two thousand sixteen, shall not be eligible for state assistance payments funded pursuant to this title. Projects must demonstrate an ability to identify, mitigate and/or adapt to climate change vulnerability and risk or demonstrate potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions outside […]
§ 54-1509. State assistance application procedure. 1. A municipality, upon the approval of its governing body, may submit an application to the commissioner, in such form and containing such information as the commissioner may require, for state assistance payments toward the cost of a project which is within the state of New York and which […]
§ 54-1511. State assistance payments for climate smart community projects. 1. Unless otherwise specified by law, the commissioner is authorized to provide on a competitive basis, within amounts appropriated, state assistance payments to a municipality toward the cost of any climate smart community project approved by the commissioner provided that the commissioner determines that future […]
§ 54-1513. Climate change mitigation easements. A municipality which develops, improves, restores or rehabilitates real property that is not owned by the municipality pursuant to this title with funds made available pursuant to this title shall obtain a climate change mitigation easement from the owner of the real property. Climate change mitigation easements shall be […]
§ 54-1515. Contracts for state assistance payments for climate smart community projects. 1. After approval of the application, the commissioner may, in the name of the state, enter into contracts with municipalities, to provide state assistance payments toward the cost of climate smart community projects, which shall include the following provisions: a. an estimate of […]
§ 54-1517. Powers and duties of the commissioner. In administering the provisions of this title the commissioner: 1. shall make an itemized estimate of funds or appropriations requested annually for inclusion in the executive budget; 2. may, in the name of the state, as further provided within this article, contract to make, within the limitations […]
§ 54-1519. Powers and duties of a municipality. A municipality shall have the power and authority to: 1. undertake and carry out any project for which state assistance payments pursuant to contract are received or are to be received pursuant to this article and maintain and operate such project; 2. expend money received from the […]
§ 54-1521. Clean vehicle projects. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: a. “eligible infrastructure project” shall mean any facility (not including a building and its structural components) that is publicly available and used primarily for the public charging and/or fueling of eligible vehicles as defined in this […]
§ 54-1523. Climate adaptation and mitigation projects. 1. The commissioner is authorized to provide on a competitive basis, within amounts appropriated, state assistance payments to a municipality toward the cost of any climate adaptation or mitigation projects. Such projects shall include: a. the construction of natural resiliency measures, conservation or restoration of riparian areas and […]
§ 54-1525. Restriction on alienation. Real property acquired, developed, improved, restored or rehabilitated by a municipality pursuant to paragraph (i) of subdivision one of section 54-1523 of this title with funds made available pursuant to this title shall not be sold or disposed of or used for other than public purposes without the express authority […]
