301 – Short Title.

§ 301. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “public housing drug elimination act”.

302 – Legislative Findings.

§ 302. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that: (1) the state has a duty to provide public housing that is decent, safe, and free from illegal drugs; (2) public housing projects in many areas suffer from rampant drug-related crime; (3) drug dealers are increasingly imposing a reign of terror on public housing tenants; (4) the […]

303 – Authority to Make Grants.

§ 303. Authority to make grants. The commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of this article, may make grants to public housing authorities or agencies for use in eliminating drug-related crime in public housing projects.

304 – Eligible Activities.

§ 304. Eligible activities. A public housing authority or agency may use a grant under this article for: (1) the employment of security personnel in public housing projects; (2) reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for additional security and protective services for public housing projects; (3) physical improvements in public housing projects which are specifically […]

305 – Applications.

§ 305. Applications. (1) To receive a grant under this article, a public housing authority or agency shall submit an application to the commissioner at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such additional information as the commissioner may reasonably require. Such application shall include a plan for addressing the problem of drug-related crime […]

306 – Definitions.

§ 306. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Controlled substance” shall have the same meaning given such term in section thirty-three hundred six of the public health law. (2) “Drug-related crime” shall mean the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or possession with intent to manufacture, sell, […]