Title 9 Part 446

As used in sections 446.21-446.25 of this Part:

On and after July 1, 1965, the amount of State aid to be allocated to counties, cities, towns and villages pursuant to article 4-A of the Navigation Law, as amended by chapter 168 of the Laws of 1965, shall be determined by the commissioner as hereinafter provided. Section 79-b of the Navigation Law, as amended by chapter 168 of the Laws of 1965, provides that each county, city, town or village enforcing the provisions of the Navigation Law, including section 71 thereof, shall be entitled to receive State aid as hereinafter provided. A county, city, town or village seeking reimbursement for expenditures incurred in enforcement of the Navigation Law shall submit to the commissioner, by October 1st of each year, an estimate of such information as he may require. Within one month after the close of the calendar year, each county, city, town or village shall submit to the commissioner a statement of authorized expenditures actually incurred, in such form and containing such information as he may require.

The amount of State aid to be allocated to counties, cities, towns or villages, pursuant to this Part, shall be determined by the percentage proportion which the authorized expenditure of each individual county, city, town or village, not exceeding $100,000 for each county, including municipalities therein, shall bear to the total authorized expenditures of all the counties, cities, towns or villages for enforcement of the Navigation Law during such enforcement year. Such percentage proportion shall then be applied against an amount equal to one half of the amount received by the commissioner in fees received for registration of motor boats during such enforcement year. The amount thus determined shall constitute the maximum amount of State aid to which each county, city, town or village shall be entitled; provided, however, no county, city, town or village shall receive State aid in an amount in excess of one half of its authorized expenditures as approved by the commissioner for such enforcement year ($50,000 maximum) per county, including municipalities therein.

The following items shall be deemed authorized expenditures, and the cost of such items, when used pursuant to the provisions of this Part, shall be reimbursable, in accordance with section 446.23 of this Part, to any county, city, town or village upon submission of a claim in accordance with this Part. However, other items of expenditure may be authorized if found to be reasonable and necessary. Prior approval of an expenditure not contained herein must be obtained from the commissioner, or enforcement representative; otherwise such expenditures will not be considered authorized expenditures and will not qualify for reimbursement under this Part. All authorized equipment which has originally been included in a claim, and for which reimbursement has been made in accordance with this Part, shall not be disposed of for a period of five years without prior approval of the commissioner. In the event that authorized equipment, which has originally been included in a claim and for which reimbursement has been made in accordance with this Part, is in need of replacement, the trade-in value or fair market value shall not be included in the claim for reimbursement of the purchase of new equipment. The cost of replacing authorized equipment which has been lost or destroyed by fire or other mishap may be claimed. However, any amount received from insurance coverage in payment or partial payment for the loss of such equipment shall be deducted from the claim for the new equipment purchase.

Anchors

Bilge pumps

Boat covers

Boat hooks

Boat ladders

Boat motors

Boat trailers

Bumpers and fenders

Canvases

Compasses

Cushions

Fire extinguishers (portable and installed)

Horns

Life rings

Life saving devices, approved

Lights, running

Lights, spot

Paddles

Penetrators

Ropes and lines

Sirens

Speedometers

Megaphones

Radios (installations and repair for boat units only)

Telephones (navigation only)

Navigation school lodging (not to exceed State rate)

Navigation school mileage in a private car (not exceeding county, city, town and village rates)

Navigation school meals

Badges

Caps

Deck shoes

Jackets

Raincoats

Rain hats

Shirts

Binoculars

Boat trailer tires

Boat trailer hitches

Bolt cutters

Buoys and signs, regulatory

Buoys, mooring (for patrol vessels)

Cigarette lighter for boat (plug-in light)

Dragging equipment

Flags

Inhalators

Logbooks

Log case

The wages of personnel assigned to Navigation Law enforcement during the period in which the person actually performs the duty of enforcing the Navigation Law shall be an authorized expenditure. When an officer is assigned navigation duties, an itemized account of such time and the reasons therefor must be submitted and that portion of wages earned while actually engaged in Navigation Law enforcement shall be deemed an authorized expenditure. However, no claim may be submitted unless each person involved has been engaged in the duty of Navigation Law enforcement for a total period of not less than 40 hours during the enforcement year.

Equipment may be rented by counties, cities, towns or villages for use by the Navigation Law enforcement unit. However, the claim for rental of such equipment shall not exceed one fifth of the total new purchase price for the season's rent of such equipment. Equipment rented for short periods of time shall not exceed the following authorized expenditure allowed: one fifth of the total new price divided by 10 equals maximum rental allowance for one week. A contract or agreement made by a county, city, town or village regarding the rental of any equipment for use in navigation enforcement, must be submitted to and approved in writing by the commissioner before it will be deemed an authorized expenditure.