99 PINE STREET PHONE: (518) 436-0786 ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207 WEBSITE: FWC-LAW.COM FAX: (518) 427-0452 MEMORANDUM 2016-2017 New York State Budget Regional Highlights Governor Cuomo recently outlined some of the regional accomplishments identified in the 2016-2017 New York State Budget agreement. The list below is not comprehensive and represents only the projects Governor Cuomo has highlighted to date. Long Island-specific investments in the budget include: SUNY institutions on Long Island will receive $87.7 million in capital funding $40 million in CHIPS funding for local roads and bridges $50 million to build a state-of-the-art Center for Bioelectronic Medicine. Joint venture with the Feinstein Institute, North Shore, Cold Spring, Hofstra and Stony Brook University. Matched by $300 million in private investment, and will create 650 jobs $1.5 million to address poverty in Hempstead through the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative. $15 million to support critical infrastructure projects for Brookhaven National Lab $10 million for one Long Island community (selected by the Regional Council) to fund transformative housing, economic development, transportation, and community projects designed to attract and retain residents, visitors, and businesses to downtowns $50 million for infrastructure improvements at Ronkonkoma Hub. Will spur $600 million in mixed-use development $5 million to study the feasibility of a tunnel connecting Long Island to Westchester, or CT or the Bronx {WD039133.1} $1 million to study a deep water port at the old Shoreham Power Plant, which would take cargo to the middle of Long Island, reducing commercial traffic from the city $6 million to fully fund a Federal Customs Inspection Station at MacArthur Airport. Relieves traffic from JFK. Increases economic development on Long Island Marketing 14.5 acres for aviation or commercial development at Republic Airport, and propose redeveloping a northern parcel into a new, 12.5 acre mixed-use development with a new LIRR stop $200,000 for groundwater monitoring in Nassau County to support the Long Island Pesticide Pollution Prevent Strategy $4.5 million for sewer improvement projects, septic improvements, and nitrogen management in Suffolk County $5 million for improvements to the Bay Park Wastewater Treatment Plant in Nassau County $1.8 million for the Long Island Pine Barrens Commission, which preserves a critical drinking water source for Long Island $130 million for extreme weather hardening of the Nassau Expressway, creating 2,100 jobs $32 million to reconstruct 8 miles of State Route 112 LIE, creating 756 jobs $66.6 million for transit operating assistance to Nassau County; $25.9 million for Suffolk County; and $4.5 billion for the MTA that includes operations of the Long Island Railroad $500,000 to Bethpage State Park for golf course improvements to prepare for major tournaments $2,000,000 Heckscher State Park improvements $10 million for Jones Beach State Park for the comprehensive Jones Beach Revitalization Initiative, and $400,000 to construct phase I of a bicycle & multi-use trail $7 million in tax credits to grow the agricultural industry on Long Island $22 million to expand LaValle Stadium at Stony Brook University $7.5 million for campus upgrades at Stony Brook Southampton $900,000 to advance water quality and climate resiliency projects in communities of the communities of the South Shore Estuary Hudson Valley-specific investments include: The State Department of Labor projects 281,104 workers in the Hudson Valley will experience higher pay as a result of the $15 minimum wage, reinvesting an estimated $1.8 billion in the region's economy {WD039133.1} The State Department of Labor projects 649,990 private sector workers in the Hudson Valley will become eligible for 12 weeks of paid family leave School districts in the Hudson Valley will be receiving $2.3 billion in school aid – an increase of $155 million over last year. The region will be receiving $10 million in community schools funding. This budget fully restores $64.6 million of the region's Gap Elimination Adjustment SUNY institutions in the Hudson Valley will receive $16.5 million in capital funding $47 million in CHIPS funding for local roads and bridges $50 million URI Runner-Up $1 million for the Anti-Poverty Initiative in Newburgh. $250,000 for the Hudson River Valley Trail Grants Program $60 million to construct extreme weather hardening measures on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County $115 million to reconfigure the interchange leading from Woodbury Commons to the Thruway $3.4 million for transit operating assistance to Rockland County; $55.1 million for Westchester County; and $4.5 billion for the MTA that includes operations of the Metro-North $53 million to rehabilitate 23 lane miles of pavement and nine bridges on I-684 $1,000,000 for Harriman State Park to continue the renovation of children's group camps $1,750,000 to Rockland Lake State Park for North Swimming Pool Bathhouse improvements $750,000 for FDR State Park to rehabilitate picnic area and paths at swimming pool area, and $1 million for swimming pool improvements $2,800,000 for the Walkway Over The Hudson State Park to construct a west side visitor building $500,000 for capital improvements at Bellayre Ski Area $7 million in tax credits to grow the agricultural industry in the Hudson Valley. $5 million for the Hudson River Estuary Plan New York City-specific investments in the budget include: $700 million to transform healthcare delivery in Brooklyn $2.75 million for the Anti-Poverty Initiative in the Bronx $10 million for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative $27 billion MTA Capital Plan – largest in history 1,000 new subway cars {WD039133.1} 1,400 new buses 300 new commuter rail cars for the Hudson Valley and Long Island Upgrades to track, signals, yards, depots, stations and bridges Support for the redeveloped Penn Farley and new airport at LaGuardia $1 billion for the Second Avenue Subway $1 billion for Javits 4 Metro-North stations in the Bronx $15 million for START (Systematic, Therapeutic Assessment, Respite and Treatment) programs to ensure effective treatment and reduce dependency on higher levels of service $270 million to replace the Kosciuszko Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens $159 million for phase I, and $129 million for phase II, to rehabilitate the viaduct of the Bruckner Expressway $250 million to rehabilitate six bridges of the Cross-Bronx Expressway $97 million to decommission the Sheridan Expressway and create an urban boulevard $86 million in CHIPS funding for local roads and bridges Capital Region-specific investments in the budget include: $39 million in CHIPS funding for local roads and bridges $50 million URI Runner-Up $1.5 million for the Anti-Poverty Initiative in Troy; $1.5 million in Albany $450,000 for environmental protection of Lake George $50 million to construct a direct connection between I87 and the Albany Airport $35.7 million for operating assist to the Capital District Transportation Authority $32 million to replace the Rexford Bridge carrying Route 146 between Clifton Park and Niskayuna $250,000 to develop Tivoli Lake Park, a 70-acre park owned by the City of Albany, into destination for visitors to hike, fish, and learn about the environment $2.675 million for the Albany Pine Bush, including $50,000 for the Woodlawn Preserve in Schenectady, to support hiking, wildlife observation and hunting $2.9 million for Grafton Lakes State Park to build a new visitor center $450,000 for Saratoga Spa State Park to rehabilitate historic spa campus buildings and grounds $2,000,000 for Saratoga Spa State Park to rehabilitate the Peerless Pool bathhouse $725,000 for Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site to rehabilitate the northeast steps and stone wall {WD039133.1} $1,000,000 to Olana State Historic Site for landscape improvements Central New York-specific investments include: $32 million in CHIPS funding for local roads and bridges $2.75 million for the Anti-Poverty Initiative in Syracuse; $500,000 in Oswego $74 million for the Teall Avenue and Beech Bridge replacement· $18.3 million Rt. 104 project will pave 3.7 miles along Rt. 104 in Oswego and make improvements including at the entrance to SUNY Oswego $32.6 million for operating assistance to the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority $10 million to replace the bridge carrying State Route 11 over the Oneida River/Barge Canal $1.3 million for the Fort Ontario State Historic Site to upgrade electric, water, and sewer utilities $90,000 to Helen McNitt State Park to improve car top canoe & kayak launch $2,500,000 to Fair Haven Beach State Park for swimming bathhouses restoration $1,200,000 for Fillmore Glen State Park to rehabilitate its picnic shelter and bathhouse Mohawk Valley-specific investments include: $50 million URI Runner-Up $1.5 million for the Anti-Poverty Initiative in Utica $300 million to transform healthcare delivery in the Mohawk Valley $585 million to build the AMS chip fab at the Marcy Nano site $50 million to support the GE Power electronics consortium at Quad C for next-generation semiconductor research, development, and commercial fabrication $11 million Rt. 5S project in Utica will make a number of improvements which will increase safety and traffic flow at the intersection of 5S and Genesee Street $20.5 million I-88 project will pave between exits 12 and 13 in the towns of Oneonta and Otego $32 million