Section 79-A. Definitions

As  used  in  this article: 1. "State aid" shall
  mean payments by  the  state  to  an  eligible  governmental  entity  in
  accordance with the provisions of this article.
    2. "Program year" shall mean the calendar year.
    2-a.  "Eligible  governmental  entity" shall mean the Lake George park
  commission or a county enforcing the  provisions  of  this  chapter  and
  having  an  accident  reporting  system and vessel and related equipment
  anti-theft program and/or  an  "I  love  NY  waterways"  boating  safety
  program  and/or  boating noise level enforcement program approved by the
  commissioner. In a county which does not enforce the provisions of  this
  chapter  and  has  an  approved accident reporting system and vessel and
  related equipment anti-theft program and/or an  "I  love  NY  waterways"
  boating safety program and/or a boating noise level enforcement program,
  the  eligible  governmental entity may be a city, town or village within
  the county. In addition, the commissioner shall  promulgate  regulations
  to  provide  for direct funding to any city, town or village in a county
  constituting  an  eligible  governmental   entity   pursuant   to   this
  subdivision  which such city, town or village enforces the provisions of
  this chapter and has established an "I love NY waterways" boating safety
  program approved by the commissioner.
    3. "County, city, town or village" shall mean each county, city,  town
  or  village  in  the  state  of New York except those counties which lie
  within the territorial limits of the city of New York. The term "county"
  with reference to such counties lying within the territorial  limits  of
  the city of New York shall mean the city of New York.
    4.  "Authorized expenditures" shall mean those expenditures determined
  by the commissioner to be reasonable and necessary for the adequate  and
  proper   enforcement   of  the  provisions  of  this  chapter,  and  for
  implementing  an  accident  reporting  system  and  vessel  and  related
  equipment  anti-theft  program  and/or  an "I love NY waterways" boating
  safety program and/or a boating noise  level  enforcement  program.  The
  commissioner shall prepare and maintain in his office a schedule of such
  authorized expenditures and amend the same from time to time.