Section 15.01. Allocation of monies  


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  • 1. The moneys received by the state from
      the  sale  of  bonds  sold  pursuant  to  the  park  and recreation land
      acquisition bond acts of nineteen hundred  sixty  and  nineteen  hundred
      sixty-two  shall be expended for the following purposes in the following
      amounts, as heretofore established:
        (a) For the acquisition of real  property  for  state  park  purposes,
      thirty million dollars ($30,000,000.00);
        (b)  For the acquisition of real property for other than state park or
      municipal park purposes, to provide additional opportunities for outdoor
      recreation, including public camping, fishing, hunting, boating,  winter
      sports,   and,  wherever  possible,  to  also  serve  multiple  purposes
      involving  the  conservation  and  development  of  natural   resources,
      including  the  preservation  of  scenic  areas,  watershed  protection,
      forestry and reforestation, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000.00);
        (c) For state aid in the amount of seventy-five percent of the cost of
      acquisition of real property for parks by cities other than the city  of
      New  York, or by improvement districts within cities other than the city
      of New York, twelve million dollars ($12,000,000.00);
        (d) For state aid in the amount of seventy-five percent of the cost of
      acquisition of real property for parks by the city of New  York,  or  by
      improvement     districts    therein,    seventeen    million    dollars
      ($17,000,000.00);
        (e) For state aid in the amount of seventy-five per cent of  the  cost
      of  acquisition of land for parks by counties, towns and villages, or by
      improvement    districts    therein,    twenty-one    million    dollars
      ($21,000,000.00).
        (f)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of paragraphs (c) and (e) of this
      subdivision, in the case of neighborhood parks established  or  expanded
      pursuant  to  paragraph  (c) of subdivision three of section 15.05, such
      total unencumbered on subsequent unencumbered  sum  as  of  July  first,
      nineteen  hundred  seventy-six,  reserved  out  of the funds provided in
      paragraph (c) of this subdivision shall be expended for state aid in the
      amount of seventy-five percent  of  the  cost  of  acquisition  of  real
      property for neighborhood parks by any cities other than the city of New
      York,  counties,  towns or villages, or by improvement districts therein
      pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section 15.03.
        2. The unused or unobligated balance of  any  amount  to  be  expended
      pursuant  to  subdivision one of this section for a specific purpose may
      be  allocated  by  the  governor,  upon  the   recommendation   of   the
      commissioner,   to  one  or  more  other  purposes  set  forth  in  such
      subdivision, provided that the amount to be expended for any one purpose
      shall not be reduced or increased by more than  thirty  per  cent.  Such
      allocation  of  any  unused or unobligated balance shall be evidenced by
      the certificate of the governor filed with the state comptroller and the
      director of the budget.
        3. For the purpose of computing the grant of aid made by the state  to
      a  municipality,  the  cost  of  acquisition  shall be not more than the
      amount  set  forth  in  the  application  for  state  aid  made  by  the
      municipality  and  approved  by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision
      two of section 15.03, plus any direct incidental costs approved  by  the
      state comptroller.