N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 1381

§ 1381. State aid. 1. The commissioner may in the name of the state\nmake or contract to make, within the limitation of the appropriations\ntherefor, a state grant for payment to any municipality or to two or\nmore municipalities jointly of not more than fifty per cent of the\nentire cost of the preparation of detailed plans, including\nconsideration of recycling technology, ultimate land use, and\nenvironmental impact, for the construction of new solid waste management\nfacilities or the improvement of existing solid waste management\nfacilities, as determined and approved by the commissioner.\n 2. Payments authorized pursuant to this title shall be made in two\napportionments, as follows:\n (a) the first payment, not to exceed fifty per cent of the total\ngrant, shall be payable when acceptable detailed plans are approved by\nthe commissioner, and\n (b) the balance of the grant shall be payable when construction\ncontracts are awarded, or when construction begins, whichever occurs\nfirst.\n