* § 1680-j. Authorization for the issuance of bonds for the health care efficiency and affordability law for New Yorkers (HEAL NY) capital grant program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the dormitory authority of the state of New York is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed seven hundred fifty million dollars excluding bonds issued to fund one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously issued, for the purposes of financing project costs authorized under § 2818 of the public health law. Of such seven hundred fifty million dollars, ten million dollars shall be made available to the community health centers capital program established pursuant to § 2817 of the public health law.

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1. Such bonds and notes of the dormitory authority shall not be a debt of the state and the state shall not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any funds other than those appropriated by the state to the authority for debt service and related expenses pursuant to any service contract executed pursuant to subdivision two of this section, and such bonds and notes shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect. Except for purposes of complying with the internal revenue code, any interest income earned on bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on such bonds. All of the provisions of the dormitory authority act relating to bonds and notes which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section shall apply to obligations authorized by this section, including but not limited to the power to establish adequate reserves therefore and to issue renewal notes or refunding bonds thereof. The issuance of any bonds or notes hereunder shall further be subject to the approval of the director of the division of the budget, and any projects funded through the issuance of bonds or notes hereunder shall be approved by the New York state public authorities control board, as required under section fifty-one of this chapter.

2. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, in order to assist the dormitory authority in undertaking the administration and financing of projects authorized under this section, the director of the budget is hereby authorized to enter into one or more service contracts with the dormitory authority, none of which shall exceed more than thirty years in duration, upon such terms and conditions as the director of the budget and the dormitory authority agree, so as to annually provide to the dormitory authority, in the aggregate, a sum not to exceed the annual debt service payments and related expenses required for the bonds and notes issued pursuant to this section. Any service contract entered into pursuant to this subdivision shall provide that the obligation of the state to pay the amount therein provided shall not constitute a debt of the state within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision and shall be deemed executory only to the extent of monies available and that no liability shall be incurred by the state beyond the monies available for such purposes, subject to annual appropriation by the legislature. Any such contract or any payments made or to be made thereunder may be assigned or pledged by the dormitory authority as security for its bonds and notes, as authorized by this section.

3. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with § 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to transfer from the health care reform act (HCRA) resources fund (061) to the general fund, upon the request of the director of the budget, up to $6,500,000 on or before March 31, 2006, and the comptroller is further hereby authorized and directed to transfer from the healthcare reform act (HCRA); Resources fund (061) to the Capital Projects Fund, upon the request of the director of budget, up to $139,000,000 for the period April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007, up to $171,100,000 for the period April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008, up to $208,100,000 for the period April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, up to $151,600,000 for the period April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010, up to $215,743,000 for the period April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011, up to $433,366,000 for the period April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012, up to $150,806,000 for the period April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013, up to $78,071,000 for the period April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014, and up to $86,005,000 for the period April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015, and up to $86,005,000 for the period April 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017.

* NB There are 2 § 1680-j's