New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10710: Establishes the New York flight grant program
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
Authorizes the empire state development corporation to establish the New York flight grant program to offer grants to municipalities, government organizations, or community not-for-profit organizations to apply for grants to use in negotiations with airlines to attract new, direct flights and service to airports in this state; appropriates $15,000,000 therefor.
What the bill says
An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to establishing the New York flight grant program; and making an appropriation therefor.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to establishing the New York flight grant program; and making an appropriation therefor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The economic development law is amended by adding a new article 29 to read as follows: ARTICLE 29 NEW YORK FLIGHT GRANT PROGRAM SECTION 550. NEW YORK FLIGHT GRANT PROGRAM. § 550. NEW YORK FLIGHT GRANT PROGRAM. 1. (A) THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SHALL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE NEW YORK FLIGHT GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A PROCESS BY WHICH ELIGIBLE ENTITIES SHALL APPLY FOR GRANTS TO UTILIZE MINIMUM REVENUE GUARANTEES TO ATTRACT NEW, DIRECT FLIGHTS AND SERVICE TO AIRPORTS IN THIS STATE. (B) THE DEPARTMENT (II) PROMULGATE A LIST OF QUALIFYING EXPENSES; (III) PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING THROUGH COORDINATION WITH RELEVANT TRADE GROUPS AND BY INTEGRATION INTO THE DEPARTMENT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MARKETING CAMPAIGNS; AND (IV) ADOPT MEASURABLE GOALS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND AN AUDIT STRATEGY TO ASSESS THE UTILIZATION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ELIGIBLE ENTITIES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A MUNICIPALITY, A GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION OR A COMMUNITY NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. 3. THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO AIRPORTS …
Sponsors
- Jeremy Cooney (D, 56) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO FINANCE
Subjects: Appropriations
Common questions
- What is S10710?
- S10710 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes the New York flight grant program.
- What does S10710 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to establishing the New York flight grant program; and making an appropriation therefor.
- What is the status of S10710?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10710?
- Jeremy Cooney (D, 56).
- Where is the official record for S10710?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10710
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