2006 New York Code - Responsibility.

 
    §  301.  Responsibility.  1. Subject to reimbursement by the state, in
  accordance with the provisions of this  title  and  regulations  of  the
  department,  each  social  services  district  shall  furnish  emergency
  assistance to aged, blind and disabled  persons  eligible  therefor  who
  reside in such district.
    2.  Expenditures properly made by social services districts under this
  title, including costs of administration, shall  be  reimbursed  by  the
  state  in  an amount equal to one-half of such expenditures, after first
  deducting any federal funds properly  received  or  to  be  received  on
  account thereof.