2010 New York Code
EXC - Executive
Article 6-C - (155 - 159-C-1) OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
157 - Granting authority.

§ 157. Granting  authority.  The  division  of  homeland  security and
  emergency services by and through the commissioner of  the  division  of
  homeland security and emergency services or his duly authorized officers
  and  employees,  shall administer, carry out and approve grants of funds
  from moneys allocated and appropriated therefor, for  authorized  arson,
  fire  prevention  and  control  expenditures as defined herein, that are
  conducted by municipal corporations. "Authorized arson, fire  prevention
  and  control  expenditures"  shall mean those expenditures utilized by a
  municipal corporation for  fire  or  arson  prevention,  fire  or  arson
  investigation  and  arson prosecution. No expenditure which has not been
  specifically designated by the local legislative body  for  arson,  fire
  prevention and control and approved by the office of fire prevention and
  control  pursuant  to rules and regulations promulgated thereby shall be
  considered  an  "authorized   arson,   fire   prevention   and   control
  expenditure."  The  division of homeland security and emergency services
  shall adopt, amend and rescind such rules, regulations and guidelines as
  may be necessary for the performance of its functions, powers and duties
  under this section. The division  of  homeland  security  and  emergency
  services   shall   allocate   grants   under   this  article  among  the
  municipalities whose applications have been approved in such a manner as
  will most nearly provide an equitable distribution of the  grants  among
  municipalities,  taking  into consideration such factors as the level of
  suspected arson activity, population and population  density,  the  need
  for  state funding to carry out local programs, and the potential of the
  municipalities to effectively employ such grants.