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OMH & OPWDD
Funds 100 new forensic inpatient state
operated psychiatric beds at Manhattan
Psychiatric Center and $160 million capital
investment to expand the forensic unit.
Provides $30.7 million increase to enhance
clinical and direct care staffing at forensic
psychiatric centers.
Allows for the involuntary commitment of a
person to mental health treatment if it is
determined that there is substantial risk of
harm due to their inability to provide for their
own essential needs such as food, clothing,
medical care, and shelter.
TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES
The state budget enhances and expands the
existing Work Zone Speed Camera Program by:
Doubling the number of cameras available
to the Department of Transportation and
Thruway Authority. DOT will be authorized
to have 40 cameras, and the Thruway
Authority can have a maximum of 20
cameras.
Expanding the program to the New York
State Bridge Authority and the Triborough
Bridge and Tunnel Authority.
Extending the program’s authorization for
five years.
Invests $18 million to renovate the Sunmount
campus in Tupper Lake. This funding will
support roof replacements, exterior repairs,
kitchen and bathroom renovations, and paving
of roadways and parking lots.
Provides $75 million in funding to modernize the
OPWDD Institute for Basic Research on Staten
Island.
Includes a 2.6% inflationary adjustment for
human services not-for-profit agencies.
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