* § 139-d. Upstate flood mitigation grant program. 1. The task force shall establish an upstate flood mitigation grant program to be administered by the canal corporation based on the task force's in-depth examination of flood control study sectors and issues related to floodplain management, debris management, flood control and flood mitigation in the upstate flood mitigation region. Such grant program shall be subject to appropriations.

2. The task force shall establish the upstate flood mitigation grant program structure that shall be administered by the canal corporation. Such program structure shall include, but not be limited to, the definition of eligible recipients, the definition of eligible projects, project application process, program maximum project award amounts, project cost sharing parameters and program funding cycles.

* NB Repealed July 1, 2023