The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has failed to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers where they are most needed by New York’s nearly 50,000 registered EVs, leaving nearly half of the state’s counties without any NYPA-installed charging stations, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
While the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund was intended to provide a reliable, dedicated stream of funding for the State’s transportation projects, it long ago ceased to serve this purpose and is now largely devoted to repaying past borrowings and supporting current operating costs. As a result, vital highway and bridge projects are at increased risk because the State continues to use these limited resources primarily for purposes other than financing current capital projects.
Highway and bridge projects have been shortchanged because the state continues to use money in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) to pay down debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state agencies, according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
In December, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,484 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.6 billion and approved more than 2.1 million payments worth more than $13.6 billion. The office rejected 124 contracts and related transactions valued at $425.3 million and nearly 5,500 payments valued at more than $7 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York.
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) failed to spend millions of dollars on programs geared to support senior citizens, even during the COVID-19 pandemic when the need was greater, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the state’s pension fund today announced the filing of shareholder proposals seeking an independent audit of companies’ practices related to racial equity.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement on Governor Hochul’s executive budget proposal:
“Governor Hochul introduced an executive budget proposal at a critical moment in our state’s history. As we continue our recovery we are faced with many challenges, but the proposed budget sets forth the Governor’s priorities to address them while also recognizing the importance of achieving and maintaining long-term structural budget balance.
Tax receipts for the first nine months of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 continue to exceed projections, totaling $84.4 billion. This amount is significantly higher than the most recent forecast by the Division of the Budget contained in the Mid-Year Update to the Financial Plan. While tax collections have exceeded forecast throughout the current fiscal year, December results are also affected by a newly established tax structure, the Pass Through Entity Tax (PTET).
This listing includes all final audit reports related to State agency and public authority operations issued during the five-year period from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2020, and is a companion to the 2020–2021 Annual Report on Audits.
This annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit reports issued by the Office of the State Comptroller from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
