64 - Definitions.

§  64.  Definitions. The following terms, whenever used or referred to  in this article, unless the context indicates otherwise, shall have  the  following meanings:    1. "Agency" shall mean the New York state housing finance agency.    2. "City" shall mean cities with a population of one million or more.    3. "Eligible homeless families" shall mean in cities with a population  of  one  million  or  more  families  who  are  homeless  or who live in  temporary or transitional housing and are unable to secure permanent and  stable housing without special  assistance,  or  families  who  live  in  permanent  housing who are in danger of becoming homeless, or such other  categories of families at risk of being homeless as  determined  by  the  commissioner of social services or a social services district.    4.  "Permanent  housing  for  homeless  families  site review advisory  board" or "board" shall mean the board referred to in section sixty-five  of this article.    5. "Permanent housing project  for  homeless  families"  or  "project"  shall  mean  a  specific work or improvement, including lands, buildings  and improvements acquired, owned, constructed, renovated, rehabilitated,  managed or operated pursuant to this article,  and  such  incidental  or  appurtenant facilities as may be approved by the agency.    6.  "Eligible  project  costs" shall mean the reasonable and necessary  cost  of  any  and  all  undertakings  for  planning,  financing,   land  acquisition,  demolition,  construction,  rehabilitation,  equipment and  site development, and such other expenses incurred in  relation  to  the  project  with  respect  to  units  to  be  occupied by eligible homeless  families as the agency may deem appropriate to effectuate  the  purposes  of this article.    7. "State" shall mean the state of New York.